Is your student headed to college in a COVID hotspot state?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Calif student is taking a gap year.

To do what? Sit at home with Mommy and Daddy? What a waste. Everyone else will be passing a year of online or in person college. There is nothing to do during a gap year but be depressed.

Depressed without Covid or any exposure seems pretty OK to me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Calif student is taking a gap year.

To do what? Sit at home with Mommy and Daddy? What a waste. Everyone else will be passing a year of online or in person college. There is nothing to do during a gap year but be depressed.

Depressed without Covid or any exposure seems pretty OK to me!

Keep in mind that some kids are introverts, like my oldest kid. That doesn’t mean they aren’t independent and motivated. But for some introverts, keeping up social interaction over text or zoom is brutal so they basically give up.

[Anonymous]

Very true. No single path will work for every student.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure I would send my child to a place with few hospital beds.

[Anonymous]

Going and excited to adulting

[Anonymous]

HBCUs in Atlanta are all shutting down campuses.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/morehouse-college-moves-all-virtual-classes-fall-semester/FBYQNCTTDRF6BOW72M5LDU6KY4

Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University students will not return to campus when classes start this fall.

The Atlanta historically Black colleges and universities made the announcement Monday that they will continue remote learning for the semester.

The school presidents all cited the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Atlanta and states where many students are from led to the decision.

“As much as I wanted to see the men of Morehouse return to campus for classes on Aug. 19, the spike in COVID-19 cases in Georgia and across the nation, warrants us to change course to protect the health and safety of Morehouse students, faculty, and staff,” Thomas said. “Many of our target enrollment areas are facing outbreaks. And as families use their summer vacation to travel both locally and out of state, Morehouse could not guarantee the well-being of our community for in-person instruction, even with the rigorous safety protocols that we were planning. I believe that continuing online learning is our most prudent path forward.”

Classes for Morehouse will be taught online from Aug. 19 through the end of finals, Nov. 20, with no fall break.

Morehouse said most residence houses on campus will remain closed, except for one that will be available for international students and others who have a critical need for housing.

[Anonymous]

U Cal Berkeley will begin the semester all online.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any sense of whether the CA governor or LA mayor will prevent colleges there from re-opening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any sense of whether the CA governor or LA mayor will prevent colleges there from re-opening?

Which LA college plans to open?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any sense of whether the CA governor or LA mayor will prevent colleges there from re-opening?

Which LA college plans to open?

UCLA is planning to open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HBCUs in Atlanta are all shutting down campuses.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/morehouse-college-moves-all-virtual-classes-fall-semester/FBYQNCTTDRF6BOW72M5LDU6KY4

Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University students will not return to campus when classes start this fall.

The Atlanta historically Black colleges and universities made the announcement Monday that they will continue remote learning for the semester.

The school presidents all cited the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Atlanta and states where many students are from led to the decision.

“As much as I wanted to see the men of Morehouse return to campus for classes on Aug. 19, the spike in COVID-19 cases in Georgia and across the nation, warrants us to change course to protect the health and safety of Morehouse students, faculty, and staff,” Thomas said. “Many of our target enrollment areas are facing outbreaks. And as families use their summer vacation to travel both locally and out of state, Morehouse could not guarantee the well-being of our community for in-person instruction, even with the rigorous safety protocols that we were planning. I believe that continuing online learning is our most prudent path forward.”

Classes for Morehouse will be taught online from Aug. 19 through the end of finals, Nov. 20, with no fall break.

Morehouse said most residence houses on campus will remain closed, except for one that will be available for international students and others who have a critical need for housing.

Public colleges part of the GA university system are having hybrid classes- each class has remote and in-person. I am so mad. My kid has to go back. Looking at apartment options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any sense of whether the CA governor or LA mayor will prevent colleges there from re-opening?

Which LA college plans to open?

UCLA is planning to open.

https://www.ksro.com/2020/07/20/la-mayor-says-city-is-close-to-another-lockdown

[Anonymous]

The Atlantic:

"Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students
As campuses reopen without adequate testing, universities fault young people for a lack of personal responsibility."


https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/colleges-are-getting-ready-blame-their-students/614410/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share