As your senior year comes to a close, you are probably beginning to wonder what the next four years have in store for you. You have found the dorm you are going to live in and you are probably texting your future froomie daily. You have picked out decor for your humble abode, and you are getting ready for orientation. But wait, slow down! This could be your last summer of freedom. The only one not filled with an overwhelming internship or heavy load of summer classes. This very well could be the last summer you spend with some of your high school best friends. As the chapter of senior year closes and the new one of college is about to begin, make sure you have the greatest summer of your life!
Here are a few things you need to do to secure a perfect senior summer!
1. Spend time with your family
You are used to coming home every day to your brother or sister sitting on the couch watching TV. You are used to your parents cooking you dinner and filling up your gas tank. Once you move to college all of this changes. For example, the likelihood of you ever living in the same house as your siblings again is a very slim one. So take in the early morning wake ups for errands from mom and the unexpected pranks from your little brother. You are going to miss them!
2. Go on a road trip
Take the opportunity this summer is giving you and use it to go somewhere new with your best friends. Go see the Grand Canyon or go get yourself a nice tan at the beach! No matter where you decide to go make sure you do it with your best friends!
3. Get a summer job
Many high schoolers have never had the experience of having a job. This summer is the perfect time to change that. With the necessary means of needing to build your resume along with the need of previous work experience for many jobs you will want while you're in college. This summer is the perfect time to put on that bikini and lifeguard or tie on the apron to work at the cookie store in the mall!
4. Do something unexpected
I'm not saying you need to go out and break a law, but I am saying it might be time to come out of your shell. Mark something off of your bucket list or do something you never thought you could do. Climb something tall if you are afraid of heights, swim even if you're afraid of the water. Prove to yourself that you can overcome things because once in college you'll see just how helpful that mindset is.
5. Make it the best one yet
Spend time with those you love most and go on crazy adventures, but most of all take it all in. Because your first year of college with truly show you who you are and who you want to be in the future. You will grow and mature, and things will be very different next summer. You will have new friends and your best friends will have new friends. Things, to put it simply, will just be different. So take it all in and make it a summer you'll never forget!
