{"id":1631,"date":"2020-07-13T14:54:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2020-08-13T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:41:55","slug":"5-ways-your-college-experience-may-change-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/5-ways-your-college-experience-may-change-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Your College Experience May Change This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the fall semester approaches, the threat of\nthe Covid-19 shows no signs of letting up. Universities are scrambling to make\nlast minute decisions on how their campuses will resume operations, leaving\nstudents to wonder how their college life will differ, or what to even expect in\nthe next couple of months. While most things still remain uncertain, one thing\nlooks pretty clear- millions of students across the country will not have the\n\u201cnormal\u201d college experience in 2020. And possibly for many years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how could your college change this fall?\nHere\u2019s what we know so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On Campus Classes <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a school decides that the prevalence of\nCovid-19 is low enough to resume on campus operations, experts have recommended\ncertain \u201cgating conditions\u201d that the school should abide by. Schools would have\nto make sure they had the capacity to test all students and as frequently as\nnecessary. Teaching and reinforcing the use of masks, routine cleaning and\ndisinfecting, employing contact tracing and closing communal dining and\nresidence halls would also be recommended. As for classes themselves, those\nlarge lecture halls packed with students, the ones you see in every college\nmovie or tv scene? Gone. The CDC is recommending every student to be sat 6 feet\napart, with seats and rows taped off. Lab and interactive activities, may also\nbe put on hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dorm Living<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is one thing that was integral to the\ncollege experience it was on campus housing, for many, it\u2019s the first time you\nare living on your own, outside of the family home. It\u2019s a positive transition\ninto adulthood as well as a chance to meet new people on campus and make new\nfriends. It can still be all of these things, but the traditional dorm was not\nmade for social distancing. Some colleges will be moving to single rooms only,\ninstead of doubles and triples. Community bathrooms and common areas furnished\nwith couches and TVs that were designed for congregating, could be phased out\ncompletely. There is also the issue that most schools are taking a financial\nhit this year and there are less resources to even consider renovating or\nbuilding new housing. So the question may not be how will dorm living change on\nyour campus, but will it even be offered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Off Campus\nHousing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If social\ndistancing is fully enforced in campus dorms, many students may opt for off\ncampus housing this school year. Off campus units are set up differently, with\n2- 3 private bedrooms, private bathrooms, which allow for an arguably safer\nliving condition, but without being completely secluded the entire school year.\nAnd the amenities themselves (should they be open) could lure students away\nfrom dorms, as many communities have pools, gyms, basketball courts and even\nice skating rinks, at comparable prices to on-campus living. Even schools\nthemselves are pushing for off campus housing, looking to get out of the\nhousing business completely and use the space and land for any campus expansion\nthat\u2019s been needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Cuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Budget cuts are running rampant right now, and students may find that certain electives and activities that were offered to them in the past, are no longer. This could mean that sports like golf or track are eliminated. Even Division 1 schools are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/college-sports-programs-cut-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">cutting back<\/a>, with 19 schools including Cincinnati and Stanford removing dozens of sports programs. No schools, however, have eliminate their basketball or football programs, as a money-saving measure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to sports cuts, fraternity and\nsorority rush may be on hold, impacting a new student\u2019s opportunity to make new\nfriends, and again have the \u201cnormal\u201d college experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>All Online<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This may be the most obvious change to a college student\u2019s 2020 school year and possibly many years to come, if colleges decide to permanently keep their virtual setups. Most colleges will move their courses online, even as a final resort and to the dismay of students who feel cheated out of a real campus, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/harvard-online-learning-school-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">tuition unchanged<\/a>. Some schools may allow students to return and take classes alone in their dorms, but with the aggressive social distancing measures in place on campus or a fear in general of Covid-19, most students will likely remain at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall semester approaches, the threat of the Covid-19 shows no signs of letting up. 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