Summer School Is for Chumps. You Should Take an Online Class Instead - Katherine Mangu-Ward, Slate Future Tense

Students looking for ways to get a cheaper, faster college degree will inevitably run up against the suggestion that they enroll in summer school. But frugal freshmen aren’t doing themselves any favors by planning to spend their summers flip-flopping through the cool linoleum-lined halls of the nation’s community colleges. Summer school is depressing and wasteful, with a high opportunity cost. Savvy educational bargain hunters should take courses online instead. So go find a haystack to laze in while you keep one eye on the livestock and one eye on your iPad. Graduation rates are low and student loans are high, but a little summer online learning might help you avoid becoming a statistic. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/23/summer_school_is_for_chumps_take_an_online_class_instead.html