<p>I know some of you probably aren't even done with your spring semester yet. I'm about a week and a half into my summer break, and I'm already getting restless. I'm ready for school to start back up. I don't exactly have a vibrant social life outside of school...so I've found myself self-teaching a bunch of stuff this last week and a half. I've already started working through the textbook for the trigonometry class I'm taking over the summer, and I've started teaching myself how to program in Python just to pass the time.</p>
<p>So, am I crazy or does anyone else feel the same way? My summer semester actually starts up this coming Monday, so I don't have much more of a break left.</p>
<p>I am ready, but I am kind of ****ed because I cannot pay the 1,000 dollars I owe in fees in order to take my summer classes. I had just gotten 2,000 dollars knocked off today.
This means I’m not going to graduate on time, which will suck. </p>
<p>So basically my summer is now open and I am starting to heavily look into getting a summer job and studying material for the Physics GRE and GRE I am going to take. </p>
<p>The quarter isn’t over, but I feel like the break will be too long because I do not start school until September 20 something. I don’t need that much rest time. A month is even too much free time. It’s not like I can go on a vacation.</p>
<p>That sucks! Hopefully you manage to get something figured out. Are you going to be finishing your degree in the fall then?</p>
<p>I posted this same type of comment on my facebook page earlier, and every single one of my friends that replied to it is calling me crazy…lol It doesn’t help that my only source of income is my work study job as a math tutor…now that schools not in session, I’m not getting paid. So, I’m living pretty frugally at the moment. I’m just ready for school to start back up. I’ve only got like another 5 days until summer classes.</p>
<p>Best of luck getting your situation figured out. I tend not to advise anyone to take loans out, but is there any chance you’d be able to do something like that and still graduate on time?</p>
<p>I thought about it…but my summer semester starts up on Monday. I’ll only be taking two courses over the summer, but I’ll also be back at my work study position over the summer semester. I’ll have another break in between summer classes and the start of fall semester, but that only amounts to like 3 weeks. It almost seems pointless to even try to find a job. </p>
<p>My mom is a professional upholsterer and runs her own upholstery shop, and I’ve actually been helping her out with tearing down furniture some in my spare time. That’s been enough to tide me over financially so far.</p>
<p>I feel the same way. I’m two weeks into summer break, and I feel rather restless. Sure I have three summer classes, but two of those are online and the other one only meets twice a week. I really hope I get a job at my dad’s work because even though that would mean eight-hour shifts M-F I’ll feel productive AND have money to start paying off loans. If not, I guess I’ll try to find a job somewhere else. </p>
<p>Funnily enough I have all these other things to do (self-teaching a language, Korean dramas, unread books), but I only find motivation to do them once I finished a class, studying, etc. I can always do these things as a reward for studying or doing homework for my summer classes.</p>
<p>I’m taking two summer classes and (hopefully) getting a job. Long breaks just kill me- for the first few days, I clean like crazy and enjoy feeling like June Cleaver. Once the first week is up I start going crazy and wishing for school again. </p>
<p>Oh, and I’m with PhantomKat- Korean dramas are the best time suck I can think of. Super addicting and fun:)</p>
<p>I hear you, Curt. I am going crazy. I study my math book obsessively in preparation for summer classes, have read two books on philosophy and one leadership book since school has been let out. I have also been working at the bookstore, and am starting a WS a the testing center tomorrow.</p>
<p>you’re not crazy. that happens to me every summer. and considering I’m heading to college, I’m sure I won’t be able to wait of course right now I wish it was summer. I’ll be wishing the opposite one week into it.
btw, I love your username :)</p>
<p>Thanks! It’s a reference to the Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb,” in case you didn’t catch it. Most people don’t…lol</p>
<p>Well I’m glad to hear I’m not the only who feels this way. I’ve only got about 4 more days of break left…then it’s on to summer session. I’m only going to have two classes though, so I’ll still have plenty of free time.</p>
<p>I usually tire of vacation within a week or two, as well. After classes, I really do not know what to do with myself–beside sleep for the first week! I’ve never had the energy, or desire, to self-study or take summer courses. Although, I do enjoy history books.</p>
<p>I just need to keep myself occupied or else I’ll go mad as the hatter. Since my firstyear, I have always sought summer employment. Times are tough, but you might be able to find a small job somewhere. Additionally, there is always volunteering. Summer is great time to reconnect with old friends, and such, too!</p>
<p>I usually get bored within the first couple of days after school lets out. I got out early May, and I’m going crazy… I need to take a summer school course at my local CC, but it costs around $200 and my parents aren’t in the financial situation to pay that. But if I don’t take it I have to stay at my school for an extra semester which will cost around $5000…so I’m kinda scrambling to find money.
Other than that I’ve been sleeping a lot, reading books, and kind of figuring out what I want to do with my life. I want a summer job, but I have social anxiety and just thinking about interviewing, interacting with costumers and what not gives me panic attacks. I’ve been waking up early to go jogging (I live in AZ, so I have to get up at like 5am to beat the heat) and doing work out videos on Youtube to pass the time. Typical summer I guess.</p>
<p>I would much rather be at school than in my garbage rust belt hometown. </p>
<p>It would be easier for me to work 70 hours a week in my college town to pay for a $500/mo sublet than to live in my parents’ house (as I am now) and try to find table scraps given this place has something like 10% unemployment. I don’t exactly have a ton of qualifications either.</p>
<p>I even had a lab tech position lined up but I turned it down because mom “can’t stand to have her baby away from home in the summer”… </p>
<p>Whatever, live and learn. Won’t be making this mistake again.</p>
<p>But to answer your question, yes, I am looking forward to getting back to school because the alternative sucks. I’ve been lifting and programming to pass the time.</p>
<p>Well, I went to the FA office Thursday and turned in my financial aid request form. They said they were supposed to process them all yesterday, but I didn’t hear anything back so I’m assuming they didn’t get to mine or I won’t be receiving any loan offers. Sucks that I might have to take an extra quarter to graduate. I’ve been on the job hunt so far and haven’t found any summer job only kind of deals that I’m “qualified” for. </p>
<p>I’m also already on loans. Thankfully I have a fee waiver for tuition, which is one of the most expensive parts, but it is super expensive to live in a decent apartment that I had to really look around here for the best deal (as in there are ghetto apartments that are priced higher than mine and everything below this price is pretty ghetto apartment wise). First decent place I visited for a one bedroom apartment was 1450 per month and then similar ones but ranging 1200-1450. WHAT. Eventually I found this place for 995 per month utilities included, except electricity. I couldn’t get on-campus housing because I was so far down on the waitlist. I applied for on-campus housing again for next year that’s 875 per month I think with a horrible meal plan and a roommate, but I think I could stand to lose a few pounds and I don’t mind the company. I couldn’t find a roommate even though I tried really hard to. The cost of living is just wow. That’s what’s really killing me here and the only reason I took out loans. I think it will be impossible for me to maintain a job next year if I’m taking 20-24 units a quarter to graduate quicker.</p>
<p>I’m still down at school. I went home for a week, and then I returned to school. I took a four week class that ended on Friday. I started working on Thursday, and I had two eight week classes start up on Monday. So I’m keeping pretty busy. I have a handful of friends around for the summer. I’m just not being too social because I need to save money because I won’t be getting my first summer paycheck for another two weeks. It sucks, but it gives me freedom, and I’ll be graduating on time, so I’m not mad.</p>
<p>I’ve always felt the same wayI’m the sort who needs to always be busy. When I was younger and could do summer camp it was ok (not great because it was usually pretty dull to me), but it was something. Now a days where summer classes are just an added expense and a job is hard to come by I’m pretty bored out of my mind. I was going to work with my mom, but now her school year is over too and ESY hasn’t started yet.</p>
of course right now I wish it was summer. I’ll be wishing the opposite one week into it.
Most people don’t…lol</p>