Academic Connections connects high achieving high school students with college subject matter courses and experiences. Students are given the opportunity to experience life and learning in the lab and/or in the classroom. Instruction is provided by graduate students in a wide array of academic disciplines, renown UCSD faculty researchers and scientists in the field...Student's imaginations are sparked, as they are prepared for a future world we can't even imagine. Innovations have never moved faster from the scientist's bench to our fingertips - this innovation changes the way we live, the way we work, and the way we communicate...students understand what is coming, become competent stewards and are prepared to take full advantage of new opportunities.