Summertime Tips for College Admission - College Admission Counseling https://greatcollegeadvice.com Great College Advice Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:29:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/758df36141c47d1f8f375b9cc39a9095.png Summertime Tips for College Admission - College Admission Counseling https://greatcollegeadvice.com 32 32 Advice for Juniors – Check Out What Local Colleges Offer This Summer https://greatcollegeadvice.com/advice-for-juniors-check-out-what-local-colleges-offer-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-for-juniors-check-out-what-local-colleges-offer-this-summer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:45:30 +0000 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=9770 Juniors, have you started planning your summer break? If not, consider spending some time on a college campus. Read more to learn about some of the advantages of participating in one of these programs.

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]]> Juniors,  have you started thinking about what you will be doing this summer? How about spending some time on a college campus?
Many colleges and universities around the country offer programs for high school students during the summer. These may include programs where you can take a class for college credit, do a leadership program, play a sport, learn a language, write, explore a particular major and much more. While an obvious advantage to these types of programs may be bolstering your college application and resume there are many personal advantages for you. For example, taking a college class with a real college professor may give you that leg up when you actually enter college as a freshman. You will go into college with some previously earned credit and you will also have a sense of what a college class is like, the type of work expected of you and how to best interact with a professor. Another advantage to participating in one of these programs is learning what it means to live on a college campus. Often, these programs in the summer allow you to live right on campus in a residence hall. This gives you the opportunity to get a feel for having a roommate, living amongst other students, eating on campus, navigating your way around on your own and a sense of independence. These programs all have different lengths so whether you are looking to just spend a couple weeks or perhaps want to be away for a month or more you will likely find a program that interests you.
While there are programs at colleges all over the country to take a look at don’t forget to look at your local colleges as there may be special programs, or discounts, for in-state students.
 

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]]> Summertime Tips Make "Post of the Week"! https://greatcollegeadvice.com/summertime-tips-make-post-of-the-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summertime-tips-make-post-of-the-week Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:34:49 +0000 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=242 One of my recent posts on tips for summer planning for college admission was chosen as “Post of the Week” over the Money Hacks’ “Kids and Money” Carnival.  I’m honored to have been selected among so many excellent submissions to this great carnival. You should check out the Money Hacks! Mark Montgomery College Admission  Advisor

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]]> One of my recent posts on tips for summer planning for college admission was chosen as “Post of the Week” over the Money Hacks’ “Kids and Money” Carnival.  I’m honored to have been selected among so many excellent submissions to this great carnival. You should check out the Money Hacks!
Mark Montgomery
College Admission  Advisor

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