Summer plan after sophomore year
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Anonymous
| Due to COVID we are not planning on college tours, internship or summer jobs, or on-site camps/programs this summer. As a family we probably won’t travel much either. Many online camps don’t sound attractive after a year of virtual learning. We hope the pandemic will be OVER by that time but we are not betting on it. So, othan preparing for SAT or ACT, what would you recommend my high school sophomore kid do this summer? Thank you! |
Anonymous
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Hang out with friends? Get a part-time job?
One thing that is not emphasized enough I believe is that part-time jobs are just as important as extra curricular activities such as sports, clubs etc. Great learning experiences and colleges do appreciate them. |
Anonymous
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He / she should try to get an internship, though it is hard at that age. Still, the funded ones are trying to pull off virtual versions. Depending upon their field, it is worth sending some inquiries.
After this year, outdoor relaxing is in order also, I think and spending time with socially distanced friends. Picnics?Water balloon fights? Good luck. |
Anonymous
whoops I see you are not interested in a summer job due to COVID. This summer I really don't see why you'd limit that? My kids both work in jobs that are predominantly outdoors with little interaction with people, and certainly nothing within 6 feet of another. Given the current vaccinations under way, are you really not going to let them get a job? |
Anonymous
| Another vote for letting kids get jobs this summer. Vaccination roll out won't be complete but we'll be well on our way. It will be such a welcome return to normalcy and I presume will be still be under pretty strict distancing guidelines. FWIW my dd worked as a dishwasher summer after 10th grade, it was her first "real" job, and she's at HYP now. If your kid is really truly able to get a meaningful internship as a 16 year old then great by all means go for it. But there is value in the old fashioned summer jobs too (apparently as they become less common they stand out more) from a college admissions point of view as well as general growth, responsibility etc. |
Anonymous
| Thanks all. I will definitely reconsider summer jobs. |
Anonymous
I would... my son wrote his Common App essay on his somewhat boring, menial job, and it was very clever and funny. These are the learning opportunities that colleges want, doesn't need to be fancy, just needs to expand a kids world. Will help in alot of ways when it comes time to apply to college. |
Anonymous
| My son is a sophomore and he will work this summer. |
Anonymous
| DD is applying for a job at the sleep away camp she's gone to for years. If that doesn't work out she'll get some other job. There's also a 1-week summer program she's interested in but we won't know for a few weeks if the university decides to go ahead with it since it has to be done in-person. |
Anonymous
| Drivers' ed and driving practice |
Anonymous
| Sophomore year of high school? Lifeguard and chase chicks. This college-prep-from-the-womb mindset leads to burnout more often than it does to success. |
Anonymous
Kinda tired of the “chasing chicks”’ poster. In other threads and just as annoying. |
Anonymous
| Can you get a job before you are 16? My 10th grader doesn;t turn 16 until July. |
Anonymous
+1 Its just annoying |
Anonymous
+2 at least it tells you its the same poster stirring the pot on multiple threads, who I am convinced is a kid anyway. |