Summer between Middle School and High School Freshman year
A lot of the posts here have some really good insights and general direction on building a pathway to college admissions but most of those actions are applicable for folks who are already in high school.
I was wondering, what is a good thing to focus on in the summer between middle school and freshman year that can really move the needle on college admissions. Here's a few things I was thinking of but not really sure which to focus on:
- Workout exercise and improve my swim times
- Do HS Geometry course so I can skip Geo in Freshman and go straight to Alg-II.
- Internship? Is there any available for middle-schoolers?
- Other college courses. I know some univs run summer sessions for college exposure. Are these worth it?
- Programming project in AI/ML space
- Some exposure to leadership opportunities - not sure what options are really available for me.
- Volunteer hours?
Any other suggestions, welcome :)
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These are all great ideas you can do. Really anything that you learn from, or have a leadership position, or work or intern in a field you like and maybe want to go into can only be good for a college application. For leadership, you could join the boy/girl scouts, or just google something in your area to see what there is.
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