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Anonymous wrote:How many people, however, will be able to say they were bold enough to live at college during the Covid pandemic. Pretty cool statement. Glad my son is there full time as of next week!!

Eh, it's not about boldness. My kid isn't scared of getting sick but rather thinks it's going to just kind of suck to have to wear a mask everywhere outside his tiny dorm room, take most of his classes on a computer in said dorm room, not have parties, and that there's a good chance they are going to shut it down in a month or two anyway. He looks at the R&B cost and doesn't see a value. He's disappointed that there's no good options, but would rather save the money. I don't think for this age group it's a question of boldness or not--it's about value or not.

+1 Same here, although it was a difficult decision for my rising freshman who knows nobody at the college. He’s staying home and doing virtual.

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OP, he is making the right decision for him.
The "college experience" is not all it's talked up to be, and missing one or two semesters of it aren't going to permanently affect anyone. It might even have a positive influence on grades and studying.

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Anonymous wrote:How many people, however, will be able to say they were bold enough to live at college during the Covid pandemic. Pretty cool statement. Glad my son is there full time as of next week!!

You sound really immature (I.e.,looking cool trumps being safe/smart)!

Actually, I think that was Trump’s initial take on following mask recommendations.

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Anonymous wrote:The college experience is almost completely gone IMO. My DD is going to live in an apartment in her college town with a close friend. They are going to include another group of friends in another apartment as part of their 'what is it called?'

So she gets to do online course and hang out with her friends. Better than living at home with her parents. For her, anyway.

I just want her to be happy and stay healthy as possible. Weird times and everyone needs to do what is right for them.

One year at home taking online courses is not a big deal, OP. Just enjoy your son!

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Anonymous wrote:The college experience is great, but remember that college is only 4 years out of (hopefully) a person’s long life. Keep perspective.

But yet no college students are really dying of COVID, so....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college experience is great, but remember that college is only 4 years out of (hopefully) a person’s long life. Keep perspective.

But yet no college students are really dying of COVID, so....

But they’re spreading it to people who are dying of it.