Summer Ideas for Students

Summer Ideas for Students A Definitive Guide to What to Do Over Summer Choosing what to do over summer can be a challenge for many students. It's important to make use of your free time away from university. Should you go travelling? Should you stay at home? One thing's for sure, you need to make the most of summer. When you graduate it's unlikely that you'll get this amount of free time ever again, you're lucky to have it. Lots of students waste lots of time during the summer break. It's easy to spend your days lazing around, doing nothing - well doing nothing worthwhile anyway. Playing Xbox isn't really a productive way to spend your summer holidays. This guide is packed full of useful resources to help students make the most of summer. From money-saving advice to top travel tips, you'll find everything you need to have a productive and rewarding summer. What To Do Over Summer 2019 CHAPTER 1 How to Save Money Over the Summer Make the most of summer by fixing your finances. Being a student often means being broke. Sometimes it can seem that your money doesn't quite stretch far enough and that you're constantly counting the pennies. This is especially poignant during the summer when you'll want to take advantage of all the fun things you can do but might not have the cash to do so. These resources will show you how to spend less over the summer months and make your cash last right up until your next loan instalment. You'll also find out how to make some key summer purchases and enjoy yourself, but on a budget. How to Make Your Money Last Over Summer 50+ Tips to Stretch Your Student Loan 11 Money Mistakes All Students Need to Avoid Student Summer Fashion on a Budget 16 Smart Ways to Save Money at Festivals CHAPTER 2 Earn the Extra Cash You Need with a Summer Job Finding a summer job is extremely difficult. Many employers would much rather hire staff that will be there all year round than hire someone on a temporary basis. But there is a solution. There are some jobs out there that suit students down to a tee, for example work at summer camps or festivals et cetera. And obviously there isn't just one way to make money. Here you'll see some information on the kind of jobs you should be looking for and tried and tested methods for getting a job as a student. Summer Job guide for students Top 5 Ways for Students to Find a Summer Job Fast 9 Tips for Landing a Summer Job 101 Ways to Make Money and Cash as a Student 10 Steps to Finding the Perfect Summer Job CHAPTER 3 Travelling Ideas for Students There's nothing like travelling for broadening your horizons. You can see some amazing sites around the world, meet a load of interesting people and have brand new experiences. Here are some tips to help you if you're a student thinking about travelling this summer. Check out our list some of the destinations that are popular with students who love to travel and trips that are excellent value for money. Plus, you'll learn how to make savings no matter where you're travelling to. Get Out and See the World in 2015 The Top Alternative Student Holiday Destinations Summer Holidays: 10 of the Best Trips for Students 96 Travel Tips for a Student Budget CHAPTER 4 Improve Your Career Prospects with Summer Work Experience It's not good enough to come out of university with strong qualifications nowadays. Thousands will graduate with similar qualifications to you. That's why you need to set yourself apart from the masses. Employers expect to see examples of valuable work experience on your CV. It might pay to do a summer internship before you finish university. These posts will give you some top tips on finding and getting accepted onto an internship. You will also gain access to some of the top resources for searching for the right internship for you. How to Land a Great Internship this Summer How to Find an Internship You'll Value 6 Tips for Landing a Last-Minute Summer Internship 6 Sites to Find Summer Internships Across the World Our Most Comprehensive Resource to Help You Find an Internship CHAPTER 5 Give Something Back by Volunteering Over Summer Another way to gain valuable experience for your CV is through volunteering with charitable organisations. Students who volunteer also find the experience to be extremely fulfilling it's gratifying to be able to give something back to society. Use these resources to find out why you should volunteer, as well as some of the best organisations to do it with. Why Student Volunteering? Top 10 Most Popular Volunteer Tours The Ultimate Guide to Volunteering Top Places to Volunteer this Summer 10 Good Places to Volunteer Opportunities Organizations CHAPTER 6 Perform to the Best of Your Ability on Summer Resits If you didn't quite make the grade the first time around you'll be dreading resitting your exams. Thankfully though you have some time during the summer to prepare and do much better than previously. These articles are some of the best revision guides out there. Have a go at some of these techniques to ensure a pass this time around. You'll also learn how to reduce exam stress. A Guide to Revision Techniques 20 Memorization Techniques for College Students How to Pass an Exam How to Deal with Exam Stress CHAPTER 7 Make Summer Fun Wherever You Are It's not all about working over the summer! You work hard throughout the academic year right? So, you'll want to have days out in the city and at theme parks and festivals and do whatever other fun things you can do while the sun is (hopefully) shining. These great posts indicate some of the best things to see and do throughout the UK. There are also some top ideas for fun things to do on a budget. The 10 Best Theme Parks 101 Things To Do in London 25 Outdoor Entertaining Hacks 50 Fun Night-Out Ideas For $10 Or Less CHAPTER 8 Use the Summer to Focus on Self-Improvement The time you have over the summer can also be spent bettering yourself. You have a few months here to be able to achieve one of your goals. These guides offer advice on how to achieve a wide range of goals from getting fit to learning a language to reading all of the books that every young person should read by the time they have finished university. What's more there's a huge list of resources for places you can learn all sorts of wonderful new skills. 12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time Top 50 Summer Fitness Tips 18 of the World's Most Blissful Meditation Retreats 25 Essential Books That Every College Student Should Read CHAPTER 9 Get Ahead of Everyone Else by Prepping for Next Year This section is reserved for the cool kids... Joking aside, there's no harm in getting some extra studying in during the summer if you need to. Let's say you really want to improve on your grade next year, or you think you will struggle under the pressure of having too much to do in final year. There's a list here of the key practical things you need to do before going back to uni such as re-enrolling on your course. The rest of the resources highlight the most effective ways to study over the summer. Top 10 Things You Need to Do Before You Start the New Academic Year 7 Fail-Safe Ways to Study Over Summer Vacation 10 Study Tips to Improve Your Learning in 2015 How to Get Motivated to Study 12 Fabulous Academic Search Engines