We have an incoming freshman at Stanford and they have been told he will be there only sept-nov and then not on campus again until June! What are your kids schools doing and how do you think it will affect them long term career-wise?
My rising senior and rising sophomore are both expecting to be on campus for some classes, online for others and back at Thanksgiving for the semester. They both expect to be on campus for Spring semester sometime in Feb, but that is very preliminary
I have a daughter starting college at Santa Clara University--not far from Stanford and also on the quarter system. SCU has been light on the details regarding the start of school, although the plan is to send students home at Thanksgiving and not return until the following quarter (which begins in Jan). They are saying that classes will be a combination of in-person and online; also that they plan to make use of evenings, weekends and perhaps holding classes outside (since the weather is generally good). Of course they are also requiring masks, periodic testing and contact tracing. They have said next to nothing about housing and other aspects of student life. I think it's going to be tough to integrate and make friends. I'm not convinced that any college experience is superior to just staying home. But DD does not want to stay home if the college is open. I know there's nothing we can do, but I'm a little worried about it. I think starting college is hard under any circumstances (homesick, lonely, new responsibilities, etc.), and I'm concerned that this will be a particularly bumpy start which could really impact the overall experience. I hope I'm wrong.
They may be "open" but the NYS requirements for higher education came out last week and open doesn't at all look like normal college life. Many classes will still be taught virtually, kids will be required to wear masks whenever they are outside their dorm room, they won't be allowed to have guests in their dorms, cafeterias will be limited to 50% capacity etc.
My dd is taking a gap year. I don't think any of this will make a difference for their careers in the long terms; it's just not the freshman year experience that she wants. She will work this year and start in fall 2021.
My rising senior and rising sophomore are both expecting to be on campus for some classes, online for others and back at Thanksgiving for the semester. They both expect to be on campus for Spring semester sometime in Feb, but that is very preliminary
I have a daughter starting college at Santa Clara University--not far from Stanford and also on the quarter system. SCU has been light on the details regarding the start of school, although the plan is to send students home at Thanksgiving and not return until the following quarter (which begins in Jan). They are saying that classes will be a combination of in-person and online; also that they plan to make use of evenings, weekends and perhaps holding classes outside (since the weather is generally good). Of course they are also requiring masks, periodic testing and contact tracing. They have said next to nothing about housing and other aspects of student life. I think it's going to be tough to integrate and make friends. I'm not convinced that any college experience is superior to just staying home. But DD does not want to stay home if the college is open. I know there's nothing we can do, but I'm a little worried about it. I think starting college is hard under any circumstances (homesick, lonely, new responsibilities, etc.), and I'm concerned that this will be a particularly bumpy start which could really impact the overall experience. I hope I'm wrong.
Penn (at least the law school) is offering a completely remote option. Don’t even have to be in the US to attend.
Cornell said they plan to fully open. But they are a huge campus with plenty of space.
They may be "open" but the NYS requirements for higher education came out last week and open doesn't at all look like normal college life. Many classes will still be taught virtually, kids will be required to wear masks whenever they are outside their dorm room, they won't be allowed to have guests in their dorms, cafeterias will be limited to 50% capacity etc.
That sounds so sad.
My dd is taking a gap year. I don't think any of this will make a difference for their careers in the long terms; it's just not the freshman year experience that she wants. She will work this year and start in fall 2021.
That sounds like a great idea. I wonder if a lot of kids will do this.