Summer Dreams

Planning is a useful habit and Planet College is a useful place to develop that habit. By now it is obvious that not everything can be planned but somethings can. Knee deep in snow does not lend itself to planning for summer. Dreaming of Summer yes, planning, not so much. But. Summer is coming and some preparation now could be useful then. The opportunities of Summer are pretty well established. More hours at work, another job. Summer school class, an internship. They will be there. Which will there be for you?

Right now, one step toward a productive summer plan could be check out internships on line, the ones that start in June. The pre-req you've been meaning to take but haven't been able to fit in to your schedule, find out if it will be offered this summer. Departments often have their schedules set for Summer by now.

If you will be going back home this Summer do you have a job lined up? If you don't, you can start looking now. Snow does promote Summer Dreams, but it is your actions that make them come true. Summer is coming, act now.

Speaking of the future.

Planet College offers vast opportunities to get bound down in the everyday mundane pursuits of just getting through the term. When is that paper due? Do I need a Scantron? Can I park here without a permit? These things continually demand our attention. And it is difficult often to remember why you are on Planet College. The future disappears in a flood of daily details. Here's a question about your future. Where are you working this summer? Same job, or are you going away? Park ranger? Camp Counselor? Internship? If it is the same place you have been working then you don't have much to plan or think about. But if you're trying for that slot as a tutor for the special needs camp or assistant stage manager at the Shakespeare Festival this summer then it is time to prepare your application. Right now. Application filled out? Letters of recommendation included. Reference list available. Summer is coming. It really is. If you really want that position, get on it now.