I talked to a co-worker in Ohio whose daughter is an incoming freshman. She's planning on going to Ohio State and put down a deposit, but if it goes online in the fall, she will switch to attending community college. If the college doesn't let her do this, then she will just reapply once she receives her associates. I could see a lot of middle class families doing something similar.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

Not in any informed capacity, you clearly do not.

Your perspective must not be so clear, after all, because you are exactly wrong.

Ok then let’s do this.

Name the college you work for. That won’t identify you, right, since there are so many other employees.

I will call the admissions office and ask exactly the question posed. I will get a name and list it and I will tell them I am going to do so for permission.

If the policy they tell me is not the one you are stating, we’ll know you are a liar. If it is, I will mea culpa and you will have provided valuable information to this community.

Sound good?

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, no. And I really, really, really don't care what you think of me, because it is apparent you know so little, and have so little regard for facts. Good luck, though.

Oh, and do your own homework.

I would NOT waste the money, OP. Explore other options.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

Not in any informed capacity, you clearly do not.

Your perspective must not be so clear, after all, because you are exactly wrong.

Ok then let’s do this.

Name the college you work for. That won’t identify you, right, since there are so many other employees.

I will call the admissions office and ask exactly the question posed. I will get a name and list it and I will tell them I am going to do so for permission.

If the policy they tell me is not the one you are stating, we’ll know you are a liar. If it is, I will mea culpa and you will have provided valuable information to this community.

Sound good?

They'll contact the next person on the list. Best of luck.

Anonymous wrote:The college/university will still need the tuition money next fall because they still need to pay their faculty and staff, maintain buildings, and cover all other kinds of overhead. If too many students opt out for a semester, it would be a financial disaster for universities. They will allow a small number of people to take a semester off without consequence, but those spaces will be reserved for people who have extenuating circumstances, such as needing to help care for ill family members, inability to pay due to job loss within their family, personal illness, etc.

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Those aren't exactly the reasons, but you are mostly correct here.

The college/university will still need the tuition money next fall because they still need to pay their faculty and staff, maintain buildings, and cover all other kinds of overhead. If too many students opt out for a semester, it would be a financial disaster for universities. They will allow a small number of people to take a semester off without consequence, but those spaces will be reserved for people who have extenuating circumstances, such as needing to help care for ill family members, inability to pay due to job loss within their family, personal illness, etc.

I agree with the PP that OP needs to ask the college, or at least explore the website, to see whether this is even a possibility before both sides rant back and forth for another 10 pages.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

Not in any informed capacity, you clearly do not.

Your perspective must not be so clear, after all, because you are exactly wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

Not in any informed capacity, you clearly do not.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

I work for a college, fool.

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Anonymous wrote:More time after Covid could equal a better, more recovered economy. Time is not money right now.

Time is always money. There is an opportunity cost for everything.

the money is not the only cost to consider.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

Please don't listen to Randos on the internet. Please call the college directly and ask them. You find them nicer 99% of the time and more informed 100% of the time.

Anonymous wrote:DD is a rising junior. We can’t really see spending huge amounts of money on tuition if fall classes are online. Would rather have kid take off the semester. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking this. Do you think colleges will allow existing students to take off a semester?

OP, the university/college sentiment is that if you don't want the spot, someone else will gladly take it. Your choice.

DD is a lab science major and DS will be a college freshman next year. DD is now depressed for first time in life because of how much she hates the online university format plus no labs. Sees no point in going back until she can be on campus and in the lab. Sees it as a waste of time and money. Not sure what else she can do. Of course we had to sign apt lease back in Jan. DS will not be able to handle online freshman year. He has ADD and not a lot of patience for his online schooling now which isn't much different than what he could expect next year - it is actually probably better because there's interaction (unlike DD's prerecorded lectures) and he has a full day online 9 am - 2pm.

I wish they could hit pause on all education for 1 year. Realize this won't happen but it should. They really need to get kids in participatory majors (STEM, architecture, performing arts) back on campus first imho.