Be honest: do you think your DS or DD will get COVID while on campus?

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Anonymous wrote:I know people on here are obsessed with the “college experience” and don’t care about, uh, the value of money, but dd is saving $7k by doing virtual from home this semester.

That's sad.

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Anonymous wrote:Explain how they will “lose the tuition dollars.” Is her likelihood of contracting COVID high? Sure, given her behaviors. But there’s also a really high probability that she will weather it just fine without being hospitalized.

I was going to ask this question as well...why would they lose money if their kid got covid...unless she got deathly ill and ended up in the hospital for the entire semester. Either way, there's always tuition insurance (which I got). We paid like $200, but for a tuition bill of $75K, it is worth it!

Yes, my son might get it, but that would solve a multitude of problems when he gets home. He has been keeping a low profile to protect us, so it would be nice if he acquired some antibodies while on campus lol.

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My DS is super responsible and also very clean and also very worried, so I do think he will take reasonable precautions and is worried enough to do so.

He is not a partier by nature.

Of course, he can't control what his roommate will do or his class mates.

Of course it's risky and I also understand that he will likely do things outside his comfort zone and even responsible college students drink and hang out with friends, so I'm sure there is risk.

For him, he wants the independence and knows it comes with responsibility.

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And not sure I understand the tuition thing - if my kid gets sick and sent home, he'll do distance learning, if he's too sick, I guess they will let him withdraw.

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Anonymous wrote:I 100% think my son will get it but because he bites his nails and is unconscious.

OMG...that is my son!

Mine too! We bought bitter spray for his nails to try to break habit and try to stop him from getting COVID;

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Mine is going back and I think she will probably get it. I am sending her with a cover kit with the essentials should she get sick.

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Anonymous wrote:Explain how they will “lose the tuition dollars.” Is her likelihood of contracting COVID high? Sure, given her behaviors. But there’s also a really high probability that she will weather it just fine without being hospitalized.

I was going to ask this question as well...why would they lose money if their kid got covid...unless she got deathly ill and ended up in the hospital for the entire semester. Either way, there's always tuition insurance (which I got). We paid like $200, but for a tuition bill of $75K, it is worth it!

Yes, my son might get it, but that would solve a multitude of problems when he gets home. He has been keeping a low profile to protect us, so it would be nice if he acquired some antibodies while on campus lol.

Make sure there isn’t a COVID rider in the insurance. It might be considered “act of god”.

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Anonymous wrote:I know people on here are obsessed with the “college experience” and don’t care about, uh, the value of money, but dd is saving $7k by doing virtual from home this semester.

That's sad.

No PO but why sad? DD will most likely not get COVID and is saving money.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know people on here are obsessed with the “college experience” and don’t care about, uh, the value of money, but dd is saving $7k by doing virtual from home this semester.

That's sad.

No it isn’t. Not everyone has money to burn when it the college is offering it at home.

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Anonymous wrote:And not sure I understand the tuition thing - if my kid gets sick and sent home, he'll do distance learning, if he's too sick, I guess they will let him withdraw.

What do you not understand? Most schools have withdrawal deadlines to qualify for phased out refunds. Once you get past that date, you’re SOL.

Those who think you can still do remote learning while being sick with COVID clearly don’t know anyone who has been symptomatic. It is debilitating and your kid will not finish their semester.

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Your question has SUCH a victim blaming tone (the type of kid who will get COVID).

As a public health practitioner, that is really offensive to me.

If the kid breathes, he could get COVID.

Are some people less cautious, yes. But when you live in close quarters with hundreds/thousands of young people (some % of which are spreading an infectious disease without knowing they are even sick), you could well contract the virus THROUGH NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN.

Stop stigmatizing this illness, it is not helpful. Have compassion and humility. More than 4 million people have gotten COVID in six months in the US alone. That is because it is an organism that is very effective at spreading between humans.

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No, but I don't care if she does.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes - 100% chance.

Do you have any idea how many people live in the same house with someone who has tested positive for Covid and haven't become infected? Yes, plenty of college kids will get it, but the vast majority won't. Even the partiers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your question has SUCH a victim blaming tone (the type of kid who will get COVID).

As a public health practitioner, that is really offensive to me.

If the kid breathes, he could get COVID.

Are some people less cautious, yes. But when you live in close quarters with hundreds/thousands of young people (some % of which are spreading an infectious disease without knowing they are even sick), you could well contract the virus THROUGH NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN.

Stop stigmatizing this illness, it is not helpful. Have compassion and humility. More than 4 million people have gotten COVID in six months in the US alone. That is because it is an organism that is very effective at spreading between humans.

It’s not “stigmatizing” to state that certain behaviors correlate more highly with contracting the virus - lack of mask, more socialization, more careless attitudes, etc. I’d venture to say that kids who return to campus in the midst of 2nd uncontrolled peak are de facto at higher risk. Especially if they have a completely safe option to stay at home.

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Anonymous wrote:I 100% think my son will get it but because he bites his nails and is unconscious.

If he is unconscious, he won’t get out your front door, no?