2012-01-16, 01:52 AM
-Take a leadership role in an organization you are active in and enjoy.
-Explore your surroundings. Literally. Go outside. Nothing made me sad like not discovering the bomb-ass bike trail near my campus until the end of my freshman year.
-Study less. Seriously. Just keep yourself above a 3.0.
-If you've never had a paying job of any sort before, you might want one. The only way it could hurt you is if your time management is truly atrocious. Campus jobs are nice because they accept the fact that your education is more important than them. Bonus if it's relevant to your major. If you can't study less and stay above a 3.0, don't get a job.
-If you're worried about being prepared for an internship hunt, contact your career services people. They're helpful. Resume design, interviewing, and all that.
-Think local for political internships as well. Less competitive, I bet. I've got a psych major friend planning on hitting up law school who had an unpaid internship last semester for a county judge. One thing I know he did was serve Court Summons now and then. Dunno what else was involved. He had connections! His girlfriend's dad knew the judge. Connections are good. Ask around.
-Explore your surroundings. Literally. Go outside. Nothing made me sad like not discovering the bomb-ass bike trail near my campus until the end of my freshman year.
-Study less. Seriously. Just keep yourself above a 3.0.
-If you've never had a paying job of any sort before, you might want one. The only way it could hurt you is if your time management is truly atrocious. Campus jobs are nice because they accept the fact that your education is more important than them. Bonus if it's relevant to your major. If you can't study less and stay above a 3.0, don't get a job.
-If you're worried about being prepared for an internship hunt, contact your career services people. They're helpful. Resume design, interviewing, and all that.
-Think local for political internships as well. Less competitive, I bet. I've got a psych major friend planning on hitting up law school who had an unpaid internship last semester for a county judge. One thing I know he did was serve Court Summons now and then. Dunno what else was involved. He had connections! His girlfriend's dad knew the judge. Connections are good. Ask around.