For many students, the thought of summer brings memories of fires, smores, and parties. However, more and more college students are finding that it is necessary to work all summer just to make ends meet. There are many pros and cons to working during the summer and you must consider them carefully.

Pros

1. Making money! During the summer you have no classes or extracurricular things going on on campus for you to worry about, so you can work more hours and make lots of money.

2. You can use that money to hang out with your friends or even take a vacation!

3. If you decide to save your money (like some kind of adult), you can save up enough to pay for your books next semester so you don't end up struggling like some students.

Cons

1. With no classes or extracurricular you can work more hours. While this gives you a nice paycheck, you may end up working several days in a row with little to no sleep. The highlight of the day is getting to come home and sleep.

2. You may be working so much that when you finally do get a day off, you don't want to do anything but sit on your couch and watch Netflix all day instead of doing things with your life.

3. Once the summer is over you go straight into school and (more than likely) back to your regular job on campus so there is no break at all.

There are many pros and cons to having a summer job. On one hand you could need to make money for school next year, but you could also end up working so much that you have no summer. It is important that if you decide to find a summer job you balance it out.