Why is everyone so mad at the colleges for their plans?

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Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

This is the standard legal definition of becoming an adult. Colleges did not arbitrarily come up with it on their own, nor out of the blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

This is the standard legal definition of becoming an adult. Colleges did not arbitrarily come up with it on their own, nor out of the blue.

+1 Kids also join the military at 18. Clearly they’re mature enough!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

My rising college freshman checks their college outlook email daily. And you chose to pay full freight-my kid is going to an lac with full tuition merit aid. It’s not my responsibility to remind an 18 year old to do this stuff. Also, stop acting like paying full tuition entitles your kid to better treatment (which isn’t doing your kid any good in the long run) than FA kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

Ugh...I’m sorry you’re going through that. Tisch is a horrible investment/use of money. Maybe apply to a different program/school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

My rising college freshman checks their college outlook email daily. And you chose to pay full freight-my kid is going to an lac with full tuition merit aid. It’s not my responsibility to remind an 18 year old to do this stuff. Also, stop acting like paying full tuition entitles your kid to better treatment (which isn’t doing your kid any good in the long run) than FA kids.

Didn't say that. You are looking for problems that don't exist. My sister did not know about FERPA (which it sounds like original OP to the NYU story also is ignorant of). And she's smart. But she didn't understand that while she was paying full freight for a SLAC, that the SLAC had no obligation to report back to her that her ds was flunking out. Think about that for a moment before you judge so quickly next time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

My rising college freshman checks their college outlook email daily. And you chose to pay full freight-my kid is going to an lac with full tuition merit aid. It’s not my responsibility to remind an 18 year old to do this stuff. Also, stop acting like paying full tuition entitles your kid to better treatment (which isn’t doing your kid any good in the long run) than FA kids.

Didn't say that. You are looking for problems that don't exist. My sister did not know about FERPA (which it sounds like original OP to the NYU story also is ignorant of). And she's smart. But she didn't understand that while she was paying full freight for a SLAC, that the SLAC had no obligation to report back to her that her ds was flunking out. Think about that for a moment before you judge so quickly next time.

That’s her DS fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

This is the standard legal definition of becoming an adult. Colleges did not arbitrarily come up with it on their own, nor out of the blue.

But colleges take advantage of it. And most parents have no idea that they are sending checks in to a college that won't talk to them if there is a legal or medical issue. This is why you must have your children sign the FERPAwaiver. Otherwise, if your kid is caught in some problematic illness, rape, drinking issue, dorm violations, etc. etc. etc. the college will not call you. I WANT TO BE CALLED if my DS or DD have been arrested, are accused of something or hospitalized. Unless you get the FERPA waiver, which we have done for all three kids, you have no voice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is only happening in the college parent group I’m in, but it seems like most people are furious at the college for their response plan and the fact that they’ve had to make adjustments since their original plan was announced.

It seems so irrational to be mad that the college had to respond to our failure to flatten the curve. Be mad at the people who wouldn’t do their part, am I right? The college is just trying to figure out how not to have an outbreak.

This was exactly what I predicted a month or so ago when some colleges began loudly trumpeting that they would have "full-time, in-person, on-campus classes." So many smug people came onto the board screeching "see??? We told you so!!!" They were too dim to understand that yes, of course the colleges were going to say that, because they wanted your deposit, your committment for the year, and your MONEY. It was and is always subject to change. They said what they needed to say to keep people enrolled. Now the furious people are throwing fits, because they were dumb enough to believe it and they feel duped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is only happening in the college parent group I’m in, but it seems like most people are furious at the college for their response plan and the fact that they’ve had to make adjustments since their original plan was announced.

It seems so irrational to be mad that the college had to respond to our failure to flatten the curve. Be mad at the people who wouldn’t do their part, am I right? The college is just trying to figure out how not to have an outbreak.

Speak for yourself. I'm not mad at anyone! Except the idiot in chief

[Anonymous]

It is like the famous Mike Tyson line "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". These schools can have all the plans they want but once faced (punched) with reality they will all be scrambling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

This is the standard legal definition of becoming an adult. Colleges did not arbitrarily come up with it on their own, nor out of the blue.

But colleges take advantage of it. And most parents have no idea that they are sending checks in to a college that won't talk to them if there is a legal or medical issue. This is why you must have your children sign the FERPAwaiver. Otherwise, if your kid is caught in some problematic illness, rape, drinking issue, dorm violations, etc. etc. etc. the college will not call you. I WANT TO BE CALLED if my DS or DD have been arrested, are accused of something or hospitalized. Unless you get the FERPA waiver, which we have done for all three kids, you have no voice

Noooo ... it's a demarcation. For legal purposes, they are an adult.

This isn't "taking advantage of it." It's following federal and state legislation. You can lobby to change the law, if you like. Go ahead. You can't rightly criticize universities and colleges for following the laws that they are required to follow.

Develop a better relationship with your kids before they become adults, if you want them to tell you things after they are adults. Set limits on what you will pay for -- limit the amount, and/or require they review their grades with you, or whatever. But they ARE adults. If they are not (because of disability, etc), then you should have already applied for legal guardianship, and this would be moot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

How do you have the child sign the FERPA waiver? Where do you find this?

But, I'm also not sure why the schools can't communicate with the parents about their plans w/o a signed FERPA waiver. This is general information about the school, not specific information about the students.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is only happening in the college parent group I’m in, but it seems like most people are furious at the college for their response plan and the fact that they’ve had to make adjustments since their original plan was announced.

It seems so irrational to be mad that the college had to respond to our failure to flatten the curve. Be mad at the people who wouldn’t do their part, am I right? The college is just trying to figure out how not to have an outbreak.

This was exactly what I predicted a month or so ago when some colleges began loudly trumpeting that they would have "full-time, in-person, on-campus classes." So many smug people came onto the board screeching "see??? We told you so!!!" They were too dim to understand that yes, of course the colleges were going to say that, because they wanted your deposit, your committment for the year, and your MONEY. It was and is always subject to change. They said what they needed to say to keep people enrolled. Now the furious people are throwing fits, because they were dumb enough to believe it and they feel duped.

+1. Not PP, but saw this across the board.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.

How do you have the child sign the FERPA waiver? Where do you find this?

But, I'm also not sure why the schools can't communicate with the parents about their plans w/o a signed FERPA waiver. This is general information about the school, not specific information about the students.

You need to have your child sign the FERPA waiver (which both of our adult children did, understanding that we were paying full right). Until you do that, NYU will not contact you regarding anything. This is important for all parents to know because colleges (to their own benefit) have decided that adulthood begins at 18 notwithstanding the fact that parents may be paying for everything. Until you do that, you will not be sent any emails and will not be able to advocate on behalf of your child for anything. I'm an SN dad and learned this the hard way. One of my nephews was flunking out of a SLAC in California but the parents - who were footing 75K a year - weren't notified. It was only because the final notice that the child could NOT return to campus which was mailed to the child at the parents' address, did the parents learn that their child had been asked to leave. Under you get your child to sign that, the college has no reason to communicate with you.

OMIGod how do you even function in life? FERPA: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeschools/modelform2.html