Need Advices on what to do During Summer

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I am a sophomore right now and summer is getting near. I want to go to a UC school in the future and my grades are not super. :( So I need to do something that will impress UC schools this summer. I can either:</p>

<p>Get a summer job at some store like Vons/fast food restaurant.</p>

<p>Take the Revolution SAT Prep classes + buy the Princeton Preview or Review book.</p>

<p>Internship that does not relate to what I want to be when I grow up, and it's not paid.</p>

<p>Which one of these three should I choose? Thanks!</p>

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<p>I will go for a summer job.</p>

<p>But it depends on you totally, like if you’re really aiming for a perfect score in the SAT and you aren’t near that, then you should take the prep classes. But if you feel you can ace it, then do other things to boost your application.</p>

<p>Hope it helps.</p>

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<p>^ I’m in agreement.</p>

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<p>do all of them</p>

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<p>the prep classes are geared towards average students. like really average - as in you get 400-500 on the sat. if you’re a smart person you’ll be bored out of your mind taking prep classes. but it does give you lots of practice (do the homework), so i guess it would raise your score.</p>

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<p>Build a Tesla Coil, go to the beach.</p>

<p>That’s gonna be my summer if I don’t find employment.</p>

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<p>So if the only good thing about the SAT Prep classes is the homework, then I could just buy one of those books at Barnes and Noble that will help me with the SAT right?</p>

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<p>I would go with the unpaid internship. Even if it’s not paid, it’s a great opportunity that most people don’t have, and it will set you apart from other students applying to the same school. Most colleges don’t expect you to know what you want to do in high school, so it doesn’t matter if the internship has nothing to do with what you’re planning right now. The purpose of an internship is to explore your options. Also, it shows that you’re responsible, dedicated, etc.</p>

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<p>I would take the job and the SAT prep</p>

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<p>Job. And do SAT prep by yourself. It’ll save you money AND you’ll probably get better results because you know yourself much better. All prep classes do is like tell you strategies and take a bunch of practice tests…nothing you can’t figure out by yourself. </p>

<p>Try sticking to CollegeBoard material for SAT prep. They’re a lot more useful than Princeton Review.</p>