Stuyvesant’s Summer of 2017

Summer isn’t a time for winding down for many Stuyvesant students. Instead, it’s filled with numerous activities, ranging from interning with NASA to exploring the Galapagos Islands. We wanted to find out what Stuyvesant students have been up to this summer.

Note: All optional answers have been omitted in correlations. All results reflect the experiences of the responders rather than the entirety of the Stuyvesant population.

GRADE

298 freshmen

158 did a summer program — 53%
37 of these at a college — 23%, 12.4% of total
32 had a job — 10.7%
56 did a school prep program — 18.8%
14 had an internship — 4.7%
5.3% visited a college

203 sophomores

141 did a summer program — 69%
36 of these at a college — 25.6%, 17.7% of total
53 had a job 26%
51 did a school prep program 25%
37 had an internship 18.2%
4.9% visited a college

192 juniors

145 did a summer program 75.5%
38 of these at a college 26.2%, 19.8% of total
72 had a job 37.5%
97 did a school prep program 50.5%
61 had an internship 31.8%
15.1% visited a college

143 seniors

104 did a summer program 72.7%
47 of these at a college 45.2%, 32.9% of total
55 had a job 38.5%
10 did prep 7%
69 had an internship 48.3%
47.2% visited a college

All students

14.1% arts
36.2% STEM
13.2% writing
24% college prep
23% sports
33% outdoors
7.5% business
35.3% volunteer
10.4% humanities

RACE

554 Asians

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 98 (17.69%)
To Asia - 63 (64.29%)
To Europe - 18 (18.37%)
To South America - 4 (4.08%)
To North America - 51 (52.04%)
To the Caribbean - 15 (15.31%)
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 1 (1.02%)

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 279 (50.36%)
To the Southeast - 48 (17.20%)
To the Midwest - 18 (6.45%)
To the Northeast - 156 (55.91%)
To the Southwest - 32 (11.47%)
To the Northwest - 25 (8.96%)
Other - 29 (10.39%)

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 260 (46.93%)
Visiting family - 119 (21.48%)
Looking at colleges - 89 (16.06%)
Teen travel program - 23 (4.15%)

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 363 (65.52%)
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 100 (27.55%)
No - 344 ||||| 263 (72.45%)
No - 191 (34.48%)

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 141 (25.45%)
No - 413 (74.55%)

Did you participate in a prep school program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 186 (33.57%)
No - 368 (66.43%)

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 119 (21.48%)
No - 435 (78.52%)

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 70 (12.64%)
STEM - 204 (36.82%)
Writing - 78 (14.08%)
College Prep - 169 (30.51%)
Sports - 111 (20.04%)
Outdoors - 166 (29.96%)
Business - 43 (7.76%)
Volunteer Work - 217 (39.17%)
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 50 (9.03%)

175 Caucasian

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 80
To Asia - 7 (8.75%)
To Europe - 56 70%
To South America - 6
To North America - 15
To the Caribbean - 9
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 3

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 122
To the Southeast - 24
To the Midwest - 13
To the Northeast - 61
To the Southwest - 14
To the Northwest - 11
Other - 7

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 97
Visiting family - 72
Looking at colleges - 25
Teen travel program - 18

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 115
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 37
No - 112 ||||| 78
No - 60

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 124
No - 51

Did you participate in a school prep program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 13 (7.4%)
No - 162

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 39
No - 136

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 27 15.4%
STEM - 60 (34.2%)
Writing - 21
College Prep - 21 12%
Sports - 57
Outdoors - 72
Business - 17
Volunteer Work - 50
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 21

11 African American

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 2 (18.2%)
To Asia - 0 (0%)
To Europe - 0 (0%)
To South America - 1
To North America - 1
To the Caribbean - 2
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 0 (0%)

Time (out of U.S. only)
A few days - 0
5 to 10 days - 1
10 to 20 days - 0
More than 20 days - 1

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 8 (72.3%)
To the Southeast - 6 (54.5%)
To the Midwest - 0 (0%)
To the Northeast - 1 (9.09%)
To the Southwest - 1 (9.09%)
To the Northwest - 0 (0%)
Other - 0 (0%)

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 4 (50%)
Visiting family - 4 (50%)
Looking at colleges - 0 (0%)
Teen travel program - 0 (0%)

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 7 (63.6%)
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 1

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 1 (9.09%)

Did you participate in a school prep program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 1 (9.09%)

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 5 (45.5%)

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 2
STEM - 3 27%
Writing - 1
College Prep - 1
Sports - 3
Outdoors - 2
Business - 0
Volunteer Work - 4
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 1

45 Mixed Race

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 22 48.9%
To Asia - 7
To Europe - 12
To South America - 2
To North America - 5
To the Caribbean - 0
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 2

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 29
To the Southeast - 4
To the Midwest - 2
To the Northeast - 15
To the Southwest - 4
To the Northwest - 4
Other - 2

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 260
Visiting Family - 21
Looking at colleges - 1
Teen travel program - 0
Other - 6

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 25
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 9

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 12

Did you participate in a prep school program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 6

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 12

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 11
STEM - 17 37.8%
Writing - 5
College Prep - 6
Sports - 9
Outdoors - 18
Business - 1
Volunteer Work - 9
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 9

16 Hispanic or Latino

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 7
To Asia - 0
To Europe - 1
To South America - 1
To North America - 2
To the Caribbean - 2
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 0
Other - 1

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 5
To the Southeast - 1
To the Midwest - 0
To the Northeast - 4
To the Southwest - 0
To the Northwest - 0
Other - 0

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 6
Visiting family - 4
Looking at colleges - 1
Teen travel program - 0
Other - 1

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 12
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 6

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 4

Did you participate in a school prep program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 4

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 3

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 2
STEM - 4 25%
Writing - 1
College Prep - 3
Sports - 3
Outdoors - 4
Business - 1
Volunteer Work - 4
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 4

18 Middle Eastern

Travel out of U.S. (yes) - 7
To Asia - 2
To Europe - 2
To South America - 0
To North America - 0
To the Caribbean - 2
To Australia - 0
To Africa - 2

Travel within the U.S. (yes) - 9
To the Southeast - 1
To the Midwest - 1
To the Northeast - 6
To the Southwest - 1
To the Northwest - 0
Other - 0

Purpose of traveling
Tourism, sightseeing - 10
Visiting family - 4
Looking at colleges - 0
Teen travel program - 1

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
Yes - 12
If yes, did your program take place at a college?
Yes - 3
No - 9
No - 6

Did you have a job (were you paid for something)?
Yes - 1
No - 17

Did you participate in a prep school program to prepare you for school or standardized tests?
Yes - 1
No - 17

Did you have an internship?
Yes - 1
No - 17

What area(s) do your summer plans fall into?
Arts - 2
STEM - 10 55.6%
Writing - 2
College Prep - 0
Sports - 5
Outdoors - 9
Business - 1
Volunteer Work - 7
Humanities (Law, International Studies, etc) - 0

Experiences

“[I drove] for 10 hours to Raybun County, Atlanta to photograph the solar eclipse in its totality. The way the bright blue sky just turned into...darkness [was] breathtaking. It isn't like nighttime—it was something else, like out of a movie. It was almost like the sky and all the light on Earth turned off for a moment. The eclipse has forever changed the way I'll feel about space and nature, and simply knowing that millions of people from across the country were watching and enjoying the same moment in time has been my favorite part of 2017. It felt like everyone could take a moment to forget about everything—politics, work, life—and could just enjoy nature. Just that day, it felt like our country was perhaps the most united it's been for a while.”

“My birthday was celebrated so many times this year because I'm here in Egypt visiting my family. I've had so many people come over and celebrate with me. It's a lot more than I usually do. I usually have a party with my parents, uncle, and sisters, but now, since I'm here in Egypt, it's with cousins, aunts from both sides, and second cousins. It feels good getting this many presents and people remembering my birthday.”

“Exploring the breathtaking Bay Area of California offered an immersive experience that combined the best of a pastoral escape to the country and the electrifying excitement of venturing through a new city. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Lombard Street, my dazzling journeys strung together countless moments [that were] blissful and awe-inspiring alike.”

“I had my first legitimate date-like experience in a long time. I mean, it wasn’t even dating as I figured out, but eh, better than nothing.”

“I was walking down to the nearest train station when it spontaneously erupted into flames. At which point, I turned around and asked myself why I even bother trying to use the MTA anymore. RIP 145th Street station."

Specific Facts

Did you travel outside of the U.S.?
64.29 percent of Asians who traveled outside of the U.S. went to Asia, compared to 8.75 percent of Caucasians.
Of the Caucasians who traveled outside of the U.S., 56.6 percent went to Europe, while only 18.37 percent of Asians did so.
48.9 percent of mixed race students traveled outside of the U.S., more than any other ethnicity.

Did you travel within the U.S.?
Of the responders who traveled within the U.S., 53.47 percent stayed in the Northeast, while only 7.39 percent visited the Midwest.
54.5 percent of African Americans who traveled within the U.S. visited the Southeast.

Did you participate in any sort of formal summer program, class, or activity?
55.6 percent of Middle Eastern students reported their summer plans were STEM related, more than any other ethnicity.
50.5 percent of juniors partook in a school prep program for standardized testing, compared to 7 percent of seniors.
Among Asian responders, 66.43 percent did not attend a school prep program.

Productivity

On a scale of 1 to 5, how much would you say you enjoyed your summer? (1=last, 5=max)
1-1.7%
2-7.5%
3-32.3%
4-47%
5-11.5%

Do you feel that you are productive during the summer?
No, not at all — 26.8%
Yes, but less than I am during the school year — 29.7%
Yes, about as productive as I am during the school year — 32.4%
Yes, more than I am during the school year — 11.1%

Have you read this summer?
Not at all — 15.2%
Yes, less than I would during the school year — 45.5%
Yes, more than I would during the school year — 39.4%