Assignments To Consider Giving Your High School Student During The Summer

If you have a child who is enjoying summer between two years of high school, you understand that most high school students think that summer is a time for them to hang out, have no responsibilities, and do whatever they want - and while this might have been the case when they were in elementary school and middle school, it should not be the case any longer! The preparation for going to college (assuming your son or daughter wants to go to college) should begin early in high school, and one of the best times for the preparation to take place is during the summer; help lead your high schooler toward these "assignments," and the payoff in the future will be well worth the effort.

The biggest thing colleges will look at when deciding whether or not to accept certain students is the scores these students received on the standardized tests (the SAT and the ACT), and in order for a student to do well on these tests, they have to study - and of course, there is no better time for them to get in a few hours of study each week than the summer!

Another thing that colleges will especially pay close attention to (one of the things that can push a decent college application to "good," and can push a good college application to "great") is the amount of extracurricular activity a student participated in during high school - especially in the way of volunteering; encourage your son or daughter to volunteer in a charity or other program a couple hours a week during the summer, and they will benefit in both their college prospects and life itself.

And finally, the responsibility of having a job will do plenty to prepare your child for life after high school - and that extra pocket money will certainly feel nice as well!

You will probably not get very far with your high schooler by using the word "assignment" with them, but come up with an approach that will work on them, and nudge them toward using their summer in a wise and productive manner.

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