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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For anyone contributing to this thread who has kids at the colleges mentioned, are your  kids happy?

Just asking because I have a HS senior, and from what I'm hearing, my friends with kids who are college freshmen are pretty miserable, regardless of how the college is handling things. Then again, most of my friends' kids' aren't doing much in person learning.[/quote]

[b]I think the happiness increases the more senior the student is. [/b] Freshman arrive with no friends, in a strange place, with no activities available and are therefore likely to be unhappy.  Upperclassmen already have a network of friends that they have missed seeing the last 6 months, know their routines, have off-campus activities they enjoy, more access to cars, etc. and therefore find it easier to adapt to the new restrictions.
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I'd agree with that.  My DS is a junior.  He's living off campus with two other classmates - much further away from campus than he'd like.  He has a car and goes onto campus a couple of times a week to use the dining hall, go to the gym, study in the library.  He was disappointed that all of his classes are online - his roommates both have at least one class in person.  However, he tells me he is MUCH happier being near campus and being able to see his friends than being stuck in his bedroom here at home.  None of his friends from high school are at home, they've all returned to school.

He and his roommates are discussing if they are going to move back onto campus in the spring.  Originally, they wanted to be back on campus but are now thinking of just staying in their apartment because of all the restrictions on campus.  They lucked into a month to month lease so they just extend the lease each month if they want.  They don't have to wear their mask 16 hours a day like they would if they were living on campus.  School is requiring mask wearing anytime you are not in your own dorm room - so even outside they have to wear a mask.[/quote]

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