More than ROI to consider, especially now

[Anonymous]

My first-year college student is at a selective SLAC; has been sick, called health center this morning and was tested for COVID within an hour. (Thankfully it was negative.)

A neighbor's first-year college student is at a large flagship often discussed on this board. Child was sick last week. Couldn't get test on campus. My neighbor had to find a CVS where the child could test, had the child Uber to the CVS, thankfully that test was also negative.

This isn't about snowflakes. This is about some college settings right now prioritizing all needs of the campus community, including rapid testing to contain COVID. This SLAC is fully in-person right now and it seems like they are taking active steps to maintain that opportunity.

ROI is important, but it isn't the only factor to consider when evaluating colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My first-year college student is at a selective SLAC; has been sick, called health center this morning and was tested for COVID within an hour. (Thankfully it was negative.)

A neighbor's first-year college student is at a large flagship often discussed on this board. Child was sick last week. Couldn't get test on campus. My neighbor had to find a CVS where the child could test, had the child Uber to the CVS, thankfully that test was also negative.

This isn't about snowflakes. This is about some college settings right now prioritizing all needs of the campus community, including rapid testing to contain COVID. This SLAC is fully in-person right now and it seems like they are taking active steps to maintain that opportunity.

ROI is important, but it isn't the only factor to consider when evaluating colleges.

the devil's in the details, whatever you're trying to describe it's worth paying 50-75k per year, keep telling that to yourself in the mirror

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My first-year college student is at a selective SLAC; has been sick, called health center this morning and was tested for COVID within an hour. (Thankfully it was negative.)

A neighbor's first-year college student is at a large flagship often discussed on this board. Child was sick last week. Couldn't get test on campus. My neighbor had to find a CVS where the child could test, had the child Uber to the CVS, thankfully that test was also negative.

This isn't about snowflakes. This is about some college settings right now prioritizing all needs of the campus community, including rapid testing to contain COVID. This SLAC is fully in-person right now and it seems like they are taking active steps to maintain that opportunity.

ROI is important, but it isn't the only factor to consider when evaluating colleges.

the devil's in the details, whatever you're trying to describe it's worth paying 50-75k per year, keep telling that to yourself in the mirror

Eh, ignore the jerk poster just above with the eye-roll, OP. Probably someone with a kid at some gargantuan school where they're letting the virus do its thing and just crossing their fingers that they don't have to make the difficult call on making students mask and distance again.

OP, I also have a student (upperclassman) at a SLAC. You're right that smaller settings are proving better at handling the pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Why not tell us which large flagship your neighbor kid goes to?

[Anonymous]

OP - I think this is more about choosing the size of a community. It was clear that private schools in DMV were able to react to COVID last year because the county-wide public systems have FAR more students, faculty with a wide range of hurdles (or advantages). The same would be true for a large vs small college/university setting. Not all public colleges are huge flagships - there are smaller ones too. I'd bet W&M has a much more manageable situation than UVA does - likewise for St Mary's for UMD-College Park.

[Anonymous]

OP, why do you keep referring to them as ‘child’? They are grown adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you keep referring to them as ‘child’? They are grown adults.

Have you had an 18 year old "grown adult", only away from home for two to three weeks? When sick those "grown adults" still feel like your child.

[Anonymous]

OP I think you make a good point.

[Anonymous]

So OP thinks paying tens of thousands more so her kid doesn’t have to figure out how to go to CVS makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Small schools are better….got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My first-year college student is at a selective SLAC; has been sick, called health center this morning and was tested for COVID within an hour. (Thankfully it was negative.)

A neighbor's first-year college student is at a large flagship often discussed on this board. Child was sick last week. Couldn't get test on campus. My neighbor had to find a CVS where the child could test, had the child Uber to the CVS, thankfully that test was also negative.

This isn't about snowflakes. This is about some college settings right now prioritizing all needs of the campus community, including rapid testing to contain COVID. This SLAC is fully in-person right now and it seems like they are taking active steps to maintain that opportunity.

ROI is important, but it isn't the only factor to consider when evaluating colleges.

Which SLAC? DC is interested in applying SLACs and would like to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So OP thinks paying tens of thousands more so her kid doesn’t have to figure out how to go to CVS makes sense.

Not OP but.... Sour grapes, much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So OP thinks paying tens of thousands more so her kid doesn’t have to figure out how to go to CVS makes sense.

Not OP but.... Sour grapes, much?

np. how is it sour grapes?

[Anonymous]

My child got a rapid covid test within the hour at her state flagship. OMG!!!! Guess this destroys your whole argument!!!!

[Anonymous]

What were you expecting? Most health centers on campus are useless. Find a doctor or urgent care that takes your insurance and drive up/rent a hotel room and take care of your sick kid if they aren't local.