What is Southwestern? In the Southwestern Program, students have an opportunity to run their own business marketing educational books and software to families in their homes. Southwestern has helped well over 100,000 students finance their college education while picking up marketable skills along the way. What are the Advantages? Money - Students who participate in the program have an opportunity to make some pretty good money. The average student in the program in the summer of 2005 made $2,630 per month! Is that a bit more than you made last summer? If so, you might want to read on. Resume/CV - The experience students gain with Southwestern is invaluable, but the fact is it looks good on your resume/CV regardless of your major. For example, after one summer a student could say they ran their own business and were responsible for all the inventory, scheduling, sales, presentations, and delivery of products. Ask anyone and they will tell you future employers will be looking for people with a track record of responsibility and success. Communication Skills - Students have an opportunity to talk to an average of 3,000 families from all walks of life during the summer. Upon graduation many prospective employers rank communication skills as one of the top things they look for when interviewing recent college grads. Challenge - At this point you may be realizing this is not an average way to spend your summer. Students who succeed in our summer program are not afraid to stretch themselves past what they would normally do. They are looking for a way to separate themselves from the crowd.