<p>Over the course of a college career, all of us have summer breaks--five total, if you include those before freshman year and after senior year. These are of course valuable times to work, do internships, conduct research, learn languages, chill in Cancun, or read good books.</p>
<p>How have you spent each summer of college, and how do you intend to spend your remaining ones? Include your basic background (major, career intentions, etc).</p>
<p>Smell my room and feel glad that it doesn't smell like my roommate!</p>
<p>Before freshman year--Work, hangout with friends, orientation, sports
After freshman year--took two classes, worked at one job and a part-time internship
After soph year--took one class, worked at one job
After junior year--will work at least one job and a part-time internship
After senior year--hopefully full-time internship in another state or abroad</p>
<p>But after my intership after senior year, I'll have to come back to finish up some classes that fall and then graduate in December.</p>
<p>Before freshman year--work
After freshman year--internship
After sophomore year--internship
After junior year--internship
After senior year--work, hopefully</p>
<p>Before freshman year--early college class, hanging out with friends
After freshman year--internship
After sophomore year--internship
After junior year--internship
After senior year--internship</p>
<p>I got a MS in civil engineering after undergrad and after I got my MS, I traveled for a bit before starting work.</p>
<p>(I have 1 extra summer ;))
Before - work, hang out with friends, spend lots of money while I had it
After 1st - Worked A LOT
After 2nd - Smoke A LOT, work, hang out with friends, took two classes at comm. college
After 3rd - Internship, hang out, getting messed up
After 4th - Either internship or research, with another healthy dose of intoxication
After 5th - Going abroad before work</p>
<p>after HS - chill
after 1 - summer classes
after 2 - DCI
after 3 - DCI
after 4 - backpack europe / transition to the real world</p>
<p>IR major, looking for government work (after I finish AmeriCorps)</p>
<p>after hs: road trip with mom and best friend, trip to disney with family
after freshman yr: took 2 classes at a comm. college
after soph. year: took 3 classes at my university
after jr year: studied abroad in France
after senior year (this coming summer): I'm applying for a year-long internship/job at a non-profit in my state (different city), which will last like, July-July, I think.
after that, I want to travel in europe for a month, and then that fall, go to grad school.</p>
<p>before freshman year: worked, internship in DC
(plans)
after freshman year: work like a slave
after sophomore year: study abroad 1 month, work like a slave the rest
after junior year: internship abroad or in DC all summer
after senior year: travel again and then find a real job</p>