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A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by downerending »

drfuchs wrote: post #62
downerending wrote: post #5

I feel bad for the colleges. But anyone in their right mind that's going to college to learn things will take a gap year. Those going to college just for the paper are well advised to keep going. The next couple of years will be easy mode, for sure. You get an A, and you get an A--everyone gets an A!

If all the incoming freshmen take a gap year, then the following year there would be a double-sized freshman class. That wouldn’t work so well. And 4 years later, would the university have to admit a double-sized class again in order to keep a relatively constant number of students enrolled?

I can guarantee you that a double-sized freshman class is a problem any university would kill to have.

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Post by baggy_trough »

horsemessiah wrote: post #111
baggy_trough wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Baffling comment. Providing rental property is a legitimate business.

Landlords collect money for owning property. They pay maintenance people slightly above minimum wage to fix any issues that may come up. How is that a legitimate business? What commodities do landlords produce?

Legitimate businesses don't have to produce commodities. Look around HN. This isn't 1700.

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by baggy_trough »

alexbanks wrote: post #57
baggy_trough wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stating that being a landlord is "far from legitimate in any way regarding getting what is paid for" is really a grotesque exaggeration.

I suppose you haven't rented an apartment in a major city...

Because you have had bad experiences renting apartments, that means an entire sector of the economy is illegitimate? There's a lot more variety to rentals than that.

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by aiddun »

collegeburner wrote: post #105

High schooler here. On-line school is far from perfect. There are two approaches I've seen: 1. The "self-taught" style. This one is being done by my linear algebra class: the prof tells us which chapters to read, sends out notes, and some recommended problems. Periodically, he sends out a take-home test; we work it and send him the answers. This style is helped by the fact that our book is short and concise enough to…

College student here, got room and board refunded

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by ralphc »

collegeburner wrote: post #105

High schooler here. On-line school is far from perfect. There are two approaches I've seen: 1. The "self-taught" style. This one is being done by my linear algebra class: the prof tells us which chapters to read, sends out notes, and some recommended problems. Periodically, he sends out a take-home test; we work it and send him the answers. This style is helped by the fact that our book is short and concise enough to…

You can see some online learning drama unfold here. Student has to go back home to bad home situation, bombs online test, complains about prof, to the point where prof gets on to defend themselves. https://www.reddit.com/r/gatech/comments/g5vzfc/stasko_doesn...

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by baggy_trough »

SkyBelow wrote: post #104
baggy_trough wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Baffling comment. Providing rental property is a legitimate business.

Being a legitimate business does not mean I can feel no sympathy or empathy for those who fail in that business. I can think of some legitimate businesses where my feelings of hearing of hardship within that business borderlines on pleasurable (say any legitimate business which is tied to lobbying to increase prison sentences).

You can have whatever feelings you like, but comparing property rental to (I assume you mean) for-profit prisons advocating longer sentences is a pretty gargantuan leap.

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by aiddun »

cracker_jacks wrote: post #2

Many college towns and rental properties relying on student income will be devastated.

Current college student here at a school with a large off-campus housing population - one thing I've been hearing from some of my friends (although anecdotal) is a decent amount of people still want to go to their apartments next semester even if it's online. I don't know how much of a dent this behavior will do overall, especially because I think an overwhelming majority of people would prefer not to have to pay rent every month for an unnecessary apartment.

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by downerending »

DoofusOfDeath wrote: post #42
tsumnia wrote: post #20

The List, because wall: Beloit College Boston University Brown University California Baptist University California State University at Fullerton Chapman University Centre College Christopher Newport University Claremont Colleges Clemson University Cornell University Drury University East Tennessee State University Emory University George Mason University George Washington University Harvard University Haverford Colle…

Sorry if I'm missing something, but is that the list of colleges that will be onsite in the fall?

Yes.

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by exolymph »

jimhefferon wrote: post #90
downerending wrote: post #5

I feel bad for the colleges. But anyone in their right mind that's going to college to learn things will take a gap year. Those going to college just for the paper are well advised to keep going. The next couple of years will be easy mode, for sure. You get an A, and you get an A--everyone gets an A!

> You get an A, and you get an A--everyone gets an A! I'm a prof at a SLAC. Many of the students I have are doing fine. But a good number of them are struggling. Some are working, sometimes many hours because their parents are out of work or anticipate being out of work. Some of them have illness in their family (I don't know of any who are themselves ill). And for some of them it is that they are not good at this en…

You seem both pragmatic and kind, and I'm sure that your students appreciate it!

Re: A List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

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Post by jimhefferon »

exolymph wrote: post #149
jimhefferon wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You get an A, and you get an A--everyone gets an A! I'm a prof at a SLAC. Many of the students I have are doing fine. But a good number of them are struggling. Some are working, sometimes many hours because their parents are out of work or anticipate being out of work. Some of them have illness in their family (I don't know of any who are themselves ill). And for some of them it is that they are not good at this en…

You seem both pragmatic and kind, and I'm sure that your students appreciate it!

Thank you. I appreciate it.
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