text: First, student-designed summer projects are more beneficial because, it allows for the student to improve their academic skills. If the project is designed by a student they are more likely to remember it. The student will remember the information with more ease because they designed it themselves. By having a student take leadership of what they need to learn they will remember the information easier because they taught it to themselves. The student would take leadership in the form of designing their own project and what they learn therefore, they will remember it easier. Secondly, student-designed projects also, increase their critical thinking skill. By having a student design their own project they must carefully think about the project. This results in the student improving upon their critical thinking skill which is fundamental in academics.