Struckmeyer’s Summer College To-Do List ART and PAGE by FRANCES CARLSON and MADELEINE NICKS
To make the most of your summer, here’s some advice for each rising grade level from our resident college counselor, Matt Struckmeyer.
To really make the most of the Laguna experience, a student needs to be a dynamic classroom presence, someone who regularly participates and interacts with the teacher and classmates. So my best advice would be this: ask your 8th grade teachers for a candid evaluation. What kind of classroom participant was I? With this knowledge, a 9th grader can really hit the ground running!
Summer is the perfect time to begin (or continue) investing in a meaningful activity that you’d like to pursue for subsequent summers. In my view, it’s never too early to take a crack at one of the Common App essay prompts, because the sooner one begins, the lower the stakes and the lower the pressure. Don’t worry about revising or overthinking. Consider sharing it with Mr. Struckmeyer to start a dialog with the college counselor!
