Concurrent enrollment in a local community college, but it’s probably too late to sign up You should definitely do this next year! I’m taking Sign Language this year. Sign ups are usually at the very end of May for high school students.
Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer!! It’s such a fun and amazing experience. I use volunteermatch.com
Are you taking AP classes next year? If you do then you probably have summer homework.
CAMPUS TOURS! They are so much fun and easy to do. They’re free and you only have to pay for traveling. This summer I’ll be vising UW, UCSD, UCSB, and UCLA again
Online classes- there’s a site (sorry, I forgot it!) that provides online classes by top universities like Stanford that actually gives you certification. I tried one class but never continued just because I can’t study online, I have to be in a classroom.
Sports. If you already don’t do a sport, you should definitely go to open gyms with friends. Your schools should have them and if not, join clubs/leagues in your town. For summer, tennis, golf, and volleyball are the most popular because they’re fall/summer sports.
Scholarships. (I use fastweb.com) It’s never too early to start saving money for college. Some of the topics are really fun to write about, too.
Shadowing- I don’t know what types of jobs you can shadow that are in your interests but they’re available. For example, at John Muir Hospital, you can shadow a doctor for 4 hours. This helps you see what you want to do in life and if you’ll be happy doing it.
Friends? Don’t lock yourself up during summer! You have so much time to build stronger relationships and make amazing memories with your friends OR meet new ones.
Have a great summer!