As the end of the year rapidly approaches it is important to be proud of all of your accomplishments this year. With many people going to college soon, and others taking on more responsibility as they advance to the next grade level for the coming year, it is important to have fun this summer. However, it is even more important to have a safe summer.

Summertime offers much more free time, and time to spend with friends and family. During these events it is important to stay safe.

With numerous opportunities on the horizon, whether in college or the next year, it is important to refrain from engaging in any dangerous activities, or using any drugs or alcohol.

Seniors especially should make sure they keep on the straight and narrow. Being so close to college and a wide open future, it would be foolish to endanger that for any reason.

Even though most seniors are already committed and accepted to college, that does not mean they are home free.

Colleges retain the right to revoke scholarships and offers at any time, meaning that it is very important to stay safe and legal during the summer.

According to College Transitions, a website that provides students with important college information, colleges have the right to revoke scholarships, even after deposits, for several reasons.

One of these reasons is for “disciplinary” reasons. These disciplinary reasons can range in several different ways, one of which is criminal arrest or activity.

However it is also important to be safe and responsible in other ways as well.

While we are still in school, even with senioritis weighing heavily, it is important to maintain acceptable grades and not plagiarize. Even after acceptance, one of the most frequent reasons for offer revocation is plagiarism, which colleges take extremely seriously.

Colleges have also been known to check social media accounts for their applicants. According to College Transitions, about 29% percent of college admission offices say they have checked their acceptees’ social media accounts.

For this reason it is important to make sure that offensive language and ideas are avoided, and social media accounts are kept clean and legal.

This summer should be all about spending time with friends and family, and preparing for the next step in education.

For seniors, this is the last summer that can be spent completely as a kid. It is a time to spend time with friends and family before heading off to college, where they are far away from what they are familiar with.

Many of those same friends that the summer should be focused on will also be moving away and going to completely new places. It is important to spend time with them while it is still easy and possible.