<p>My son was accepted to FSU for summer 2012. He would rather go in the fall and may request a change but I think it would be a good idea to just do summer and get it over with. I thought I could try to pump him up with good things about FSU during the summer.</p>
<p>He's a very social kid. Works out. Plays sports. Wants to join a frat, etc.. Anyone know how it is on campus in the summer? Is there stuff to do?</p>
<p>My daughter was at FSU last summer for the CARE program. There were plenty of activities even outside of the CARE program and it was easier for her to get to know the campus. If he is sportsminded it may interest him to know that athletes start arriving at FSU around July 1st - before the rest of the fall students arrive in mid to late August. My daughter is in a sorority and, though she did not know it, she came in contact with several of her “sisters” during the summer. I know that at least one of her counselors and her Orientation Leader were both in fraternies and she is friends with both of them now - halfway through her freshman year. In my mind, it was a better choice for her to start ahead of time so that she didn’t have to get used to a new way of life, new way of schooling, new apartment, paying her own bills, etc. at the same time as everyone else around her. She’d already gotten used to driving in Tallahassee, knew where all the stores were and had a good grasp on what her life was going to look like before the fall classes ever started.</p>
<p>also going on with what janna said, your son can familiarize yourself with the university, get used to the college courses, and see how much ECs he can handle without harming his grade.</p>
<p>Jenas62-</p>
<p>In all sincerity, you can tell your son that she should be very proud to have gained acceptance to FSU even if he has to start during the summer term and tell him to read the many post here of prospective freshman applicants with very good GPA and SAT scores that were rejected. I am sure that does deserving students rejected would be very happy to switch with your son. This should quickly change his mind.</p>
<p>Summer is a lot like Fall or Spring, except typically a bit hotter weather-wise and there’s a hell of a lot less people on campus. </p>
<p>It’s a good way of getting to know the campus and everything and have that sort of one-up on all the Fall admits. Plus, I believe freshmen are limited to only 6 credit hours or so during the summer session (since it’s only 6 weeks), so they aren’t going to be trying more classes than they can handle. </p>
<p>There’s a few downsides to summer, mostly that the hours of a lot of things on campus are shorter due to there being fewer people. I know the UPS store closes earlier among other things. Also, Bright Futures (if you are in state) can’t be used during that summer session, so that’s a drawback. </p>
<p>However, he should be happy to be in at FSU and accept the summer term. There’s a lot of benefits.</p>
<p>Thanks for everyone’s feedback. I really don’t think he will turn down FSU over what comes down to 2 months of his life. That would be the dumbest thing he ever did. FSU is his first choice and I’m sure once he sees it in person (we are touring on January 9th), he will have no doubts about it.</p>
<p>Summer is a ton of fun. The residence halls are especially social since it’s everyone’s first time away from home (and typically are about a month removed from HS), there’s plenty of activities, and it’s just a great chance to get adjusted to campus.</p>
<p>The ONLY downfall is Tallahassee is hot as all hell in July. Regardless, it’s not a reason to turn down the school. I actually CHOSE to apply for Summer, and was very glad I did.</p>
<p>what ISN’T hot in july in florida? i live in miami, guess how i feel lol.</p>
<p>It’s hotter and more humid in Tallahasse in the summer than it is in Miami. No breezes at all. It is not unusual to reach into the 100’s which rarely happens down here.</p>
<p>The plus is that summer doesn’t stretch into mid-november there.</p>
<p>I always enjoyed attending summer semester at Florida State. The pace was a little slower, the campus a little less crowded. Your academic load is generally lighter and there is time for swimming in the sinks and socializing. </p>
<p>Yes, it is hot and humid. Find the 70 degree crystal blue water in the sinks, swim a bit and have some fun. You won’t notice the heat. I used to run distance before dawn during such days. Quite workable.</p>
<p>One more question. So you start summer at the end of June and finish up around August 11th or so. Since the dorms that are open for summer and not any that my son requested for fall, I assume that I have to drive back up there 6 hours and move him out of his summer dorm and drive him home only to have to take him back in another week and move him into another dorm? That seems pretty unreasonable. What do people from out of state do? Or is there an easier solution?</p>
<p>Yes, everyone moves out of their summer dorm assignment and then moves into their fall room assignment a few weeks later. We rented a small storage unit for the month (with a friend), so we didn’t have to haul everything home.</p>