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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of people here didn't have kids in college for true emergencies.

When COVID first hit and we didn't understand it, some colleges gave a day or two of notice before shutting down dorms.

During disasters, you can't expect a college to find alternative accommodations for thousands of students.

If you have a ton of ready cash, you can throw money at these problems, of course. [/quote]

Get that---had a kin 3K miles from home when covid hit.  They came home for spring break with their backpack and tiny 22" carryon.  They never returned until August.  Luckily their roommate was eventually able to return and pack things up, trashed a lot of it and UPS'd the two 26" suitcases and a box for just under $400.   At that point it was affordable because we were getting the rest of semester of R&B refunded.  It was an emergency, and we dealt with it because we had to.  But I don't regret for a moment sending my kid to their choice of schools so far away.  
It also meant the next year they didn't come home except for xmas, as with covid it just made sense to stay on campus for shorter breaks.  We dealt with it and kid was fine[/quote]

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