What can I do over the summer that will add to my resume?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>This summer may sound like a dream to some (absolutely no activities planned yet), but my ability to exult in the joys of a summer may be hindered by my plans to go off to a great university, for which I'll need good extracurricular activities.</p>

<p>In short, can someone please suggest some activities that I can do this summer to bolster my college app/resume? I can't do a job (I'm only 15, and 15 year-olds can't work, correct? and very few jobs are available and I also have no means of transportation, ie. a ride)</p>

<p>Also, has someone gotten a job when they're 15 years old? How can I go about procuring such a job as I have yet to find a job available to me due to my age...</p>

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<p>Ga? “my ability to exult in the joys of a summer may be hindered by”… lol… are you really 15? </p>

<p>Well… babysitting is legal even at 15. Or just volunteer somewhere.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the helpful response.</p>

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<li><p>I have already looked into various groups that will be going to South America, etc, but I am not 16, which happens to be a big requirement for all of these expeditions…</p></li>
<li><p>University camps = eh, I’m not too sure of what I want to make of my life or what university…</p></li>
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<p>Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>If you like animals, volunteer at the zoo.
If you like books, volunteer at the library.
If you want to be a doctor, volunteer at the hospital.</p>

<p>Do what you love. You shouldn’t be trying to bolster your resume. You should be trying to help others and enjoying it. Don’t be fake.</p>

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<p>I agree with aluminum boat, do what you want to do. If it helps your resume, great. If it doesn’t then fine. </p>

<p>If you have an interest in a particular subject, see if you can take a summer course on it, either at a University or High School. I went to RISD for 6 weeks to work in filmmaking and drawing. It was a great learning experience and I did it not for my college application, but because I was looking forward to having a great time.</p>

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<p>Volunteer, internship, job.</p>

<p>If it costs money, don’t do it. Impressive things aren’t bought.</p>

<p>If you won’t enjoy it, don’t do it. Doing what you love is what colleges want to see.</p>

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<p>Wow, Satiraparens is obviously being SARCASTIC… Again, I’m amazed at how OP can’t pick this up.</p>

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<p>Not entirely true. Many of the creative writing programs are very good, but expensive, because there are little funding for them.</p>

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<p>Volunteer. My municipality has a volunteen program which can help you crank out 45 hours of community service a summer while hanging out with other kids and having a good time. It all goes to pretty good causes: weeding in parks, playing balloon vollyball with elderly folks, bagging frozen salmon at the Food Bank, etc.</p>

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<p>“Wow, Satiraparens is obviously being SARCASTIC… Again, I’m amazed at how OP can’t pick this up.”
LMAO, i was actually completely confused as to if that post was serious or not. my dad would actually say most of those things :/</p>

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<p>^Are you serious? He/She sounds so sincere… I can’t even pick up any sarcasm.</p>

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<p>He’s NOT being sarcastic. You should see his thread in the SAT board. He’s either really weird or a ■■■■■</p>

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<p>There’s always getting paid under the table</p>

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<p>I agree. But I like to work for my money so I like to go with prostitution</p>

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<p>T’aint work if you love what you do</p>

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<p>True dat. And I do love it!!</p>

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<li>Volunteer Work- it’s really a great thing to help out around your community because you’ll learn something from it + you get hours</li>
<li>Take courses at a local CC- you can get credit for some of your classes at school and taking additional classes will probably help with your resume</li>
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<p>Basically, do something productive. Don’t waste your summer if you know you that you could be volunteering 5 hours a week/taking a CC course/attending a college summer camp/etc. and have nothing else to do.</p>

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<p>Everyone does volunteer work. It’s cliche.</p>

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<p>^ I agree. </p>

<p>Go to a country like Angola in Africa, choose a cause you support, and enlist in the revolutionary forces. As a 15 year old, you are far above average recruiting age in many of these organizations. Learn how to operate anti-tank missiles, and then help bring down the 100,000 strong government army with your comrades. It’ll be an exciting and unique experience.</p>

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<p>For some reason this just seems fake.</p>

<p>After bolding select sections, I’ve decided this was intentionally ironic.</p>