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To Go to Summer School or Not to Go?...
...This is the question! Whether it's a better idea to suffer the syllabi and pop quizzes of outrageous faculty, or to take arms in a 12-week Playstation marathon?
Okay, Hamlet, so what do you really need to consider?
ASK YOURSELF:
• Do I need the credits to catch up (maybe because first-semester physics wasn't such a hot idea after all)?
• Will taking a pre-req this summer help me get into a really interesting course in the fall?
• Is there a tough requirement I want to take when I can totally focus on it?
• Is there a course I want to take just 'cuz it sounds cool, but it'll never fit into my four-year plan?
• Am I thinking about changing my major, and want to take another course in the new major to make sure?
• Will summer session help me keep momentum in my study habits?
• Do I need a GPA boost?
• Last but not least, can I afford summer tuition and fees? (But check with your college - extra financial aid may be available!)
• On the other hand, do I really need a break for some much deserved R&R?
• Figure out where you're going to live. Can you stay in the dorm? Pro: No need to scrape the fun-tack off the walls in time for housing inspection. Con: You have to cough up the summer housing fee. But don't count on commuting if home is an hour or more away from college: Do you really want to spend your summer on a bus full of overheated people in flip-flops and shorts?
• Remember that summer session courses are condensed - they go two to three times as fast as fall or spring courses. That means many more hours of class time and study time every week. So don't think "Hey, I only have two classes - I can definitely take that 30-hour-a-week job at Ye Old Ice Cream Shoppe!"