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Improve your GPA.
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Lighten your load during the academic year.
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Shorten the time to graduation by taking an extra course in the winter.
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Take a course that is difficult to get into during the regular school year.
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Obtain a minor or take a course that will supplement your degree.
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Fewer distractions from extracurricular activities so your schedule isn't jammed with other commitments.
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Focus on a single subject. Frequent, faster paced, more tightly structured allowing students to fully invest in one subject.
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Stay in the habit of studying and by taking a winter course you keep your critical and analytical skills sharp.
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Complete a prerequisite.
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Most winter courses are online and allow for flexibility; you can still be at home or traveling and take a course.