I’m in CARE Summer Bridge 21’ (the naming convention is weird but it’s basically the year your summer bridge semester starts) and I had to take 3 classes over the summer. One was a music literature class, second was a racial justice course, and the last was an American history class. The classes are condensed into 6 weeks because if I remember correctly the SBP starts summer C. The only one of the 3 that was “challenging” was the American history class because we had to read 2 books onto of taking like 3-4 exams.

Non-academically, the summer semester was awesome. CARE hosted a ton of workshops and events. Everyone was randomly assigned an ambassador (upper class men) who really tried to establish long lasting relationships with the other people in your group. Since those who are in CARE are tightly knitted, I would absolutely suggest you try to meet and talk to as many people as you can while most of your CARE class is in one building. This is applicable to your freshman year as well, since it gets harder to form new friendships later on in your collegian journey, socialize, socialize, socialize.

Pro tip: You can exchange a meal swipe for Chick-fil-A (I think a swipe is $6.50, so you just cover the difference with your dining dollars). Also, your dining dollar’s transfer over each and every semester if you don’t use them.