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Ask HN: A free semester before college, what do I do?
I enter college Jan '11 as a Computer Science major and Communications minor. I know the basics of each (3 or so years experience in programming and 5 years of speaking/writing/etc).
HN, what do you recommend I do for 3 months? I could start a business, learn to speak French, or take a trip to Kalamazoo, your call.
I want advice from people who were in my situation, or wish they could have been in my situation.
Thanks!
- pg 16y agoIf you can afford it, travel somewhere far away, and learn the language and history of wherever you go.
- spokey 16y agoThis is strikingly good advice. There's no better way to spend this three months. Independent wealth aside, most people don't have this kind of opportunity very often. (In particular, starting a business is going to either disrupt your college plans or be disrupted itself once you start school. Besides, you can do that anywhere, any time. Take advantage of this opportunity to travel.)
- chrisclark1729 16y agoYeah I would say travel, if you have lots of money. Go out and meet people locally if you have some money. Get in amazing physical shape if you have no money.
- togasystems 16y agoI had three months to blow about two years. I drove across Canada viewing its beauty. I also competed in a ton of downhill mountain biking races. What I suggest to you, is take your favourite hobby, be it sports, art or computers and just run with it for three months. You most likely won't have the opportunity again for a while. On a side note, I also started university in the month of January rather than September. I spent those extra months working.
- rikthevik 16y agoEven if you don't have a ton of cash, check out the Couchsurfing network and travel. I never regret going new places and meeting new people.