<p>I’m applying to MITES, YESS, TASP, LEAD, etc…</p>
<p>I think a have decent chance at getting into at least one. But what if I get rejected to every program. What do I do for summer? Get a job? Attend summer school? Any suggestions.</p>
<p>Well, as far as I know, the HYP summer schools are not that competitive, plus you get college credit. And if you don’t want to go to HYP for the summer, most other top-tier schools offer college credit courses too, but all of them cost in upwards of at least $2000.</p>
<p>Look in the listings for the Office of Undergraduate Research at your local university. Often, there are no prerequisites except you have to contact them yourself.</p>
<p>This is what I did in soph/junior summer, and I got an assistantship at a psychology laboratory, and even though it wasn’t loads of fun, I gained the valuable realization that psychology is definitely not for me.</p>
<p>Plus, it was completely free!</p>
<p>Is there a summer activity that would tie in well with your extracurriculars? For example, if music is your thing, you could try working as a camp counselor.</p>
<p>Apply to Andover Summer Session! I went last summer and it was great.</p>
<p>Or just RELAX this summer. There’s nothing wrong with taking a summer off. And if your concerned with colleges thinking your a slacker, I didn’t do anything productive over any of my summers and I still got into college!</p>
<p>If you like the work of any local nonprofits, contact them and see if they need a volunteer/intern for the summer.</p>
<p>I’m applying to a few highly selective programs this year too, so I came up with a few back ups. If get rejected to all of them, I plan on enrolling in two Dual-Enrollment courses at the local community college, and depending on the workload, I may register for 2 online classes.</p>
<p>Getting a job can always be taken into consideration (which I might do too), but a problem with that is that by the time you find out about summer program admissions(april/may), a lot of the summer jobs may be filled if you live in an area with lots of teens. Although people say to relax all summer, I just can’t see wasting away my last HS summer doing something unproductive, that’s what next summer is for.</p>
<p>I would love to go to HYP summer schools, but they are way too expensive. Is there anything more demanding than just going to summer school?</p>
<p>-job
-internship
-volunteer work
-summer classes at a local college
-travel, especially on your own
-research project
-make a portfolio if you’re an artist</p>
<p>^^All good ideas…although I don’t think travel alone would be an option for a 16-17 year old.</p>
<p>you can definiteiy travel alone!</p>
<p>I can see why Jonathan1 didn’t use the acronym for the Andover Summer Session. XD</p>
<p>Anyway, I am applying to TASP too, and I hope you get in!</p>
<p>haha, most people use PASS for an acronym. (Phillips Academy Summer Session)</p>
<p>College is expensive. Get a job. Even if its just working at a retail store or as a waitress, a job shows responsibility…and the paycheck’s not half bad either! Fin aid might get you in the door, but if you ever want to eat out for dinner or buy a new pair of jeans, you’ll need some cash and, as our parents’ generation is so fond of saying, money doesn’t grow on trees!</p>
<p>hey burnitblue, I was just wondering if you could elaborate on what kind of universities would do this?</p>
<p>My local one is Stanford… and they’re pretty stringent on this kind of stuff. Do you know which research universities would be willing to accept high schoolers?</p>