The summer after your junior year of high school is a great time to build your resume and gain valuable experience that you can cite in your college application essays. Not sure how to spend your summer? Don’t worry, you still have plenty of time! AdmitSee’s interns reached out to their friends to find out how they spent their junior year summers. Here are some the results:
1.) Charles, UConn ‘16: Worked as a sailing instructor at Weekapaug Yacht Club and cleaned boat bottoms for some extra money.
2.) Joonsung, Dartmouth ’17: Worked as a math tutor for money.
3.) Vince, McGill ’15: Helped run football camps with my dad.
4.) Kobby, Georgetown ’17: Gave tours at the State House in Boston.
5.) Danny, Boston University ’16: Worked for my dad and painted houses to make money to buy a car.
6.) Katherine, Vanderbilt ‘18: Interned at an institutional real estate fund in Connecticut and spent a few weeks in South America for a study abroad program.
7.) Emily, Dartmouth ’17: Went to a soccer camp to practice for my last year in school.
8.) Perla, Brown ’16: Took a Kaplan SAT course to help improve my score in the fall.
9.) Josh, Bates ’16: Played AAU Basketball and went to Orlando, Florida for a National Basketball tournament to get looks from coaches.
10.) Deirdre, Georgetown ’17: Got a job at Dunkin Donuts just for extra money.
11.) Connor, Hamilton ’17: Went to a Harvard lacrosse camp to practice and get exposure to colleges.
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