<p>In a word: yes. I’m having a completely pointless summer. Didn’t start job hunting until May, which I suppose is way too late to start, because I didn’t find a job and haven’t had anything else to do all summer.</p>
<p>Luckily, I’m getting paid thus summer, otherwise it would be a complete waste of time…And I’ve been taking classes for the last 2 summers, so I’ve been keeping busy! But for summer b/t jr and sr year, I’m not sure what I would be doing.</p>
<p>@ Op, totally the same, i would have had to take out loans for the summer so i didnt do summer classes and was going to get a job----nope!!! so im stuck at home, most my friends back at school or having fun lives while i babysit and take my sibling to school. and i dont drive so everywhere is a walk. yay life…</p>
<p>AHH! I am glad I am not the only one. I had two jobs throughout high school and got laid off at both because they also wanted to keep people who “need” the jobs. I applied EVERYWHERE but no one is hiring.</p>
<p>I have done absolutely nothing! Some reading and some community service but other than that I stay home all day. :/</p>
<p>I am an incoming freshman in college btw.</p>
<p>Mine has been pretty much pointless cos all I’ve done is work!! Was working 3 school jobs, now 2 and volunteering at a nursing home. I’m going on vacation for 11 days, then spending the last 2 weeks before school resumes having RA training. But, I always have free housing cos I’m an RA, which isn’t bad.</p>
<p>I have done NOTHING this summer. I mean, I have a job tutoring, but it’s only 4 days a week for about 2 hours each day. I also mow a few neighbor’s lawns, but I have lots of free time. I could have easily gotten a job but decided not to. I wish I had gotten one now…</p>
<p>I think my whole summer would be lost in reading…and watching tvs maybe.</p>
<p>Mine’s been pretty pointless. I was suppose to work but that didn’t work out.
The only saving grace was hanging out with old friends before college (!!) and going to California for two weeks.
I simply cannot frekking wait to get out of this place.</p>
<p>My summer has been completely pointless. I enrolled in an online class, so I didn’t have to show up on campus much. My days consist of sleeping in until noon and staying up until 3AM in the morning. I’ve been trying to keep myself busy by reading books/browsing the internet. I should have really tried to get an internship or something… Hopefully next summer will be more productive.</p>
<p>I took a summer class and will graduate one semester early as a result. That is 6 extra months of drawing an engineer’s salary. Therefore, the summer did not go to waste.</p>
<p>Mine’s been very boring. I don’t have a job and didn’t take summer classes. When I get bored… I get VERY anxious. I was prescribed ambien and a benzo because I get so anxious over the summer. It’s bad.</p>
<p>I would have prescribed something sticky and green for that.</p>
<p>I don’t get your reference.</p>
<p>^ Pot? Either that or mucus … but I don’t see how mucus would bring fun into your life. Unless you have fun staring and playing with it.</p>
<p>PrincessBride, that was kind of harsh. Not everyone is a goody-goody overachiever.</p>
<p>To the OP, remember that you also saved some money by not taking those classes. I re-took a class last summer and ended up not needing it anyways, wasted $1650 on that stupid class.</p>
<p>Just try applying for on campus jobs this semester, or, if possible, look for a job nearby. I’ve interviewed for about 8 jobs in the last few years and only got two…and they were both working in food. Discouraging, but not the end of the world. Just don’t give up entirely.</p>
<p>I can def relate to this. I’m a rising senior and junior year was pretty busy so I didn’t bother to sign up for any classes / programs, which my parents continuously urged me to do but I decided not to as I was set upon getting a first job. That never happened cause of the economy so Im basically not doing anything, which is miserable sometimes cause EVERYONE else is doing productive stuff! And there were so many things I could’ve done, like volunteering and whatnot but nothing fit with what I wanted to do …so I didn’t bother and now I really regret that 
In general I’ve been having a pretty depressing summer…whenever I’m not with friends or on vacation I feel kind of useless and I really really wish I did something, anything with this summer…this will be the first time ever I’m excited for school, lol</p>
<p>It’s like I was reading about myself - kind of scary. But yes, I did the same exact thing. I finished my first year of college and decided NOT to take summer classes and couldn’t find a job - thus leaving me doing absolutely NOTHING all summer. And yes, all my friends were very productive with summer courses and jobs, except for me…because I’m a bum. I literally got nothing accomplished that I wanted to get done. </p>
<p>I regret it yes…but all you can do is move forward I guess. I plan on making this next semester the busiest I’ve ever had.</p>
<p>XU - if these classes would have expedited the degree, that is actually money that is lost, not saved, as OP would be in the job market 6 months sooner.</p>
<p>^Assuming the job market is any good at that point.</p>
<p>@freegreentree, just be happy you got to go on vacation. The last vacation I got was Christmas break last year, I went to visit family in another state. Other than that, my last vacation was between junior and senior years of high school…and I’m about to enter my senior year of college. So basically, it will be a while til I get a real vacation again.</p>
<p>Yea I didn’t apply to any jobs nor did I take summer courses (I’m an incoming freshman). Kind of stupid in hindsight as I have a friend who has 3 different jobs and making a ton of $, but is basically murdering himself working 7-9 6 days a week. </p>
<p>I’ve just spent my entire summer chilling with my friends and girlfriend who I’m breaking up with next week when I leave for college. Went to the gym all summer and so got pretty ripped. All in all I’m content with my summer.</p>