{"id":1072,"date":"2013-03-18T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2013-03-07T15:39:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T19:39:23","slug":"maria-how-to-spend-your-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/03\/18\/maria-how-to-spend-your-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria: How to Spend your Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Unfortunately, spring break is coming to an end. But that means that you\u2019re halfway done with the semester, and only 8 weeks away from the summer! That\u2019s probably a lot sooner than you thought, huh? If you\u2019re still not sure about how you should spend your summer, here are some ideas:<\/p>\n

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Get an Internship<\/b><\/p>\n

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Many of us, especially in the communication field, know that internships are not only great resume boosters, but are amazing real world experiences. You get to learn so much about your field and you\u2019re able to take what you learn in your classes and apply it to actual companies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s definitely not too late to still apply to summer internships! Some places don\u2019t close their applications until April, but at the same time there are lots of places that have closed their applications or will soon. Make sure you get a list of places you would be interested in interning, check out when the deadline is to apply, and get your documents in as soon as you can.<\/p>\n

Study Abroad<\/b><\/p>\n

Taking classes abroad through BU\u2019s programs over the summer is great for two reasons: one is because well\u2026 you get to live in a new city, country, or continent! You can still fit in educational time abroad that won\u2019t interrupt your normal fall and spring semesters on campus. Another reason is because you can still get class credit and that can help you take fewer classes when you get back to campus.<\/p>\n

One thing that some people forget is that studying abroad doesn\u2019t mean you have to fly across the world to get the abroad experience. BU offers domestic programs in LA and DC, and those are two awesome programs to take advantage of. If you don\u2019t feel like spending the summer out of the country, those are great options.<\/p>\n

Work at Home<\/b><\/p>\n

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Sometimes, it\u2019s nice to just get out of the Boston area, head home, and simply take on a seasonal summer job, like working at an ice cream store, a summer day camp, or at a pool as a lifeguard. It\u2019s a great way to make money (side note: there are still many internships that do not pay their interns, so this is another reason to consider this idea!). Summertime is always known as a relaxing time, so why not take on a more laid back job, make some money, and enjoy the warm weather?<\/p>\n

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My spring break trip to Mexico has made me way too excited for the summer\u2019s warm weather and relaxation as you can probably tell from this post\u2026 Hope you all had a great break!<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, spring break is coming to an end. But that means that you\u2019re halfway done with the semester, and only 8 weeks away from the summer! That\u2019s probably a lot sooner than you thought, huh? If you\u2019re still not sure about how you should spend your summer, here are some ideas: Get an Internship Many … Continue reading Maria: How to Spend your Summer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3892,257,1613,4057,44296,4534],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}