Congratulations -- the end of another school year is finally upon you!

Whether you exceeded your expectations for grades, or just passed by the skin of your teeth, (or both if you're like me), this year was a valuable growing and learning experience for you. Don't lose that momentum just because it's summertime.

We've included some suggestions on how to spend your summer vacation, for your reading enjoyment. Me, I'll be working hard on your suggestions for improving this website.

As kids, we viewed summer as that magic time when the weather was nicer, days were longer, and, best of all, NO SCHOOL!!! As college students, we know that summer brings a healthy dose of reality. After graduation, we'll head out into the business world and the two-month summer vacation will be a thing of the past.

For now, some of us can cling tenaciously to the summers of old by doing the travel-thing. Island paradises and old-world tours can be alot of fun, and can help us forget what awaits us after graduation. For the rest of us, summer can be a chance to get a head start on our summers to come. Here are some suggestions for productive ways to spend part (or all) of your summer:

All college students will have to take at least one science course, and most of us will end up choosing Biology. This course will usually be more in-depth than the Biology class we took in high school, though, so we naturally need a bit more help to keep up with it. Luckily, Professor Cram has prepared some assistance for all of us reluctant biologists.

Dear Professor Cram:

Which of the five microeconomic goals -- economic efficiency, freedom, growth, stability, and equity -- is most important for policy-makers to focus on? Which of the five goals would be most eroded by the choice?

Emilie S., Arizona

Thanks for your question, Emilie. There is not one single answer for these questions. There are justifications for numerous positions and perspectives. With an understanding of the inter-relationship of these goals, though, we can see the effect of making one primary over another.