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<\/p>\nspring is finally here! which means, for better or worse, so are the last of the college application deadlines. given the unprecedented amount of energy that you\u2019ve surely been putting into the process \u2013 you are probably not too keen on thinking about the new work that lies ahead.<\/p>\n
and that\u2019s perfectly okay.<\/p>\n
but for those of you who\u2019d like a sense of how to spend the next few weeks, here are some suggestions.<\/p>\n
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you owe it to yourself (and to your mental and physical health) to take a much-deserved break. how long you should de-stress is, of course, a completely subjective opinion \u2013 but ensure that it\u2019s enough time to catch up on some of that sleep you\u2019ve been missing. finishing this at-times-awful, marathon-like journey is a triumph that\u2019s worthy of large self-reward. eat chocolate, watch netflix, go out – whatever it takes to restore yourself. as far as you have come in your senior year, there is still a whole second half to push through. and the senioritis is about to get real. big time.<\/p>\n
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if you have yet to give that teacher who wrote you a letter of recommendation a thank you card or gift then you really, really ought to get on that. they too struggled through their fair share of late nights, trying to make you look good. the least you can do is show your appreciation.<\/p>\n
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with all of your accolades fresh in mind, now can be the ideal time to either make or revamp your resume. if you think about it, creating resume after resume is kind of what you\u2019ve been doing this entire time \u2013 only in the format of an online application. all you\u2019ve got to do now is restructure your information onto a clean, one-page word doc. resumes can be crucial now that summer is (oh so slowly) approaching. almost every employer will ask for one, and the sooner you can have one on hand, the better.<\/p>\n
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a resume, of course, doesn\u2019t matter so much if you know you have 0 desire to work out after school\u2019s out. or if you know you\u2019ll be traveling all summer. those months after senior year are a weird mixture of things: wanting to savor your hometown, wanting to prep for dorm life, wanting to enjoy new memories with old friends, wanting to make money before entering the great big world. these all aren\u2019t mutually exclusive \u2013 but some do require more forethought than others.<\/p>\n
particularly with summer jobs, prioritizing your options can be a great place to start. even better is to glance over their respective applications. what information do they ask for? who are they looking to hire? how early can you reach out to them? as graduation nears, you\u2019ll find that most people in your class are chasing after the same kinds of positions, so an early game plan can really come in handy.<\/p>\n
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i can feel your scowl through the computer screen. more essays. more forms. more letters of recommendation. who in their right mind would want that?<\/p>\n
well\u2026 someone who doesn\u2019t want to pay all of their insanely high tuition cost \u2026<\/p>\n
plus, you\u2019re likely going to find that a lot of scholarships don\u2019t even open until february and march (which is a very generous thing). still, there are some that will be due in january \u2013 or even december. to prevent missing what could be the perfect scholarship for you, start sifting through possibilities now. excel sheets can be a perfect way to organize preliminary details: deadlines, dollar winnings, etc.<\/p>\n
it\u2019s free money that somebody has to be awarded \u2013 why not you?<\/p>\n
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the number one thing not to do is freak out about admissions. at this point, it\u2019s all out of your hands. you could waste days agonizing over your chances, his chances, her chances, everybody\u2019s<\/em> chances. but it\u2019ll get you nowhere. in the very least, push off that anxiety until late april, and use this time to bask in the joy of those around you. you\u2019ve probably realized at this point that high school goes fast. don\u2019t let a moment slip through your fingers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" the holidays are finally coming up! which means, for better or worse, so are the last of the college application deadlines. given the unprecedented amount of energy that you\u2019ve surely been putting into the process \u2013 you are probably not too keen on thinking about the new work that lies ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[30],"ppma_author":[24904],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n