The summer job, long an entry-level rite of passage into the working world for teenagers, is becoming obsolete.
Under pressure to bolster their college applications, more students are shunning the character-building, low-paying first job for extracurricular activities and year-round academics.
Out are summers spent perched on a lifeguard chair slathered in zinc oxide, schlepping clubs on fairways or stacking boxes in a warehouse. In are science classes, tutoring sessions, or other resume-worthy pursuits, all aimed at giving students a leg up on the competition.Emblematic of that trend is Magali Ortiz, 18, a recent graduate of Northside College Prep, who spent every […]
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