{"id":20442,"date":"2019-06-19T15:33:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T20:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=20442"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:37","slug":"making-the-most-of-my-summers-in-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/making-the-most-of-my-summers-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Most of My Summers in College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h5    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-first  '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >By Krista Savage<\/h5><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span class=\"av_dropcap1 \" >S<\/span>ummer is here\u2014that means long, relaxing vacations, cold drinks, and constant happiness. As students, we can all gather around bonfires, forget our studies, and not stress about our lives\u2026 right?<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the stereotypical college summer hasn\u2019t hit me yet, and I don\u2019t think it ever will.<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_iconlist '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue808' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color '  itemprop=\"headline\"   style='color:#240f6e; '>Summer is supposed to be fun, but it\u2019s so much pressure!<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"av_dropcap1 \" >F<\/span>or students like me, summer is three months of interruption to our regular routines throughout the rest of the year, and changes pretty much every aspect of our lifestyle.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My past summers in college consisted of finding ways to earn as much money as I could, and then saving it. I often found babysitting jobs, walked dogs, and house-sat for people on top of working a part-time job (or two). I lived at home with my parents, which felt a lot like high school, and I didn\u2019t have crazy summer nights or amazing memories like I wanted. Towards the end, I was counting the days until I could go back to my college town bubble and feel like an adult.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As my college career progressed, summers in college grew even more stressful and the pressure to have an amazing internship or job in my field increased\u2014I even started comparing my success to other students. I switched my major three times, and have to complete an extra semester, which makes me feel even more behind. I approached the summer between my junior and senior year with no internship, no job, and no plans, plus all my friends went home. I felt completely defeated and alone.<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_iconlist '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue808' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color '  itemprop=\"headline\"   style='color:#240f6e; '>Planning is key, so be patient!<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"av_dropcap1 \" >I<\/span>t was this summer I decided to plan. I stayed in my college town and picked up a minimum wage job I knew I could keep during the school year, as well as continued to walk dogs and house-sit. The next thing I did was start planning for the next summer\u2014one I would be sure to make the most of. I had always wanted to live in a big city, and was determined to work the whole year until I got to one.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flash forward to summer 2018 between my senior year and my last semester of college. As I\u2019m writing this, I am happy to say I made it to the windy city. I look out my window each night to Chicago\u2019s tall, glistening skyscrapers, and I feel truly happy. I\u2019ve learned that summer, and life, is about finding fulfillment in everything you do, and not comparing yourself to others. It\u2019s about setting personal goals and ferociously chasing them.<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_sidebar '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue808' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  av_inherit_color '  itemprop=\"headline\"   style='color:#240f6e; '>Do it for you, not someone else.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"av_dropcap1 \" >T<\/span>his summer, I have a social media internship at a small record label on Chicago\u2019s south side, and I could not be happier. Did I mention it\u2019s unpaid? Every day, I wake up at 7:30 am, ride the train an hour to a bus stop, ride the bus for 15 minutes, and then walk two blocks to an office where I spend six hours working with a team of amazing people to accomplish goals I genuinely care about. People ask me why I took an unpaid internship and moved to such an expensive city so far from my hometown, and I tell them the truth: it makes me happy, and I absolutely love it. Yes, I can add this experience to my resume and talk about it in future interviews, but that\u2019s not why I did it. I\u2019m doing it because I have a genuine passion for music exposure, and Chicago has become such an overwhelmingly incredible experience that I couldn\u2019t possibly have passed this opportunity, and I\u2019m so glad I didn\u2019t. It\u2019s only been three weeks, but I feel like I\u2019m finally home.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My advice for students to make the most of your summers in college is do what you love, stay with your interests, and as corny as it sounds, follow your heart. There will always be pressure to get better grades, a better job, and make more money, but at the end of the day, none of that matters if you aren\u2019t happy. It doesn\u2019t matter if you love medicine, politics, fitness, writing, art, or anything else. Set goals, work hard, and follow your heart. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-70\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"a78fe19e226d385662749ccaadcdccd7ecdcab651c77e3b874bfcb76a80605a7\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-71\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"185e834399a9fdd414ded52f3f51a4735f464b8c612f006f44ffba835a649b4f\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ummer is here\u2014that means long, relaxing vacations, cold drinks, and constant happiness. As students, we can all gather around bonfires, forget our studies, and not stress about our lives\u2026 right? 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