<p>I'm a junior, and I'm choosing between being a CIT at my old sleepaway camp, or going to an academic camp.</p>
<p>Does it really matter what I do this summer? I'm aiming high (upper Ivies) so I really need to know.</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Well, I wwas in the same predicament, and I think if you enjoy camp and have a lot of fun, you should go to camp!</p>
<p>Why? Being a CIT is NOT like going to camp as you know it. For me it was six-weeks of FUN but HARD work, since you are basically a counselor without getting paid. I also got volunteer hours for being a CIT. So here we see DEDICATION from going for so many years and following through with becoming a counselor, and LEADERSHIP with helping children learn and grow. Camp fosters CONFIDENCE and a POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Aren't those adjectives we like to see on an application? ;) </p>
<p>Camp is a wonderful, wonderful place, and you won't have many more years to go there. Seize the moments- I know academic camps are enlightening and look good on applications, but remember, this is your LIFE!!! I think camp looks pretty good on an app (after all, it will be employment when you become a counselor) and you get to have those last couple years of childhood. </p>
<p>Most summer programs are expensive, and often far away, and I really don't think many look as good as one may think on an application (except for the ones that are free and selective).</p>
<p>I love camp! I'll be a junior counselor next year!!</p>