<p>This is just one factor that is considered. For S1 at PSU, it also helped that although his grades were not stellar (3.0) he took hardest classes (had APs that were accepted for credit), focused activities with music, was a double legacy, and OOS with no need for financial aid. With all that, agreeing to summer took him over the top and got him in. It was a bit of a jolt, though. He graduated one day and the next morning was at PSU in orientation. </p>
<p>Being there in summer was great for him as mentioned before, time to settle before the circus of fall at PSU and getting some classes in his weaker areas out of the way with smaller classes instead of the really large lectures. Downside was the lack of employment so we had to provide more financial support. It also added a semester, although he could have graduated early, he used the extra semester for an internship which also required some $$ to PSU to keep his student standing and get credits considerate from it.</p>