<p>Man, i was talking to my friend who will be attending cornell this fall and he was saying how he gets 6 friggen weeks off for winter recess! Then i look at UM and we have to be back at school by the 4th of Jan. Thats a joke! This stinks, i will hardly get to see anyone back home (i am oos).</p>
<p>yeahh.. mostly every other school that i know of have longer winter breaks.</p>
<p>BUT, we have like 2 spring breaks and we finish in late april, earlier than most schools. i'd rather have a longer summer than a longer winter :]</p>
<p>Yeah, but what am i supposed to do being home alone for 3 weeks before all my friends get out....sleep i guess.</p>
<p>3 weeks? you will go on vacation with your new umich friends.
that's what you'll be doing.</p>
<p>Good point. Where did you see the 2 spring breaks? I only see one from Feb 24th to Mar. 5th.</p>
<p>I don't like long summers, they get boring...
Plus, I'll most likely be in the freezing cold for winter and the unbearably hot and humid for summer. Yay! Seasons to the extreme!</p>
<p>It would be nice if there was a little more to winter break than xmas/GLI/New Years.</p>
<p>I still can't believe our winter break is only like 10 days long...that's what our HS was like. I also can't believe that we get out in April. Jeez, what a weird school. One more week off during winter would have been a welcome break.</p>
<p>we have 8 weeks :) dont hate! but we get out in late june ..</p>
<p>I think it's great because we have an extra term to take if we want to, plus we get out earlier. Who needs 8 weeks for winter break...</p>
<p>i would prefer a longer christmas, just by a a week or two... and then get out in early may instead..</p>
<p>Michigan's Christmas holidays were too short...and I had to travel all the way to the Middle East. By the time my body had adjusted to the 9 hour jet lag, I had to get back to Michigan! But the 17 week summer break more than made up for it! hehe!!!</p>
<p>hahahaha I will have a 12 hours jet lag ; ) travelling all the way back to hong kong.</p>
<p>I think a long summer is great! All that time to work, make money, steadily pay off my $35k yearly loans :)</p>
<p>but why doesn't UM start early when there's semi-nice weather like in the middle of august and get out earlier in December when the weather is nasty. I'd like to enjoy FL weather a little more in winter.</p>
<p>^yep yep, totally agree</p>
<p>The long summer is painful...</p>
<p>I don't know why everyone is complaining about the long summers. There are huge benefits to this.</p>
<p>You're the first students back home so all the jobs back home will be available.</p>
<p>And if u start early and find a summer internship...
you're among the first interns/co-ops at the company and get a head start. Plus, your internship basically becomes a co-op (4 months), and the extra time means you know what...extra $$$...which means more money to spend on booze for next term!!!...just kidding...or maybe not</p>
<p>I agree, long summers are amazing. You can even do something useful for two months and have a full summer left.</p>
<p>yeah i wish we had a longer cmas break too, by a week or 2. It'd be easier for travel plans that way.</p>