Dilemma with Summer Activities 2011

thelastyogurt
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:34:47 +0000

Hi, I hope everyone is having a good summer!

As for me, well, I’m in sort of a muddle… it’s July 16th and I still haven’t got my activities organized.

I’m going to a Red Cross program 4 hrs/week, radio station 6 hrs/week, and SAT prep 3-4 hrs/week. Meanwhile, I’m trying to find mentors for a research project but so far, no luck at all. Either I don’t get a response or the responses I do get can pretty much be summed up like so: “I don’t have space” or “No internship opportunities.”

I’m losing hope quickly and wondering if the amazing people on CC can give me some superb advice. I feel like my summer activities aren’t enough; the Red Cross program isn’t even volunteering at all - it’s a course on laws, and I was looking forward to volunteering. So it looks pretty bad and I know that if I ask for more opportunities, the director will say, “Join your Red Cross club at school.” In all honesty, that club does NOTHING except cater to kids only in it for school credits, and it’s frustrating.

As for the research dilemma, I’m trying to focus on math, but I’m open to interdisciplinary work. It just seems that no matter how many people I email, I’ll never find a mentor and if I don’t find one very soon, I’ll be dropped from my school research program and there goes my plans. I’m really panicking and honestly hope someone can help me out!!