For those of you who are thinking about staying at college over the summer, do it! Whether it is getting those classes that are mandatory to take out of the way, doing a work study to get extra money for the summer, or just don't feel like leaving because you absolutely love your college like I do, I sincerely recommend it. I am doing all three of those things,and I couldn't be happier! There's only 15 students on my campus, including the RA's, but I feel like we are a family. I have gotten so close with these people and it has been such a great experience for me.

People think that they are going to get bored so easily and there is not going to be anything to do at all during the summer if they stay on campus, but that isn't true at all. We go swimming almost every day in the river, hiking, and just doing small adventures with amazing people. Being away from home for such a long time might seem like a huge change for a lot of people and maybe too much for some, however; I think that it definitely has made me a stronger college student in the long run. It's also not impossible for you to go home for a week and visit your family whenever you can take off work or talk to your professor.

I definitely recommend if you do stay over the summer on campus, make a list of what you want to do weekly to stay organized and then what you want to do with friends on the weekends. Keep a big calendar on your wall and mark it all up each week with what you have due for class, what time you need to be in for work, and then when and where you are meeting up with your friends so you don't become overwhelmed! My calendar has become my best friend on my phone and computer as well!

So, if you do decide to stay during the summers on campus, don't worry about becoming bored because trust me, there is so much to do on such a little campus!