How does the Summer Rise program work?

[Anonymous]

Just received an email about it. The student is matched with a business and works for that business in the summer, is that the gist? Anyone have any insight beyond that?

[Anonymous]

Way more kids apply than the number of internships available. My kid applied on the day applications opened. She was one of the last kids to be offered anything and when she was, it was a summer camp counselor job she could have gotten without the Summer Rise program, if camp counselor was something she was interested in. It’s worth applying, but doesn’t necessarily pan out.

[Anonymous]

my kid applied and didn't get anything

but it's worth a shot

just don't count on it. apply for other stuff too.

[Anonymous]

It's only a total of 50 hours over 3 weeks, so pretty chill.

[Anonymous]

Very confused why they advertise so much when they don’t have enough spots for the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Way more kids apply than the number of internships available. My kid applied on the day applications opened. She was one of the last kids to be offered anything and when she was, it was a summer camp counselor job she could have gotten without the Summer Rise program, if camp counselor was something she was interested in. It’s worth applying, but doesn’t necessarily pan out.

We aren’t bothering. My kid got a camp position and it would have been a transportation nightmare as it was in multiple locations, and the main one far and not near transportation and bad hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very confused why they advertise so much when they don’t have enough spots for the kids.

Because they have no way of knowing how many kids will apply or follow through. And it helps in recruiting more businesses and agencies to participate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very confused why they advertise so much when they don’t have enough spots for the kids.

Because they have no way of knowing how many kids will apply or follow through. And it helps in recruiting more businesses and agencies to participate.

They know from past years. They should just do one grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very confused why they advertise so much when they don’t have enough spots for the kids.

Because they have no way of knowing how many kids will apply or follow through. And it helps in recruiting more businesses and agencies to participate.

They know from past years. They should just do one grade.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Its a fallback program to help a few kids/families who couldn't hustle for their own career exposure / internship opportunities.