Student Excited to Use COVID-19 as Excuse for Empty Summer

Following a cancellation-heavy year, some students have found ways to adapt to the loss of summer plans in the form of virtual internships or development programs during their break. However, many students have yet to find anything productive to do with their summer.

While there are many opportunities available as businesses open shadowing positions and begin to take on interns, some students have wasted two whole summers without even bothering to try and find a worthwhile activity to boost their resumes. While some may suggest that this is because said students are lazy or unqualified, these students place the blame once again on the pandemic.

“Unfortunately, I was unable to secure an internship this summer due to the continued roadblocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, but of course I understand that safety comes first,” said junior finance major Douglass Atkins, who has reportedly been seen partying all year and refusing to wear a mask on campus. “It just sucks that this is the second summer in a row I haven’t been able to do much because of the pandemic.”

As the summer inches closer, an increasing number of students are struggling to explain to their families why they have no professional summer plans yet. Luckily, COVID-19 remains the go-to excuse for students who will not be doing anything productive in the months between semesters.

 

— Hannibal Lechner