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Anonymous wrote:Cornell is kids on campus but all classes online.

That would be news to my daughter as she has 4 in person classes. Cornell is a mix of in person and online with all 14k undergrads welcome on campus and in town

Anonymous wrote:W&M did pre-testing, and regular surveillance testing, and are very strict with the social distancing guidelines. Students also have an app they are supposed to check in each day monitoring any symptoms and contacts. They also have set up a lot of outdoor social things--like they have tent campouts scheduled in the woods around campus every weekend--so kids can socialize there. They offer a mix of virtual, hybrid and in-person so you can pretty much choose the kind of schedule you want.

My DS is a student at W&M. He's living off campus but is still required to get tested because he's coming onto campus - he has a dining plan, has studied in the library, worked out int he gym. He and his apartment mates were all tested earlier this week and they all tested negative.

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Anonymous wrote:U of Alabama and U South Carolina

They are on the if you can’t see it, it must not exist philosophy.

LOL.

Easy to laugh but some of the southern schools appear to have spiked and are dropping. Too soon to tell but it’s worth watching to see if they are our version of Sweden

Maybe. But some of the drop can be attributed to quarantines. Many students at these schools were quarantined for 14 days. But maybe it is the rest they need to get back on track.

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Anonymous wrote:U of Alabama and U South Carolina

They are on the if you can’t see it, it must not exist philosophy.

LOL.

Easy to laugh but some of the southern schools appear to have spiked and are dropping. Too soon to tell but it’s worth watching to see if they are our version of Sweden

W&M did pre-testing, and regular surveillance testing, and are very strict with the social distancing guidelines. Students also have an app they are supposed to check in each day monitoring any symptoms and contacts. They also have set up a lot of outdoor social things--like they have tent campouts scheduled in the woods around campus every weekend--so kids can socialize there. They offer a mix of virtual, hybrid and in-person so you can pretty much choose the kind of schedule you want.

Vanderbilt is doing well with all students on campus and a mixture of online and in-person classes (professors got to choose). They developed a detailed, well-thought out plan over the summer, presumably with the help of the infectious disease specialists at their medical center. Large outdoor tents set up, pre-arrival testing at home, then upon arrival, then weekly for all students. They are keeping numbers low even though they are right in Nashville, which still has fairly high numbers.

They’ve worked hard and it shows.

Anonymous wrote:U of Alabama and U South Carolina

They are on the if you can’t see it, it must not exist philosophy.

LOL.

U of Alabama and U South Carolina

They are on the if you can’t see it, it must not exist philosophy.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t George Mason open?

Yes, but most classes are online. Very very little in person.

Dorms are limited capacity, mostly singles and some doubles. About 3,500 on campus.

Positive cases have been very low, but they just did another round of mandatory testing after Labor Day and reports of gatherings (and people traveling).

About 1/3 of classes are in person at GMU right now.

edited--I mean have at least some in-person component (hybrid) or in-person. BUt this varies widely--some dept are mainly on line and some are mainly in person.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t George Mason open?

Yes, but most classes are online. Very very little in person.

Dorms are limited capacity, mostly singles and some doubles. About 3,500 on campus.

Positive cases have been very low, but they just did another round of mandatory testing after Labor Day and reports of gatherings (and people traveling).

About 1/3 of classes are in person at GMU right now.

Oberlin is in person with all but juniors on campus this semester. All dorms are singles and lots of safety rules. Single digit number of positives in arrival testing. A fourth of school gets tested each week. The report for this week is zero positives. So far, it's going very well.

And to the main point - why is Tulane surviving so far? Seems to be twice weekly COVID testing, isolation dorm for COVID + students, 14-day quarantine in a local hotel they rented out for exposed persons, lots of outdoor classroom space constructed, students love it there and want to be there so largely are trying to remain COVID negative (wearing masks, staying in small groups of friends, etc.). The weather is good, there is lots of outdoor space and nearby parks for the students to get out and about, so people are hoping to stay.

Anonymous wrote:Tulane - testing twice weekly. Have thus far survived COVID opening and missed 3 hurricanes.

That's quite a bit drama in a month of school!

Tulane - testing twice weekly. Have thus far survived COVID opening and missed 3 hurricanes.