<p>I feel like I should do something productive this summer...I'm in search of ideas. What are you guys doing?</p>
<p>(1000th POST!)</p>
<p>I'm applying for internships....</p>
<p>I'm either a) applying for a paid internship at the hospital or b) getting a job at the local amusement park with my friends. Both are good. :)</p>
<p>going to France with my French teacher and some fellow junior and senior students!!!
working at my weekend job
and hopefully getting an internship for all the time in between!</p>
<p>Oh, and getting a new computer...my laptop froze on me at least 6 times this evening alone.</p>
<p>yea im really not sure what im gonna do...I would have liked to apply to that LEAD Business program thing but thats only for minorities. I really need some ideas.</p>
<p>Do a business-related internship. Here's what I found so far...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ceinternships.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.ceinternships.com</a></p>
<p>I would tell you the other one, but they only have one spot left in the finance/banking program, and I'm applying to it. That would work against me.</p>
<ul>
<li>Practice my SAT</li>
<li>Read my summer books >/</li>
<li>Draw Manga</li>
<li>Create my own Manga =] </li>
<li>Be on DA a lot</li>
<li>College Apps</li>
<li>Scholarship Apps</li>
<li>Work</li>
</ul>
<p>Yea my summer plans are boring. xP</p>
<p>I'll be doing neuroscience research with a professor at Georgetown, and hopefully working at Starbucks (that's assuming I'm hired--I find out next week). It'll be good. :)</p>
<p>Oh, I have to do
-College Applications (especially my ED one to NYU Stern, since it has to be FLAWLESS-because my GPA's severely flawed)
-Practice SAT (hopefully I'll do so well the first time I won't need to do this)
-Read summer-reading books: I'll have like 17 of them. I plan to take AP English, AP Euro, and AP Econ. enough said.
-Enjoy NYC/Boston/London alot, depending where I get my internship placement. Visit NYU if I get placed at NYC.</p>
<p>"Do a business-related internship. Here's what I found so far...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ceinternships.com">http://www.ceinternships.com</a>"</p>
<p>Um, I don't see the point in paying to do an internship. That seems like a scam....</p>
<p>ihateCA, your post reminded me that I'll need to fill out applications to whatever British universities I decide to apply to. (I'm an EU citizen; they're my financial safeties.) I don't get summer reading for school, but I want to do some "personal" reading, because I rarely have the time or energy for it during the school year.</p>
<p>That sounded like a really cool program iHateCA, until i stumbled on to the $5500 pricetag. Then i realized how bad it would be to live in NYC alone for one month at age 16. Sounds like a big sacrifice.</p>
<p>Possibly. I think the fee is for living at Julliard's dorms, but I'm not sure. Let's just hope it's not. If you're wondering, give the FTC or the Better Business Bureau a call, and see if there are any complaints filed against them, or do an investigation of court records to see if there are any suits filed/pending against them. Let me know what you find. Thanx.</p>
<p>I know. I was like "This is cool!! I want it!" until I saw the price tag...$5695 I think. I'm like "um..." But my parents are paying for it if I decide to go and if they decide to let me. I did Kaplan SAT review in Korea (who knows why?) this (past) summer, and it was $5.5k-NO HOUSING PROVIDED. Add $1k for the airfare, and I spent about $7k. So my mom'll think that the internship program is cheap.</p>
<p>I'm either doing TASP (hopefully) or one of four internships (DC or NYC).</p>
<p>I was thinking that possibly starting some sort of community service organization now and executing it over the summer could show colleges that your a leader and involved in the community. Anyone else have any similar ideas that can be executed without blowing $5000 that will give you something interesting to tell interviewers.</p>
<p>I will either be doing TASP, which I really really really so badly it hurts want to go to. Or I will be taking summer courses at Stanford, because that it is my ultimate dream school. And prep for SATs if I don't do well on the April SAT.</p>
<p>classprezcj: I hate to be blunt, but if you need to make a last-minute effort the summer before apps are due to "show colleges that your [sic] a leader and involved in the community", then you probably aren't a leader who's involved in the community. If you truly were you wouldn't need to pad your resume, because it would be evident from past accomplishments.</p>
<p>You can shadow a banker or something-arrange it yourself. Send a letter like:</p>
<p>Dear Sir/Ma'am:</p>
<p>My name is ________ (insert name), and I'm a high school student from _____<strong><em>(insert high school). I'm planning to study _</em></strong><strong><em>(insert potential major) in college and am interested in a privately arranged internship with _</em></strong><strong><em>(insert organization). My transcript, test scores, and recommendations will be available upon request. Please call _</em></strong>___(insert cell #) to arrange an interview. I look forward to hearing from you.</p>
<p>Thank you for your interest. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>___________sign name
INSERT NAME, INSERT DATE</p>
<p>to a bank or something, and make sure it's on letterhead, typed and follows the business letter format. Offer to turn in any supplemental materials.</p>
<p>Oh, and the community service thing sounds interesting too. I never thought of that.</p>