I don’t know about everyone else, but with much as I want this semester to end (‘cause it has gone far enough), I’m still trying to make summer plans, with hearing back from internships, making vacation plans, and even applying to other positions for the next semester. Even if you don’t have all your summer plans together, here are some simple and productive ways that you could easily spend your summer so that you’re not just laying on the couch watching TV all day (with complaining from your parents of course).

1. Get an internship/job/volunteer position

It’s still April so you still have a chance to applying for some internships/jobs/volunteer positions for June (or if you’re lucky, May). No matter what major you’re in, these are easy ways to boost your resume and hopefully get summer bigger job opportunities in the future. Even job shadowing, if you’re not able to get a job, is something simple and productive that you can do.

2. Vacatioonnnn

Honestly, this is what summer was made for! Going to the beach, camping, visiting national parks, the list is literally endless, even if you're on a budget!

3. Spend time with friends and family

Especially for those out-of-state folks, summer break is the prime time to catch up with people you haven't seen in a couple of months. Make summer plans with them, cause it's likely you won't get to see them as much as soon as Fall semester begins

4. Take some classes

One of the top things any student should be doing this summer to keep ahead of the game and possibly learn a few things on the side. This doesn't even have to be academic! Take a photography class, an art class (cinema, dance, crafts, etc), or even learn a new language!

5. Get back into hobbies that you had literally no time for during the semester

For me, this would be photography. There's just not enough hours in the day to actually do school work and somehow fit into your hobbies.

6. Make a little "bucket list" of what you want to accomplish during the summer

No matter how much I cringe at using the word "bucket list", it's actually a good thing to start. If you don't do this know, might as well plan to do nothing over the few months of summer

7. Don't leave everything 'til the last week of summer

Goes a bit with the bucket list thing, but don't make a list and then not commit to a few things. Yeah, you're not going to get everything accomplished on your list, but completely most things will not only make it seem like you accomplished something but overall prove that you actually did have a productive summer.