This document discusses summer options for rest, renewal, and research. It suggests taking a break to rest and reflect, strengthening relationships and developing skills to renew, and using the summer to research colleges, careers, and cultures. It provides some specific program examples for these purposes, including options at Penn State, SACI, Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, and Exeter. It also lists areas to explore like hotel management, architecture, medicine, law, and creating your own internship or shadowing experience.