Summers in France are fine. Phillips often finds that teens think their jobs were very ordinary, but once she starts digging, they are amazed to discover they have gained far more than money. Somewhere between getting into and out of high school, your summers slide from hanging with friends to working for a boss. It's an introduction to the real world, explains educational consultant Dodge Johnson. He points out that in addition to your academic knowledge, colleges are interested in how you have grown and what you know about life.
Summer jobs offer both in abundance.
And grow you will. Summer jobs teach you about adult life because you are responsible to someone other than your parents. It takes persistence and determination to find and keep a job. A lot of high schoolers end up in retail and food service since those jobs are plentiful, but even burger flippers learn more than flipping. Phillips remembers a job she had while in high school dishing up hot dogs.