Written by Alex Gallaway  What’s the deal with summer classes? Are they worth putting in the extra time (and money) over what’s supposed to be an academic “break” for most students? How much do they really contribute to your degree? Taking summer classes can feel like a stalled pause in your academics. You’re usually not fully engrossed in classes, but you don’t seem to have much free time either. There are a number of factors to take into account if you are considering the possibility of summer classes.  There are a variety of ways to take online classes, and there are typically a greater number of asynchronous or online offerings,…