I think Perna has it. If I have issues with stability, I would rather spend a few weeks during the summer traveling. A few of my friends have done this, where they go overseas for one or two of their summers to places like England. You can get scholarships to go overseas AND take a course or two to lighten your load during the school year. Just a thought.

Plus, I suggest this if you have a harder time making friends. One of my friends essentially spent a month by herself in another country because she had a hard time making friends after her initial friends left. (They stayed half the summer)