What to Do With Your Last Summer Before College

Making Your Pre-College Summer a Success

You’re done with high school; SATs, essays and college applications are a thing of the past. You’ve been accepted to a college, and have two months of absolutely nothing to do (unless you already have work assigned by a college professor; more on that later). So, what should you do? This is the question being weighed by new Freshmen everywhere. Work? Travel? Play video games? Sleep? All of these things have their appeal; which should be for you?

Workin’ Hard For Your Money

Taking up a summer job is a pretty standard path for anyone about to go to college. It’s an unfortunate fact that you need money for college. Lots of money. They say money can’t buy happiness, but “they” lived in a society that didn’t know the rapture that comes with a fresh pizza at two in the morning. In college, money is happiness, and you can’t forget that. So, a summer job may be the way to go. Of course, if you’ve held a job through high school, chances are you’re already planning on working through the summer, and you’re a huge step ahead of everyone else.

But, let’s say that’s not you, and you’re looking for employment. First, what type of job is right for you? Forget about trying to find anything that will look good on your resume; you’re already in college, those jobs often don’t pay well, and you’ll only be working a few months. You’re looking for something that pays relatively well, has flexible hours, and that you don’t care too much about, (this way you can do a half-assed job most of the time). If this means washing dishes, do it. If it means sweeping floors, do it. If it means putting up posters all over town and babysitting for every single whiny kid in your neighborhood, do it. The job doesn’t matter: just remember to keep your eyes on the money, and you’ll do fine.