Stanford announced classes for the remainder of winter quarter to be conducted online to the extent feasible.
USC will also have online classes until the end of this term.
I also posted this in anther thread, but…
Stanford:
- No more in-person classes or final for the quarter. Going “virtual”
- One Stanford Medical School facility member tested positive for covid-19
- Two students in self quarantine pending test results sometime today.
- Admit weekend for accepted students cancelled
- All campus tours stopped
This would be awful. My D would be at a different school if she couldn’t have done admitted student day where she is currently attending. She had never been on campus and would not have committed to going 1000 miles from home without getting a feel for the campus first.
We are getting ‘admitted student day’ mailings and emails with no mention of cancelling any so far. Some are not until April or even later and I wonder if all will end up taking place.
PrdMomto1 - We want DS to see some schools he hasn’t seen yet but got into and if he can’t go, that would impact his choices, I think, or at least make him less sure of those choices.
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That’s what I think as well. Visiting a school could really make/break this important decision.
We are in the same situation with a few schools accepted to that S20 hasn’t visited. We have flights booked and tours scheduled for spring break. One of the schools is a real contender - we didn’t visit beforehand because it was a bit of a reach for him. Don’t see how he could be comfortable committing without ever visiting but I guess we will have to see how it all plays out.
Folks…you can still go and visit colleges even IF they cancel tours and accepted student days. Just go…do a self guided tour. Walk around the campus.
If things are cancelled, You won’t be able to gain access to some buildings, and you probably won’t be able to sit in on a class…but you can still go to the college…and get a feel for the place.
We are now in the early part of March, but if this thing continues to spin out of control, my feeling is that
1-Internationals students will not be able to commit.
2-Some of the long-distance OOS might end up choosing to stay closer to home at perhaps the number 2 or 3 choice school.
3-Some schools will end up accepting more students from the waitlist/deferred lists.
4-Yield will not be affected at the Top schools.
5- Yield will not be affected by schools whose highest percentage are from in-state students (UGA, UF, etc)
6- Kids will be on the fence to commit to a school they have not visited and it cost a lot more money (see point number 2)
7- If this thing goes away by next year, more schools might rely on Internationals and OOS students in order to make up for the revenue lost from this year. All admissions might be even more competitive.
8- Many schools (not all) are currently in panic mode and keeping a much closer tap in the admissions department (enrollment management). Many schools do a great job in those admitted students days (pure marketing) in order to wow a prospective student.
9-Some schools might start the year a little differently (online-only classes, delaying the start of school, etc)
I predict all of the above
You can, but the schools would prefer you do not.
If you have already made travel arrangements to come to campus, we encourage you to modify or cancel those plans.
On “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”, Tom Bossert* compared a college dorm to a cruise ship…
*Tom Bossert is former Homeland Security Advisor to President Trump, and former Deputy Homeland Security Secretary to President George W. Bush
This is from DD20’s boarding school.
Dear Members of the Community,
With Spring Break beginning on March 12 and the global situation surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) evolving, I want to provide an update about the policies we have put into place for students’ and adults’ return to campus after the break.
Before departing for Spring Break, we are asking all members of the community—students, faculty, and staff—to inform us if they plan to travel and, if so, to what cities, states, and countries. Parents, faculty, and staff should click here to fill out a very brief travel survey as soon as possible.
Upon return from Spring Break, if there is concern that a student has been exposed to the virus, based on their symptoms and recent travel, they will be isolated and next steps will be dictated by local and state health officials. Unfortunately, this might mean that students would miss days of their classes and afternoon programs. It’s highly possible that any health concerns will be detected prior to an individual’s return to school, in which case they would remain in isolation at home. We are planning for virtual learning should this situation arise. We would take the same steps with all faculty and staff and their family members.
Given the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation, we cannot predict if additional areas will be considered “risk” areas for the Coronavirus. If a student travels to one of these areas during break, that student would need to comply with a 14-day quarantine period before returning to campus. Families planning trips or their student’s return to their home country should keep this policy in mind.
While we do not want to prevent students from seeing their families or taking part in travel plans, we do need to be cognizant of the well-being of the entire community. Please reach out with any questions or concerns you might have.
Lastly, please remember you can review any of our previous communications about COVID-19 on our website here.
Was also at a Scholarship Finalist event yesterday. They really made light of the situation but asked people to greet each other with their eyes or an air high five but to not shake hands.
The thing about visiting schools is that a good part of that is seeing the campus hub with activity. What is the point of visiting campus if you don’t see any students around and everything is closed? You could just look on Google Maps at that point.
I predict that many more schools will be moving to online-only classes in the coming weeks. At that point, visiting a campus would not make sense IMO.
DH and one of my kids visited Stanford. No tour, no info session. No classes. They walked around…it’s like a gorgeous park.
These college campuses are not gated communities. You can visit them and walk around. Get a feel for the town in which they are located.
If you don’t want to go, fine…then don’t go. But you can go.
I wonder is spring NCAA sports will be cancelled? Baseball, softball, track, golf, etc are just starting up.
Rice just cancelled classes for next week. Spring Break starts at the end of the week. They say faculty “can provide material that can be completed remotely” but it doesn’t sound like they are requiring it. My D was literally sitting in a study session for a midterm that was supposed to take place on Tuesday when she got the text/email. They also are cancelling any events of more than 100 people through April 30th, which basically is the end of the semester.
Is anyone else here concerned about graduations??
@eastcoast101 , it seems for now, the sports cancellations on a larger scale are closing to spectators, to avoid large groups of people, but sporting events as in the competitions themselves are still going on.
Me. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while. We have hotel booked and reservations at a 3 Star Michelin restaurant in San Francisco. I have to say I’m not optimistic.
DS is competing in a far off competition next weekend. I hope it’s still on. It’s not school affiliated. He’s been practicing for months.
Columbia U has suspended classes after a positive coronavirus. All of older ds’ classes will resume in an online format on Wednesday.