With spring break and midterms behind us, we are now on the homestretch. Now while you are probably already stressing out about finals and longing for the days that you will spend doing absolutely nothing (it's called summer "break" for a reason), allow me to be the bearer of bad news.

If you are like any normal (broke) college student, you need to start looking for a summer job. Like now. Well actually, you probably should've started looking 2 months ago, because by now, those darn high schoolers have probably snatched up all the good ones. To help ease the process, I've ranked five different types of summer jobs from worst to best.

5. Grocery Store Clerk.

While being a checker at your local grocery store is a classic, it is also the worst possible job on the list. You will be spending all of the glorious sunny summer days holed up in an over air-conditioned building, selling popsicles to everyone that you know (literally) and to mothers with screaming children in their carts. Yeah, no thanks.

4. Working at the mall.

While this is very similar to working at the grocery store, you have the added perks of being able to shop on your breaks, and there is most likely a Starbucks in the same building. Also, you will probably run into people from your high school, which can either be a pro or a con depending on your situation.

3. Movie theater.

A movie theater job loses points because you will spend your entire summer in a dark room, cleaning up stale popcorn. However, you will be able to hook up your squad with free movies, and be able to steal popcorn on your breaks. It's all about the priorities here.

2. Nannying.

Being a nanny is a great summer job! Since you will be dealing with kids, you never know where your day will take you. One day, the kids will want to hit up the pool (hello tan and cute lifeguard), and the next, they will want to spend the day in the beautiful thing known as air conditioning. There is no downside here, and if you are dealing with little ones, you will be guaranteed to get your exercise.

1. Working outdoors (sports venue, mini golf, life guard, or country club attendant).

Troy Bolton knew what he was doing when he decided to work for the local country club. I mean, frolicking around a golf course while getting paid and getting a tan? Who would turn that down!

I've worked at a local sporting venue for 3 years, and while sweating in 80% humidity on the job can suck, nothing beats getting paid to enjoy the sunshine and spending your summer outside.

Go fourth and job hunt my friends, here's to not being broke next semester!