Summer is an interesting time in college. It’s like the pause button was suddenly hit on your life—finals have ended, the end-of-the-semester crunch has ended and its time to pack up your dorm room. As you look back on those empty white walls, your standard issue desk and far too tiny closet, you may sigh with relief as you head for home. But once you finally flop back onto your old couch, you find yourself saying: now what? After being busy for what seems like 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the past semester, you finally have time to breathe. It’s hard to comprehend, and even harder to decide what to do with that time. Relax. It’s okay to give yourself this break—that’s exactly what summer is for (and since you’re now in college, your remaining summers are numbered). With each passing year, the pressure seems to…

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