I don’t want to pay tuition in the fall of 2020 for my kids to take classes online.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

Not in any informed capacity, you clearly do not.

Your perspective must not be so clear, after all, because you are exactly wrong.

Ok then let’s do this.

Name the college you work for. That won’t identify you, right, since there are so many other employees.

I will call the admissions office and ask exactly the question posed. I will get a name and list it and I will tell them I am going to do so for permission.

If the policy they tell me is not the one you are stating, we’ll know you are a liar. If it is, I will mea culpa and you will have provided valuable information to this community.

Sound good?

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, no. And I really, really, really don't care what you think of me, because it is apparent you know so little, and have so little regard for facts. Good luck, though.

Oh, and do your own homework.

Thanks for the confirmation you are full of it, Rando.

As for “do you own homework” that is EXACTLY what my post you responded to suggested. Call the college the student is admitted to and ask them, and don’t believe some rando on the internet.

As for what I think of you, it is this: if you were telling the truth you would have taken me up on my challenge.

Why on earth do you think I owe you anything, is the question? I already gave you free advice. Take it, or don't, it makes no difference to me. Your not liking my answer has no bearing on me.

You definitely don’t owe me anything. The only thing is I gave you a chance to easily prove you were telling the truth and you passed. So it is is reasonable assumption that you are lying.

Again, my main point was: don’t believe Randos on the internet, call the college in question and ask them. How anyone can take issue with that position is beyond me.

I don't take issue with you feeling the need to have an issue - I called you on not knowing your facts, and you didn't like it, like a petulant child. Call as many schools as you would like. I'm sure their now limited staff wouldn't consider it a complete waste of their time to try to prove "some Rando" (sic), in this case you, right. Because, the people who are paying for college right now, who are paying for whomever's son or daughter to be in online classes, want their money to go to resources to assuage people like you. Get a grip.

More of the same. You have one easy step to win the discussion, and until you do it, i consider it settled.

Let it go.

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My college senior has 6 more classes in order to graduate (she took off a mental health semester during her sophomore year, and she’s been going part-time for a while).

She has ADD and anxiety/depression, and these online classes are incredibly difficult for her. Part of her anxiety stems from using a computer; e.g., she’s not on social media, has panic attacks related to email, etc.

She was going to be taking 4 classes over the summer at her campus, followed by 2 classes in the fall, and then graduation in December.

Instead, she’s going to *try* to take the 4 summer classes online, and we’ll see how it goes. But she is not going to finish her college years with a final online semester. Those remaining 2 classes include 2 labs, and she loves her campus & profs and wants to be there in person again.

Our plan is for her to take a mental health semester off if the campus doesn’t reopen in the fall. It would mean a May 2021 graduation instead of December 2020, but she’s willing to make that change.

If the college doesn’t agree, we’ll pay for 1 part-time credit simply to hold her spot. Right now she only takes 3-8 credits per semester anyway (we pay on a per-credit basis).

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"It would mean a May 2021 graduation instead of December 2020"

Not that either date looks that great, but it's likely there will be more jobs in May 2021 than 12/20.

The other advantage of 5/21 is that there are lots of summer jobs (or she could take 2 of the summer courses from 2020 in summer 2021) so it could even be 9 or 10/21.

Don't think about it as making college longer, think about it as finishing at the time she is most likely to be able to start working.

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More of the same. You have one easy step to win the discussion, and until you do it, i consider it settled.

Let it go.

Sure, as long as we agree PP is FOS.

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I work for a college and am the person who signs off on your transfer credits. Some advice:
1. Technically you can transfer in a little under half the credits and still get a diploma from Big Name university.
2. In practice there may be specific classes (like a freshman seminar, writing class or senior capstone) that your university requires be taken only at Big Name school.
3. Certain majors may have a class that cannot be transferred in but needs to be taken at Big Name university.
4. If you are thinking about taking courses elsewhere and transferring them in, speak with the registrar and someone in your department first. Make sure you have the syllabus for the course you want to transfer and the name of the textbook. Get permission in advance so you know the credits will transfer and be accepted.
5. Keep copies of the term papers you write in the course etc. In case a professor later raises issues about whether the course is equivalent.
6. Sometimes there are rules like only courses where you get a b or better will transfer. Make sure you know these rules in advance.

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I love how people are so entitled that they think they have a lot of great choices during a pandemic.

It’s quite amusing.

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a college and am the person who signs off on your transfer credits. Some advice:
1. Technically you can transfer in a little under half the credits and still get a diploma from Big Name university.
2. In practice there may be specific classes (like a freshman seminar, writing class or senior capstone) that your university requires be taken only at Big Name school.
3. Certain majors may have a class that cannot be transferred in but needs to be taken at Big Name university.
4. If you are thinking about taking courses elsewhere and transferring them in, speak with the registrar and someone in your department first. Make sure you have the syllabus for the course you want to transfer and the name of the textbook. Get permission in advance so you know the credits will transfer and be accepted.
5. Keep copies of the term papers you write in the course etc. In case a professor later raises issues about whether the course is equivalent.
6. Sometimes there are rules like only courses where you get a b or better will transfer. Make sure you know these rules in advance.

PP here. Depends on the school.

Your program has to take the credits, before the registrar of the school has to take the credits. The program you are joinINg makEs most of the rules, and only WHEN you are joining that program. - THERE ARE NO HYPOTHETICALS.

You are giving partially bad information.

Depends on the school - I can't say this enough.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how people are so entitled that they think they have a lot of great choices during a pandemic.

It’s quite amusing.

+1

This.

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More of the same. You have one easy step to win the discussion, and until you do it, i consider it settled.

Let it go.

Sure, as long as we agree PP is FOS.

Instead of trying to hav the last word, here's a challenge: why don't you contribute something useful? If not here, somewhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:My college senior has 6 more classes in order to graduate (she took off a mental health semester during her sophomore year, and she’s been going part-time for a while).

She has ADD and anxiety/depression, and these online classes are incredibly difficult for her. Part of her anxiety stems from using a computer; e.g., she’s not on social media, has panic attacks related to email, etc.

She was going to be taking 4 classes over the summer at her campus, followed by 2 classes in the fall, and then graduation in December.

Instead, she’s going to *try* to take the 4 summer classes online, and we’ll see how it goes. But she is not going to finish her college years with a final online semester. Those remaining 2 classes include 2 labs, and she loves her campus & profs and wants to be there in person again.

Our plan is for her to take a mental health semester off if the campus doesn’t reopen in the fall. It would mean a May 2021 graduation instead of December 2020, but she’s willing to make that change.

If the college doesn’t agree, we’ll pay for 1 part-time credit simply to hold her spot. Right now she only takes 3-8 credits per semester anyway (we pay on a per-credit basis).

You need to talk to your program. You can not assume that a college will go along with "your plan".

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I agree.

They continue to think someone is listening when they dictate what they are willing to accept.

Perhaps that stance is their security blanket.

Even when the post-pandemic world, all around them (and their DC) has stopped listening long ago.

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Not sure why colleges should be immune to the factors that have decimated the hospitality and retail businesses already.Paying almost 50K for a semester that is virtual is insanity. Time for them to make some tough choices.

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there are many more students in line behind you who don't think online learning us beneath them.

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More of the same. You have one easy step to win the discussion, and until you do it, i consider it settled.

Let it go.

Sure, as long as we agree PP is FOS.

Instead of trying to hav the last word, here's a challenge: why don't you contribute something useful? If not here, somewhere else.

I did contribute something useful: recommending people call colleges and not just believe an internet Rando.

That was challenged for some inexplicable reason. So I offered something else useful: the easy chance to get to the truth and let everyone see the actual facts. Internet Rando declined, for reasons which are obvious.

As I said, I am happy to let it go, as long as the facts are clear for those who might need them.

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More of the same. You have one easy step to win the discussion, and until you do it, i consider it settled.

Let it go.

Sure, as long as we agree PP is FOS.

Instead of trying to hav the last word, here's a challenge: why don't you contribute something useful? If not here, somewhere else.

I did contribute something useful: recommending people call colleges and not just believe an internet Rando.

That was challenged for some inexplicable reason. So I offered something else useful: the easy chance to get to the truth and let everyone see the actual facts. Internet Rando declined, for reasons which are obvious.

As I said, I am happy to let it go, as long as the facts are clear for those who might need them.

There is a different PP who is giving bad information, both PP's have more information than you, so just sit down, already instead of getting off on that word. Grow up.