Summer vacations are just around the corner and you might have your plans ready for the same. As a toddler our parents use to enrol us with summer camps and despite the heat we enjoyed every bit of those activities. Summer activities then use to help us in socialising with different kids from other schools and motivated us to interact with them. It is today when we actually understand the importance of the summer vacation activities. Today in the era of digitalization, exploring your interest area can start from your home itself and summer vacations can be the best suited time for this.
You must be familiar with the word ‘Profile Building’ in case you are as aspirant of International education. Profile building, at its very basic, is a process of developing projects and skills which can be showcased on your CV. The aim of developing the profile is to create a database or a portfolio that can give a picture of your interests and activities which starts to be counted from your secondary school itself i.e. from class 9th and now it is equally important for National Universities also.
The following document we will help you know how you can actually help yourself in exploring your interest areas which will eventually help you in building a unique profile. We have kept in mind about the options being most useful and reliable for you.
Summer Schools
Summer school happens outside the regular academic school year, and is a way for students to retake classes, take special classes in courses they might be interested in, or even to take advanced classes or pre-requisite college courses. Students can gain a perspective over the Careers they might be interested in and sneak a peek in future in case they go for it. Summer Schools help in overall development of the child as they get to embrace new cultures and come across people from different background. They generally open around the time of summer so that the child can easily be enrolled for the outgoing learning. The tenure may vary from 2 weeks up till 4 to 5 weeks.
Some of the major courses that the student can get access to can be:-
Science & Technology, Management, Communication, Creative Programmes, Law, Hotel Management, Travel & Tourism, Psychology, and Foreign Languages.
Some Indian Summer Schools 2022
1. FLAMES Summer School
2. Amity Summer School
3. UWC Mahindra College
Some International Summer School (mostly On-Campus) 2022
1. Harvard Summer School
2. LSE Summer School
3. King’s College Summer School
4. Oxford Summer School
5. UCL Summer School
6. Brown University
7. Stanford University
8. Cornell University
9. Columbia University
10. Boston University
Attending at least one Summer School till your High school can promise opening various doors to a brighter future. It will not only enhance your profile but will also take you a step ahead to International Universities.
Online Certifications
How would you like it if you could add a certificate from the Top universities like Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford in your profile without actually visiting them? Yes, this is possible. You can grab the opportunity to make the best out of your summer vacations by investing in these online certifications from the renowned Universities. You can enrol from courses from Coursera, Edx, and various other platforms according to your interest areas.
Aptitude and Entrance Preprations
Many of the Indian universities are also shifting their admission criteria from marks centric to profile centric which will give a wider view of the personality of the child. Many of you might have not reached to the conclusion of what career/stream you want to choose. Then what shall be done in such cases. Many of the entrances and aptitude test like; CUET, NCHMCT, IPM IIM, CLAT and many more have some common pattern of the exam. Categories like Quantitative Aptitude, Numerical ability, GK and Current affairs, English.
Now again you might be under the notion of preparing for entrances after 12th and that too through coaching which might not be necessary if you start preparing for the above sections on your own well in time. Following are some of the books you can refer to
- Quantitative Aptitude: R.S Aggarwal, Arun Sharma
- Numerical Ability: Arihant Publications- Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, R.D Sharma- Mathematics
- English: Word Power Made Easy, Wrenin Martin
- GK & Current Affairs: Daily News paper, Competition Success Review, Pratyogita Darpan- English Version
Internships
Want to be a Gamer, a Photographer, or a Venture Capitalist? Be what you aspire to be Come Explore different careers and the steps to become what you aspire to be. Internships can be the best suited solution for getting a flavour of the Career that interests you. And if confused then can help you to bring clarity.
An internship is a short-term work experience offered by companies and other organizations for people. Internships can be Offline as well as Online.
Community Services
Working for the society and helping others should be done by every student. This will not only improve your profile but will make you a thanking and a giving person. We are young and might have not achieved a lot to make big changes in the society but you can always do your bit. Working with NGOs can be the first step you can take.
Organisations like CRY offer many opportunities for Students from class 9th to 12th to participate in their campaigns Online and they provide certificates for the same and Letter of recommendations to the one with outstanding contributions.
We really hope you will use your summer vacations wisely and invest this time in building the most optimum career for yourself. We at Career Prabhu always try to be your torch to show you your Career path. Profile building is just one component for admissions abroad or in India. For step by step guidance on International or National Admissions or in case you are still confused with optimum stream or career to select you can contact us on +91 95012-99633.
Disclaimer: The information provided here is best to our knowledge. It is highly recommended that you should cross-check the source of information through the specific Colleges and Institutes. Career Prabhu (Career Prabhu Education Pvt Ltd) is in no way responsible for the decisions made solely on the basis of this document.
