Activities you should try this summer

thecollegelink
Wed, 25 May 2022 14:29:45 +0000

Hey all! I’m an incoming college freshman who applied to college last year. In reflecting on my high school experiences, I’ve realized that I wish I spent my summers being more productive in terms of extracurriculars. Here are some ideas that I wish I would have known in high school.

I’ll split ideas into categories based on future career/major interests:

Nursing/Medicine:

1. Volunteer at a hospital/shadow a doctor

2. Join a clinical research lab

3. Intern at a public health organization/hospital

Biology/Chemistry/Physics:

1. Join a basic science research lab at a local university

2. Take college courses at a local community college

3. Intern at an biological/chemistry/physics oriented company

Business/Finance/Economics:

1. Shadow a higher-up of a company

2. Invest in the stock market/cryptocurrency

3. Start a personal finance YouTube channel for high schoolers

English/Philosophy/Humanities:

1. Start a blog or writing website

2. Take college courses at a local community college

3. Volunteer/get a job at the local library

Engineering:

1. Intern at an engineering oriented company

2. Compete in an engineering competition

3. Try to make your own device/product

Education:

1. Babysitting/tutoring younger kids

2. Become a summer camp counselor

3. Take college courses at a local community college

Computer science:

1. Program a website/app for a startup

2. Learn a new programming language

3. Participate in competitive programming competitions

Psychology:

1. Join a psychology research lab

2. Volunteer/get a job at a local hospital

3. Take college courses at a local community college

History:

1. Do a history-related project in your local community

2. Volunteer/get a job at the local library

3. Make a history YouTube channel

Environmental science:

1. Do research on your local environment (river studies, soil studies, etc)

2. Volunteer/get a job at a local nature center

3. Intern at a environmental conservation nonprofit

Journalism:

1. Start your own publication/website!

2. Intern at a local newspaper/news station

3. Start an initiative to fight problems in your local area

Visual and Performing Arts:

1. Start an animation YouTube channel

2. Make an art portfolio

3. Get employed/intern at a local art-based organization or nonprofit

Other fields:

Volunteer at a related organization

Start a YouTube channel about the subject

Start a fundraiser to combat an issue related to the subject

Intern or get employment at a related organization

I hope this is helpful!