College Students Prepare for "Back to Summer"
BOSTON—Evening activities seem to whisper to weary college students. "Come outside and play," they say. "The school year isn't over yet."
But across Boston and the surrounding metropolitan area, students know that spring's end is near. Come Friday, over 9,000 Boston College students will return to work across the country.
Over the next two weeks, students from dozens of other private and public schools will do the same.
No more sleeping in. No more water-pistol fights, wiffle-ball games, or 2 a.m. visits to Krispy Kreme. While the sun is setting late in the day, these students will be trying to shut their eyes. Otherwise, they'll be snoozing at their desks come the first day of work.
"I hate it," said Becky Anderson, 19.
"We need a longer second semester," said her classmate, Christine Phillips, 20.
Anderson's and Phillips' reactions to the end of the school year are nor unique, as many students suffer as they transition from the lazy days of college to the hectic schedules of summer vacation.
Anderson, who works as a file clerk at a Commerce Bank in Newark, New Jersey, recently spoke about her experiences with summertime.
"It's the same every day," said Anderson "The alarm goes off at 6 a.m. My mom yells at me to get out of bed at 6:30. I go to work, come home, go to sleep, and start all over again."
Despite her apparent lack of enthusiasm for filing, Anderson has always received great reviews from her supervisors, and in 2003 even won the Commerce Bank Good Job Award for Doing a Good Job.
Phillips' summer expectations of her job at White Castle seemed similar to those of Anderson as she spoke at a recent press conference; but the successful philosophy major and accomplish flute player had the following extra incite to offer.
"Sure, it would be great to spend four straight years studying the works of the greatest minds the world has ever known in an atmosphere unmatched as far as intellectual, creative, and social opportunities go; but if I didn't take summer breaks, I'd probably forget how to make the little burgers. . . ."
She then added, "And then how would I support my self while I'm in grad school?"
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