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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part time job.  Taking SAT IIs in June.   SAT I prep for October retake.  Assigned summer reading and essay for school.  Assigned summer work for next year's AP courses.  Starting college essays as soon as Common App is released.  Not a summer I would look forward to.[/quote]

Let's break this down:

1.  "Part time job" -- way to earn spending money with kids his/her own age. 
2.  "Taking SAT IIs in June" -- done by the first weekend of June.  Each test is an hour long.  They are designed to measure work the kid has done in school.  If the kid has prepped for an AP in the same subject area most don't re-study for the SAT II.
3.  "SAT I prep for October retake" -- This is clearly being done by choice of the family.  The Princeton Review course is 30 hours of classes for the course (so about 2 hours avg. a week)
4.  "Assigned summer reading and essay for school" -- Yikes!  Having to read a book!  Everybody starts this in August, if then, when they are back for pre-season.  
5.  "Assigned summer work for next year's AP courses."  -- Nobody starts this before mid to late August.  Usually one book or assignment for each AP class.  Many kids don't do it or half-ass it.  (SHOCKING!!!!)
6.  "Starting college essays as soon as Common App is released."  Hah, that's what you think.   :lol:

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