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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very niche indeed. I'm sympathetic to the presumably very personal issue that prompted the PP to address the health issue, but it's kind of a weird tool to judge a university. And 95% is more like 99.5% who don't have a beef with administration because of absences. [/quote]

Are you aware of current research showing the large percentage of college students with poor health and poor mental health?  It’s not so niche [/quote]

I agree that sending a student in fragile health abroad isn't a great idea. But not sure what you'd expect in the US.  They usually don't even loop in parents, no matter what paperwork you signed. [/quote]

Our student was not in fragile health at enrollment, and is not in fragile health now. But had long-covid type symptoms, and a medical diagnosis after the fact.  The  damage was done academically at the time it happened. The University is not forgiving.  You hear “no handholding” anecdotally and think it won’t apply to your student. But then you realize they are not kidding. What they consider handholding, we call paying attention to a student who is requesting a medical excuse. [/quote]

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