<p>I'm taking a course this summer at my university and was wondering - Am I going to be really lonely? Do lots of students take summer classes? What do people do other than study/go to class? </p>
<p>The campus most likely will not be as filled if it were Fall or even Spring semester, but there are still people there. It’s not like you’re the only person taking summer classes on campus. </p>
<p>As far as what people do, they live. They go to the gym, they hang out with friends, they go out into town, they hang in and watch TV, they go and eat, etc. </p>
<p>My university also has a bunch of programs planned for the summer to keep students from just staying holed up by themselves, including weekend trips to NYC, ice cream socials, movies on the quad, visits to museums/shows, etc. Check if your school has some programs like that over the summer. As for how empty things are, that varies a lot by campus. Here, a lot of programs actually require taking classes in the summer sessions, so campus never feels empty; it’s just ever so slightly easier to get a table in the library in the summer.</p>
<p>On a commuter campus, activities will go on throughout the summer / it is good to hang out with friends that stay in town because they found work. </p>
<p>I’m taking summer classes at a community college and there are few students. I have a class with only 5 students including me. Where I’m at, students usually work or visit relatives during the summer. </p>
<p>You’ll get a better answer if you name your school.</p>
<p>Many schools also lease out space to camps and programs. Band camp, cheerleading camp, science camp , youth day care. There will be a lot of people on campus, just not necessarily college kids.</p>
<p>Colleges have a lot of money tied up in the physical facilities and can’t afford for them to just sit empty.</p>
<p>It won’t be completely dead. It won’t be as packed as the quad at noon in the middle of the fall or spring semester, but there will be other students there. As others have mentioned, many schools have special summer events to keep the students from getting too bored. It’s worth looking into.</p>
<p>Not necessarily. Most schools have additional programs for people taking classes in the summer. For example: My school has this Summer Transfer Bridge program that allows students to get to know other transfer students during the summer. It’s not going to be like the Fall/Spring semester when almost everyone is there, but you won’t be lonely.</p>
<p>I’m at University of Miami - anyone know about it?</p>
<p>Many people have summer programs, research ops, internships, tour guides, and some other people that may stick around. So there is bound to be some people on campus, but yeah not nearly as much as during the year</p>