{"id":39,"date":"2015-07-02T17:53:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orange-test.onelogos.net\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2015-07-02T17:53:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T17:53:01","slug":"summer-before-senior-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myredkite.com\/blog\/summer-before-senior-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the Most of the Summer Before Senior Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/assets.myredkite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/blog-banner-summer-before-senior-year-1.jpg\" alt=\"blog-banner-summer-before-senior-year\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.myredkite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/blog-banner-summer-before-senior-year-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/assets.myredkite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/blog-banner-summer-before-senior-year-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The summer before senior year is finally here. There are a lot of things to think about, including college. Here are some of our best tips.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There are a million ways to spend the summer before senior year.\u00a0 \u00a0I realize, of course, that your own situation is going to be a big factor.\u00a0 Maybe you need to work two jobs instead of just one to make sure that you can pay for school or to have enough pocket money. \u00a0Maybe you need to do some extra course work to make sure that your grades are in sync with your college choices.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div data-bind-compiled-html=\"vm.text\">\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">In other words, I\u2019m pretty sure that you have a good handle on the important stuff you need to get done that summer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But here are three good ideas that maybe you haven\u2019t thought of.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ng-scope\">Community service<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">You know those college applications are going to inquire about your experience helping your community.\u00a0 Colleges generally prefer well rounded students, and one of the components of being well rounded is community service.\u00a0 If this is an aspect of your profile that needs some extra work, then the summer before senior year is a perfect time to burnish your \u201ccollege resume,\u201d as it were.\u00a0 There are lots of ready-made opportunities near you, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-scope\">\n<li><strong>Retirement homes:<\/strong>\u00a0assisted living, personal care, and nursing homes are eager to have someone who simply stops by to play cards or read the newspaper to them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your faith community:<\/strong>\u00a0may have tons of nearby opportunities for you to get involved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs:<\/strong>\u00a0almost every town or city has a Boys and Girls Club where kids get together after school to play sports and work on homework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">When I was in high school I volunteered each week at a local soup kitchen.\u00a0 Basically I chopped carrots and celery until my knuckles were raw.\u00a0\u00a0 I also ended up playing chess with locals who needed a hot meal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Aside from the experience being very helpful as part of my \u201ccollege resume\u201d, I wrote about these experiences in a number of essays.\u00a0 Years later an admissions counselor told me that my essay had stood out because I wasn\u2019t just passing along shallow platitudes about \u201cdoing good.\u201d \u00a0My essay brimmed with real-life \u201csights and sounds\u201d from my volunteer experience.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ng-scope\">Talk to alums<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Another good idea is to do what my wife calls \u201cacademic due diligence.\u201d\u00a0 Let\u2019s assume that you are pretty sure that School X is your dream school, and School Y is your favorite \u201crealistic school.\u201d\u00a0 Meet with someone you know who attended the school (parent, relative, friend of the family). If you don\u2019t know someone who attended the college, reach out to each of these schools and ask to meet with a nearby alumni representative over the summer.\u00a0 If you know your major, ask to speak with an alumni rep who graduated with\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0degree.\u00a0 If you ask the right questions, you might be able to learn some really important things:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-scope\">\n<li>What to emphasize in your application<\/li>\n<li>The best majors<\/li>\n<li>The best dorms, if you are going to live on campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\"><strong>Here\u2019s a little known secret.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 If you get waitlisted, you might be able to enlist the alumni representative in making your case for admission!\u00a0 Shhh!\u00a0 Don\u2019t tell anybody.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t always work, but sometimes it really does!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ng-scope\">What\u2019s it all about?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Ok.\u00a0 Here\u2019s my best advice about what to do the summer before your senior year.\u00a0 Seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Give some thought about what you are trying to accomplish with college.\u00a0\u00a0 When I was working hard to get good grades in high school, my horizon ended with college.\u00a0 Put it another way, the most important thing was\u00a0<em>getting into<\/em>\u00a0college.\u00a0 But what about\u00a0<em>after\u00a0<\/em>college?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">The best thing I can tell you is to view college as one more step in your journey.\u00a0 Sure, it\u2019s an important step.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not the last, or even the most important.\u00a0 Spend this summer thinking about what you are passionate about.\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s the one thing you\u2019d do, if you had all the money in the world?\u00a0 Figure out your passion and then think about how college will be an important step in exploring that passion.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-scope\">\n<li>If you want to be an\u00a0<strong>attorney<\/strong>, college will give you the chance to improve your communication and critical thinking skills. So college is important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">But what about things outside of and after college?\u00a0 What about interning in a law office during college? \u00a0Or at a Legal Aid office that helps poor people?\u00a0 What about taking trips to see attorneys in court?\u00a0\u00a0 Ever been to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC?\u00a0 \u00a0Visit a prison.\u00a0 Talk with attorneys about how they actually spend their days.\u00a0 Did you know that many attorneys never set foot in a courtroom?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-scope\">\n<li>If you want to be an\u00a0<strong>accountant or CPA<\/strong>, college will certainly help you develop quantitative and analytical skills. But what about outside of college or after graduation?\u00a0 Meet with practicing accountants to understand the differences between small, medium and national firms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\">Did you know that CPA and accountants sometimes do a lot of traveling? Did you know that communication and writing skills are critical for successful accountants and CPAs?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-scope\">\n<li><strong>If you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know what you want to be<\/strong>, that\u2019s cool, too. Take an inventory of two types of skills \u2013 what you are good at, and what you are curious about?\u00a0 Ask mom and dad to introduce you to their friends and colleagues in a variety of endeavors.\u00a0 Share what you are good at.\u00a0 Share what you are curious about.\u00a0 You might be surprised by the jobs they suggest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-scope\"><strong>Oh, and here\u2019s a great piece of advice:\u00a0 talk with entrepreneurs\u00a0who\u2019ve\u00a0started businesses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Suddenly, the fact that you have LOTS of interests will be a huge asset.\u00a0 Entrepreneurs place a high value on people who have a wide assortment of good skills rather than one expert skill \u2013 since a lot of thorny problems in startups require many perspectives not just one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ng-scope\" data-ng-if=\"vm.author\">\n<h4 class=\"pull-right ng-binding\" data-ng-bind=\"vm.author\">Charlie<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer before senior year is finally here. 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