by FastWeb
Summer is quickly approaching. For students that means fun, sun, family vacations and summer jobs. But summer can also mean scholastic, scholarship and professional opportunities.
Summer Jobs - Don't Settle for the Norm!
Instead of settling for the nearest burger joint, use your ingenuity to find a job that is fun and will help you with your scholarship and college applications.
First, decide what interests you. This could be anything - animals, children, medicine, journalism, law, music, etc. Then phone some related professionals or organizations in your community and inquire about any opportunities. If at first you don't succeed, volunteer as an intern. Frequently, what starts out as an unpaid internship ends up as a paid position.
"I approached a local radio station and pitched them an idea about commentaries from a youth's perspective," says Ben Kaplan, author of How To Go To College Almost For Free. "Soon I was doing a regular commentary feature and getting paid for it."
Summer Vacation - Turn Travel Into Research
Taking a summer vacation this year? With a little creativity, you can turn your summer vacation into a project good for extra credit, independent study, scholarship and college essays and more.
