Tuesday, April 19, 2011

What to do over the summer...

As this is my last post required for my English 301 project, I would like to encourage my readers not to get lazy over the summer. The summer months for college students is a get time for them to get ready for the next school year. They can get a job, either professional (related to their field) or just something simple like a fast food restaurant. The idea is to start saving money, if you can do that while obtaining professional work experience, great! 

During the summer is a great time to start looking how college students plan their payments for the next year of school. Will you have enough scholarships and grants to cover your tuition? If not, how do you plan to cover the rest? Will your parents pay, will you get a loan? If you are planning on taking out a loan, the summer is the ideal time to research different types of loans and finding out which one best suites your needs and purposes.

During the summer, students can also start planning for other costs they'll have in the school year. For example, will they live on or off campus? How will they pay for it? It's very easy to get lazy and procrastinate during the summer, but the fall semester can sneak up pretty quickly if you're not careful. The best way to prepared to deal with the next school year is to plan ahead. Get things done sooner rather than later. This will help you from stressing out and forgetting something in the last few weeks before school. The last thing college students want are to end up in the week before classes and realize they have no idea how they are going to pay for that semester of school.

Plan ahead, be better prepared and you could save some money and keep from getting any more educational debt than needed.

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