<p>Worked as a counselor at a sleepaway summer camp.</p>
<p>Mine was all over the place! Well, it got off to a rough start–my grandfather passed away unexpectedly just days after classes ended. That was a tough period. But otherwise, I took a class (not for credit–it wasn’t a college class); got back on track with my genealogical research; guided my sister through the early days of college applications; helped plan several large events (and got AMAZING photos for my event planning portfolio!); covered gymnastics in the lead-up to the Olympics; and, most of all, got to spend some time relaxing and reading for pleasure (I read about 20 books this summer!). </p>
<p>Not necessarily an internship or job, but lots of valuable experiences and, at the same time, a chance to unwind from a very tough school year (I had a very time-consuming job all of second semester and really needed a break!).</p>
<p>D1 - counselor at sleepaway camp. D2 - conference support in Presbyterian conference center. Both ended up in mountains for the summer which they love.</p>
<p>When my son was unable to secure a local job, he did a lot of self-study. He took a community college course to get A+ computer tech certification. He also did several MIT Online (freebie) courses.</p>
<p>S worked at a restaurant–high school job. D took a class at a local college and did some shadowing.</p>
<p>D did a mini study- 8 wks - abroad in Spain through her school - took Intro to International Business and Spanish Culture for a total of 8 credits.</p>
<p>Mine has a family trip to the Galapagos Islands. It is right in the middle of summer and thus will substantially cut into his ability to work the rest of the time. So he is looking at volunteer opportunities in Ecuador or elsewhere in South America that he can tack on to one side of the trip. His college requires a certain amount of service work and he is hoping he can find something that will count. He is super excited about the prospect.</p>
<p>We fought. Huge transition time.</p>
<p>Another counselor at overnight camp. It doesn’t pay all that well, but she hardly spends a nickel while she’s there, so she pockets almost everything she earns.</p>
<p>When my D got back from her study abroad, she was a nanny for a working family. Sally305 - check out rusticpathways for service opportunities…</p>
<p>She did the same job she’s had since high school, supermarket cashier.
They give her a scholarship if she continues to put in 300 hours a year, so she picks up hours whenever she’s home from school, doing the bulk of it in the summer.</p>
<p>And she cleaned her room.</p>
<p>Worked…</p>
<p>Just so you know not every freshman comes home with a plan, S didn’t have a job until late summer when he took over a college friend who went back to school. He spent the early summer sleeping in and hanging out with friends while DH and I gritted our teeth. The next summer he had two jobs. </p>
<p>This will be D’s post freshman summer and she already has a part time job lined up. She will also be shadowing and has submitted paperwork for that.</p>
<p>Thanks, momofboston. We will look into that. </p>
<p>We had a taste of endless unstructured time over winter break. A month without a job and not enough going on was far too long.</p>
<p>Unpaid intern in NY at a smaller Wealth Mgmt company. Worthwhile experience.</p>
<p>My daughter completed her second year of language study (10 credits of Japanese), so that her schedule would be a bit freer sophomore year. She earned a scholarship for the program.</p>
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<p>Hey, no bragging!</p>
<p>Kids both worked.</p>
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<p>Did she work for Wegmans? They have awarded college scholarships to over 26,000 employees since 1984. Great company to work for!</p>
<p>Both Ds worked local summer jobs that tied in to their majors.</p>