Summertime and the livin' is easy…

This past week was rough. Got back from Seattle on Monday at 5pm, then drove north an hour to meet my parents who were watching my cats. Got home around 8pm after travelling literally the entire day.

Tuesday morning came fast. And I’ll tell ya – it was hard getting back into the swing of things at work. Well, schools out for most people now and summer’s definitely here. Weird thing is that it actually rained a whole lot more here than it did in Seattle…but that’s besides the point. Summer’s here: a little break from school, time for relaxation, no teachers, no homework. Sounds good.

Seriously, it does sound good. You know what I’m going to say though don’t you…I’m going to suggest that you do something. Yep you’re right I am!

If you haven’t already thought about summer and gotten any academic enrichment plans underway, then it may be too late to do academic camps and colleges and other programs, but it’s never too late to visit the library and read something…

Now, academic camp. There’s a term you’ve probably not thought about a whole lot. Let me tell you though: you should look into it. The summer affords lots of opportunities to practice what you learned during school, improve upon it, or teach you new things. Now I know some of you have summer jobs, which might make these camps impossible. I want to challenge you to think otherwise: these opportunities can pay in scholarship dollars much more than you can earn during the summer working.

Some camps focus on science, some on math, engineering, some reading, or writing. You name it, there are camps that focus on it. Here’s one - it’s pretty intense sounding. One way to find out about these camps is to look into colleges that are close to where you live or that you might be interested in attending. Lots of colleges hold camps during the summer to show students what kind of work they can expect during college. Look at all these camps at George Mason University! Or how ’bout all these at Ohio State!

So while it may be too late to take advantage of programs like these this summer, DEFINITELY keep them in mind for next summer! They seriously are worth it! This summer, think about some stuff you might be interested. Check out some of these camps and find out if there are some close to where you live. Pick out a few books to read this summer, too. Believe me, your future self will thank you.

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