Spring Break
Summer classes entice more than 15,000 Aggies
By: Sadie Michalk
Issue date: 6/5/08 Section: News
Every year, thousands of Aggies forego their summer vacations in favor of the classroom. Some students attend schools to graduate quicker, while others said they believe classes are easier in the summer.
Lauren Wells, a senior education major, said she is taking nine hours this summer in order to graduate on time and has never attended Texas A&M in the summer before.
"I'm behind and I want to catch up," Wells said. "I am taking a history class, entomology and nutrition over the summer."
Senior history major, Sierra Long, said that she also attends school during the summer to graduate quicker.
"I am taking six hours this summer because I just want to graduate on time," Long said.
Thousands of other Aggies had the same idea. Registrar Don Carter said that the unofficial number of students attending the first summer session and the 10-week summer session is 15,736.
"It looks like we have about the same number of students enrolled as we did at this point last year," Carter said.
"As far as the second summer session goes, we won't know anything until the final drop date."
Carter said that it was unclear whether Rep. Fred Brown's legislation to reduce the cost of summer tuition will increase enrollment.
The pilot program, proposed by Rep. Brown, was designed to cut the cost of tuition from $156 to $75 for each credit hour in the second summer session for undergraduate students who are residents of Texas. The goal is to increase enrollment during the second summer session.
Lauren Wells, a senior education major, said she is taking nine hours this summer in order to graduate on time and has never attended Texas A&M in the summer before.
"I'm behind and I want to catch up," Wells said. "I am taking a history class, entomology and nutrition over the summer."
Senior history major, Sierra Long, said that she also attends school during the summer to graduate quicker.
"I am taking six hours this summer because I just want to graduate on time," Long said.
Thousands of other Aggies had the same idea. Registrar Don Carter said that the unofficial number of students attending the first summer session and the 10-week summer session is 15,736.
"It looks like we have about the same number of students enrolled as we did at this point last year," Carter said.
"As far as the second summer session goes, we won't know anything until the final drop date."
Carter said that it was unclear whether Rep. Fred Brown's legislation to reduce the cost of summer tuition will increase enrollment.
The pilot program, proposed by Rep. Brown, was designed to cut the cost of tuition from $156 to $75 for each credit hour in the second summer session for undergraduate students who are residents of Texas. The goal is to increase enrollment during the second summer session.
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