I used to think that I would never take summer classes unless I was studying abroad. Somehow I ended up choosing the one program that encompasses both classes on campus and travel abroad for this summer.

The first half of my trip is research based between my college town of Statesboro, Georgia and Savannah. The second half is more research in Ireland, but just within my first week I have learned that there are more pros to taking summer classes than I had thought.

Cons to Taking Summer Classes:

1. You have homework over the summer.

2. Summer Reading.

3. You have to walk to class in the heat.

4. You don't always get to sleep in.

5. You will have homework every night.

6. Classes are more than 55 minutes.

7. And you go to the same classes every day.

In the long run, these cons really aren't that bad. You get used to the longer classes and having homework every night. It keeps you busy, especially if you're staying in town because of a 12 month lease. I've learned that there are many more pros tHan there are cons when it comes to taking summer classes.

Pros to taking summer classes:

1. The semester is only four weeks long.

2. You stay busy and don't get as bored.

3. You have smaller class sizes.

4. So you can make friends a little easier.

5. It's a chance to bring up your GPA if you need it.

6. You don't have to take a full course load.

7. It can get you closer to graduation.

8. Or it can save you from that fifth year victory lap.

9. If you take summer classes, you can take smaller course loads in Fall and Spring.

10. You can develop better relationships with professors.

11. You don't have to take classes all summer long.

12. It's not as hard to get back into the groove of going to class after summer ends.