From the first day of classes in the fall to the last day of classes in the spring， summer can seem like an oasis. Your summer months can be both enjoyable and a productive way to contribute to your college goals.從秋季開學到春季學期結(jié)束，暑假就如同沙漠里的綠洲。暑假那幾個月可以玩得很high，也可以為你的大學目標添磚加瓦。

    1. Head home and get a great job.You can stay with friends or family， possibly save money on food and rent， and still earn some extra cash. Remember， too， that a "great" job can mean lots of different things： good pay， good for your resume， good for the skills you can bring back to campus in the fall.回家找一份不錯的工作。你能跟家人在一起，還可以省去在吃飯和房租上的花銷，還能掙點外快。一份不錯的工作意味著很多不同的方面：不錯的酬勞，能為履歷增加砝碼，還能學到實用技能，或許在學校會派上用場。

    2. Stay at school and get a great job.Job openings on or near campus may be much better than your options back at home. Why not stay on campus， relax a little， and earn some extra money？

    呆在學校，找一份好工作。一開始，在校內(nèi)或者學校周圍找工作，是比回家找工作更好的選擇。干嘛不呆在校園里，輕松自在，賺一些小錢？

    3. Volunteer.You can volunteer in your home city， the city where your school is， or somewhere you've never been. You can volunteer in your home country or somewhere halfway across the globe. You can volunteer for a political campaign， for a religious organization， or for a social-justice based non-profit. The options are limitless！

    當志愿者。你可以在家鄉(xiāng)找志愿工作，也可以在校所在地找，還可以去你從未去過的城市找。你可以為自己國家做志愿服務，也能橫跨半球為別的地區(qū)和國家做志愿工作。你可以選擇為政黨競選服務，也可以選擇參與宗教組織工作，或者參與無償?shù)乃痉▽徟小＿x擇不勝枚舉。

    4. Do research or take extra classes in your field.Did you really connect with a professor during the academic year？ See if he or she needs any research assistants over the summer. Want to research your own theories？ Apply for grant money to stay on campus. Think you might want to change your major？ Take an extra class or two to see if it's really what you want to do.做研究，或上相關(guān)領(lǐng)域的小課。你在學期期間跟教授好好溝通了嗎？看看他們暑期是否需要研究助理。你想不想研究自己感興趣的課題？申請留校研究資金。想換專業(yè)？上幾節(jié)課看看自己到底是不是真感興趣？

    5. Travel the world.On top of being a fantastic journey， it can also connect to your academic course of study. If you want to major in International Relations， Spanish Literature， or Chinese， for example， summer travel can be both enjoyable and academic in nature （no matter what your parents might think�。�。

    世界旅行美妙旅行的最好方式，就是可以跟你的學術(shù)研究聯(lián)系起來。如果你想學國際關(guān)系，西班牙文學，或者中文，比如：暑假旅行當然可以，玩和學兩不誤（不管你父母是怎么認為的）。