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As I've discussed in previous emails, it's critical for students aiming for schools including the Ivies, Stanford and MIT to build a "spike" in an area of interest.
This helps set them apart from the many thousands of applicants with outstanding academic records applying to highly selective schools.
The summer is a great time for students to explore their spike -- and build their resume -- in interesting and fun ways that they might not have time for during the school year.
Here are some resume builders (mostly free!) in a wide range of fields that your student might enjoy:
Help discover new asteroids by volunteering for this citizen science project:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/fulsdavid/the-daily-minor-planet
Enter the New York Times summer reading/video contest:
Write a 250-word essay OR create a 90-second video about an article that caught your attention in the New York Times in 2024. Ongoing weekly through August.
New York Times Summer Reading Contest
Write an opinion piece, or create a vlog or audio story, to submit to We are Restless, an international blog that publishes teen voices on a wide range of issues.
https://wearerestless.org/create/
Become a writer for the International Youth Scientists Journal:
This student-led science journal is currently recruiting student writers.
https://intlyouthscientists.org/
Take a workshop related to the ancient world through the Lukeion Project (fee-based):
Lukeion offers a number of fun workshops – each a series of four 1-hour lectures -- related to the ancient world, including topics such as Ancient Mega Disasters, Marvels of Roman Engineering, Knight Life, and Bizarre Ancient Alphabets. Recordings of the workshops are available through August.
https://www.lukeion.org/workshops.html
Help transcribe the stories of American life in Pennsylvania during the Civil War:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/kmc35/peoples-contest-digital-archive
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