<p>Hi--</p>
<p>I've read in numerous admission books that colleges look for students who spend their summers doing something productive, but still enjoyable. Just curious-- how is everyone spending their summer? Are you working somewhere or going on a mission trip? Did you start a business or are you just preparing for the coming school year? Or maybe you're just chilling and enjoying your summer vacation.... :)</p>
<p>Thanks !</p>
<p>volunteering and working on my college app</p>
<p>My daughter has a pretty busy summer:</p>
<p>1 week at Girls State
1 week away at a fencing camp
1 week at Natl. Fencing championships
2 weeks away a foreign language immersion camp
2 weeks volunteering at a post-stroke physical therapy program
Completing an online financial literacy course (to fulfill State requirment)
Hanging out with friends
Hoping to get started on college essays</p>
<p>I am takin Abnorm Psych and personality psychology at a university. I am hoping to start a fundraiser for a non-profit organization. Hanging out with friends. AP CHEM summer work. SAT/ACT prep. Reading books…having a goooood time.</p>
<p>In response to the post above, i don’t think there’s much time for just “hanging out with friends.” haha. Im just joshing.</p>
<p>I’m taking two college courses at my local college. Other than that, reading and writing alot, preparing for Debate & Speech next year, going to friends’ houses, and spending far too much time on these forums. :P</p>
<p>Back when I was in high school I spent my summers sleeping, watching tv, playing video games, and wasting time on the internet.</p>
<p>I am currently taking a school requirement class and before that came back from a trip to Asia with some friends. Next week, I’m in Boston for debate camp for the next two weeks and then after that I am volunteering at our school’s novice debate camp. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, I’ve been filling out paperwork so that I may volunteer at my nearby hospital, worked on my permit work, prepared for debate camp, and read summer reading books.</p>
<p>Where to start, this has been the craziest summer to date.</p>
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<li>Internship at the top Telecom Engineering firm in the world(one plus of living in Kansas, over 10+ Engineering firms located with in 30 minutes of each other)</li>
<li>Volunteered at a one week Engineering camp for 6-8th graders. Local state flagship(really fun)
3.1 week intense debate camp
4.Driver’s Education(I’m the youngest senior in my grade =)</li>
<li>FIRST robotics leadership meetings</li>
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<p>Hmm, that sounds really good on paper. Really hectic though, loving every second of it.</p>
<p>No vacations for me. Just lots of work, but I’m loving every second of it.</p>
<p>But wouldn’t you love a vacation once in a while even more.</p>
<p>"But wouldn’t you love a vacation once in a while even more. "</p>
<p>By gosh yes. You never realize how great time off is until you’ve worked 40 hrs a week.</p>
<p>Then again I’ve started to prefer being alone. A nice vacation would be a week off where all I did was eat hot cheetos and watch Battlestar Galactica…</p>
<p>taking a class, preparing 4 next year,watching tv and wasting time on computer</p>
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<li>Research internship with statewide environmental organization</li>
<li>Running a charity drive for local HIV/AIDS shelter</li>
<li>Working at a local restaurant (year-round job)</li>
<li>Reading and writing quite a bit</li>
<li>Prepping for SAT and subject tests (USH & Lit)</li>
<li>watching alot of TV (White Collar, Psych, Seinfeld, etc., etc.) & doing stuff w/ friends
Sounds pretty full, although #1 hasn’t started yet, and #2 is still in the planning phase :P</li>
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