summer before freshman year ideas

ordinarylives
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:17:52 +0000

Work, work, work! Those books she needs in the fall and that loft for her dorm room aren’t going to buy/rent themselves. She’s hoping for an almost full-time job at the city pool(certified as both a lifeguard and WSI). She’s got one afternoon at the dance studio. Last summer, she worked the extended school day program for ARC. I know she’d cram that in there, too, if it were at all possible.

The fin aid board is full of kids facing the reality that going to college often means getting a job to pay personal expenses, if not contribute to the cost of school. Working one’s tail off during the summer just might mean not having to work during freshman year.