Summer School means trade-offs
Brian RobinsonReporter, The Voice
Summer vacation is fast approaching and if you're a student who loves to learn all the time, not just in the spring and fall, there is an option for you. It's the summer sessions at Glendale Community College (GCC).
The GCC summer semesters are two, five week long semesters scheduled between the spring and fall semesters. They are open to any new or continuing students who want to get ahead and graduate sooner.
If Students who are on the fence about enrolling in one or both of the summer semesters think about the tradeoffs of summer school, it will hopefully persuade them to either embrace the idea of summer school or avoid it like the plague.
There are many tradeoffs to consider when deciding to or not to sign up for a summer education. One of the main tradeoffs is time. If you do attend summer school, you will be missing out on all the benefits that a three month vacation has to offer. If you choose not to go to summer school, it will take that much longer to graduate or transfer to a university.
Wes Watson, a student at GCC, said, "I would rather go to summer school than spend the rest of my life at GCC, because they raise their tuition every year."
It's true that many students at GCC spend more than four semesters at this campus because they are trying to complete all those classes required to get accepted into a university. Another tradeoff to consider is money. It will be a little more expensive to take a few classes in the summer, but will it be worth it when a student actually graduates in four semesters or less?
Whether a student chooses to attend or not to attend school in the summer the choice is there's, but before a student makes that decision they need to consider the pros and cons. If a student is considering summer school, a printed copy of the summer schedule is available throughout the campus.
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