{"id":4751,"date":"2017-03-28T16:47:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T20:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cogitoworldeducation.org\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2021-06-23T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T14:50:45","slug":"5-summer-plans-boost-college-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitoworldeducation.org\/zh-hans\/blog\/5-summer-plans-boost-college-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Summer Plans to Boost Your College Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the eyes of college admissions officers, summer is just another word for opportunity. Having three months of uncharted time leads many students to idly waste away the days. Students who rise above the rest often have one thing in common: they take advantage of their summers. Coming off the rush of the school year may lead students to want a break from stress or the confines of an extremely structured environment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #c41010;\">Hence, there are a variety of plans available to accommodate any preference:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking on a <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Service Project<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a good way to have a hard-working, fulfilling summer. For those students tired of homework that always piles up, and want to do some good in a community. A service project is a perfect choice. Often only requiring work from a nine to five schedule with no outside input. Service projects can fit a variety of interests: building homes, nature clean-ups, tutoring kids. Service projects also allow for travel at times, to areas needing relief efforts for example, which is a good option for the summer.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more academically inclined students, an <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Independent Study<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may be an option. Studying in a more focused field, like Austen\u2019s books or pyrotechnic design. This emulates the narrow field of college courses. This normally culminates with a big project, paper, or presentation, but can have a variety of final showcases. It could be with a mentor or academic leader. Or it could be a summer of committing to learning about one subject in depth.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The age for starting <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Creative Media<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is being lowered every year. Today, preteens are stars of YouTube channels, and high school students are publishing novels. Many students take a summer to commit to their chosen art form. By creating a YouTube mini-series, writing a poetry chapbook, gathering an art portfolio, or releasing a pre-professional music album online. This lets colleges know that you\u2019re committed to a fresh, innovative, and unique line of thinking that can add a lot to a university\u2019s community.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many older high school students choose to <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Get a Job<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This has many distinct advantages: spending money (or additional savings), real-world experience, and presenting an example of consistent and verifiable responsibility. This shows colleges that students have the mindset and necessary outlook to thrive in a more demanding and mature environment. Jobs available to teenagers also vary. From bookstore clerks to boutique sales assistants to bank tellers to office workers, there\u2019s something related to everyone\u2019s hopeful field of study.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, for those students searching for a structured way to try out the college experience, many universities host <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Pre-College Programs<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is a way for students to try out courses in specific fields of study, from Economics to Art History. These are hosted at the university, and students are housed in dorms, making the experience as close to the actual college experience as possible. This does not have to be at the university the student eventually wants to gain admission to. More it&#8217;s always a good idea to try out the college environment in advance, wherever that may be.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the eyes of college admissions officers, summer is just another word for opportunity. Having three months of uncharted time leads many students to idly waste away the days. Students who rise above the rest often have one thing in common: they take advantage of their summers. 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