Getting a summer job in this economy can be tough. With spring already upon is, college Bros everywhere are going into panic mode trying to find a lifeguarding gig or an internship (like at BroBible, just sayin'…). For some of you, it might not pan out. That blows, but have you considered staying on campus to take summer classes? Yeah, you’re still in school after most people have left to “find themselves” in Europe or suit up for their internship with their dad’s firm or whatever, but think about it. You could potentially be cracking a $2 Busch light in the outfield of the State College Spikes while taking easier classes in better weather than all your classmates. Still don’t believe me? Well, after the jump, are 10 reasons to stay on campus during the summer. You'll be trying to convince your friends to hang around with you this summer in no time...

1. Best Weather
During the regular academic year, you’re living through the last days of summer, the sogginess of fall and early spring, and the brutality of winter (unless you go someplace like UCLA, SMU, Miami, or Boulder… in which case, keep it to yourself). Finally, in April and May, the sun starts coming out, everyone takes to the quad for a couple weeks, but then finals come and you’re out of there. If you stay for summer, you get the best weather your college has to offer.

 

 
2. Sundresses
I love my sundresses, and all I ever hear from guys is that girls don’t wear them enough. If you stay through summer, you get to see a lot more sundresses — and probably a lot more bikinis as girls lay out on the quad — guaranteed.

3. Pool Parties
There’s always a pool somewhere — especially with the proliferation of "luxury" college apartment complexes these days — and it doesn’t get any better than enjoying an after-class, or mid-class, poolside rager.
 

4. Easy Classes
Summer classes are less crowded and less difficult. Take your more difficult requirements in the summer, and come fall, you won’t even have to worry about sweating through the lecture-hall style Calc class (with the non-English-speaking professor who doesn’t hold office hours) like everyone else.
 
5. Getting Ahead
Taking a course (or several) in the summer means that you’ll have a lighter course load in the fall, a.k.a. more time for things like… extracurriculars. Or, you can take your regular course-load and graduate early. But why oh why would you want to do that?
 
6. Really Explore Your College Town/City
In the Summer, your college locale is at its peak, even without all the undergrads. The stuff that you missed because you were too busy pounding brews or laxing it up is now open for you to check out. Check out concerts in local venues, eat at local restaurants, check out the nearest lake for some beach time, play golf at the local par 3, etc.
 

7. Minor League Baseball
There are a lot of college towns with kick-ass minor league teams, whose games are a blast to go to. Tickets are wicked cheap, beer is wicked cheap, and enjoying America’s favorite pastime under the sun for almost no money is so Stars and Stripes it’s amazing.
 
8. Easy to Get a Part-Time Job at Your School
For those still trying to get some extra bucks, the competition at your school for a part-time job is much lower during the summer, plus if you hold the job for the summer, you’ve got a good chance of keeping it into the semester. And if you don't want to take any classes, it's a good excuse for your parents as to why you don't want to spend a summer at home with them.

 

9. State Fairs and Festivals
You have not lived until you’ve eaten some food (that was never meant to be deep-fried) deep-fried on a stick while weird state fair people show off their prize vegetables and animals. It’s a cool experience that only happens during the summer, and if you can get out to a state fair, definitely make a day of it. Local music festivals and concerts are also aplenty in the summer months, so check out that local talent (you never know, they could blow up, and you saw them first!).
 
10. Bars are Less Crowded
Battling through the hundreds of students trying to get their drink on really isn’t an issue in the summer. You can walk on in with a much smaller line to the bar, chances of a cover are unlikely if not nonexistent, and chances of running into overdrunk crying girls fall significantly. Be prepared to have a much more pleasant bar experience overall. Just watch out for the townies.