She's cautious, so no I don't think she will put herself willingly in a situation where she would get COVID.

BUT all bets are off when you consider she has suite mates. There's zero control of what they will do, so who knows?

I think if they use some common sense and wear their masks they will be okay.

A lot of kids my rising freshman knows from hs are rooming with their high school bestie (horrible idea imo) if their school allows so if they have to quarantine together it will either be great or awful!

I’m sure my DD would have gotten it, but thankfully she already had COVID last month & has since tested negative. That gives me hope that she has enough antibodies to get her to Thanksgiving. She’s not particularly social, but this virus is incredibly contagious. It spread through our small friend group like wildfire.

Anonymous wrote:This is the pandemic of a century , and I am a public health professional, so forgive me for not agreeing with you that this is business as usual.

If your kids will wind up back at home, or in the classroom, with high risk individuals, it is selfish and irresponsible to ignore the fact that their decisions could kill people.

See that’s why this is so odd. He’s 22, you have to trust that you have educated them to act accordingly. I would expect high risk individuals to also take the necessary measures to protect themselves. We all play a role here. He graduates in December and will get a real job and be in the real world. Again when do you think they need to be adults?? As a health professional, you should be screaming at the Cleveland Clinic for having the audacity to provide protocols and advising the school for students return. There’s 8000 of them heading back in 10 days and that’s just one university.

With all the other schools who will be going back, I’m afraid your list of selfish people is about to grow exponentially. Will you be ok?

This is the pandemic of a century , and I am a public health professional, so forgive me for not agreeing with you that this is business as usual.

If your kids will wind up back at home, or in the classroom, with high risk individuals, it is selfish and irresponsible to ignore the fact that their decisions could kill people.

His campus will be closed before Thanksgiving...

No, I don’t think he’ll get it. His school has one of the most thorough processes for testing, tracing and isolating. They are working with a renowned medical facility for all protocols and have been extremely communicative with students and parents. Of course there is a possibility, but he’s 22, he needs to be responsible for his decisions. It’s odd to me that parents still treat their adult children as toddlers. Like when are you planning on cutting the cord? Did your parents make your decisions when you were their age? I get you pay for tuition, but ur paying for it anyway. It should be their decision to stay or go.

Many college students who have returned to DC (off campus housing) have gotten COVID this summer. So far all have been fine within my family members' friend circle. It's very unlikely she would have more adverse consequences than other college diseases.

Anonymous wrote:My older one already got COVID. He met up with some of his frat brothers at a beach and they went clubbing. Not only did I find $200 stolen from me, he came back saying that he was feeling perfectly fine and that there was no chance in h*ll that he got COVID. Two days later, he got symptoms and within a week he tested positive. He's better but I'm forcing him to stay home.

Another poster child for Greek Life! What risk will they come up with next? If it is not hazing, it's rape and now corona virus.

I hope he did not infect others in your family.

My older one already got COVID. He met up with some of his frat brothers at a beach and they went clubbing. Not only did I find $200 stolen from me, he came back saying that he was feeling perfectly fine and that there was no chance in h*ll that he got COVID. Two days later, he got symptoms and within a week he tested positive. He's better but I'm forcing him to stay home.

Anonymous wrote:“The college experience “ has been a very very successful ad campaign to induce parents to spend ever more money on college. It’s working perfectly.
It so hard to explain to students that COVID is a nightmare pandemic illness that could have life long repercussions. The media is no help because the cases seem sensational “fake news”
Yes I’m scared that my college aged DCs will contract COVID. They are in denial about their own health issues and will do about anything to “get back to normal”. That this is the new normal hadn’t registered with them yet.
I’m afraid for their return. Also.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Before you buy insurance, make sure that it explicitly includes Covid related claims.

This thread helped me to remember to buy my kid’s tuition insurances. About $270 on $26,000 insured. He colleges uses the same insurance plan as most major universities. They have a rider saying they will cover tuition if the kid withdraws on the advice of their Md due to COVID related illness. Not a week or two of quarantine where they can access classes remote,y. But if they get very sick and can’t continue classes, or they are very slow to recover and have to medically withdraw.

It’s not perfect. But, it’s something.