Fall Considerations for the Class of 2020
You were having a great senior year, you decided where to go to college, and then: A Global Pandemic. What were the odds?
Now, as your senior year ends and many colleges do their best to remain optimistic about Fall 2020, here is some insight into the reality:
- Last week, the California State university system announced that most of its 480,000+ students will take classes online this Fall
- University of California President Janet Napolitano, said recently, “It’s fair to say none of our campuses will fully reopen” this fall.
- When asked about the issue of colleges reopening in the Fall at last Tuesday’s Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases stated that “The idea of having treatments available, or a vaccine, to facilitate the re-entry of students into the fall term would be something of a bit of a bridge too far.”
As college administrators try to define what is realistic for the Fall, students and families should ask themselves the following questions so that they are ready to make tough decisions that they feel good about, psychologically, academically, and financially:
- How comfortable will I be living in a dorm on a college campus?
- Do I want to pay tuition for online classes?
- Should I consider taking online classes at a less expensive, community college this Fall?
I understand that we all want to feel hopeful about the future, and we absolutely should, because: this too shall pass.
As you consider the above, remember this: you have come so far already, you are resilient, and yet, the best is yet to come!
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