Work, school or just relaxing? How do you like to spend your summer? Personally, I prefer a combo of the three. This summer, I chose a three week mini-mester (aka Maymester) to get a solid 3 hours of History checked off of my very long list. The first History class I was required to have was taken at a major University and involved intense essay exams, long lectures and pop quizzes over information that did not interest me very much.

The second class, which I took at a community college, was...