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Does anyone else think it’s bullshit that colleges are opening back up in the fall?
Like seriously Covid cases are rising in the US every. single. day. It’s not like they’ve reached a peak and the numbers are going down. No. They’re RISING still.
We had to leave school back in March when cases weren’t even HALF of what they are now. And they want to reopen????
Like I get it they have plans in place to try to keep everybody safe. Wear masks. Keep 6 ft apart. To-go food from the dining halls. But you think all these college kids aren’t gonna still hangout with big groups of friends? Go to parties? It’s not going to stop them.
I wouldn’t even feel safe seeing any of my friends without wearing a mask. And I don’t feel like they would if I wanted to hangout with them. :/ so what’s the point of going?
They want me to pay tuition to not even be able to fully use the campus. They want me to move up there but I can’t go anywhere or see any of my friends. So what I’m paying thousands of dollars to sit in my dorm room, go to classes, pick up food, and then go sit in my dorm again??
I think it’s so stupid and I feel like they just want the money and they’re not even that concerned about students :/ and I HATE feeling that way about my college bc they’ve been so good to us throughout this whole pandemic and so helpful and caring but this is just too much
Like they had people from the university calling students and checking on them at home making sure they’re okay and they were good about refunding us for room and board so I know they’re a good college. But this just doesn’t feel like the students are being prioritized now :/
They say that guests are “strongly discouraged” so what people are gonna be able to bring guests on campus then?? They say we have to notify them first before bringing guests and they’ll do a “screening” of the person but half the time people are asymptomatic anyways so ???
And in the dining halls you can have 10 people sit together at a table. 10! So what’s stopping people from sitting with a different group of 10 every day? Every meal? Nothing! That is how it’s going to spread on campus. And then we’ll get sent home again anyways.
Don’t get me wrong I miss the absolute fuck out of my friends and I want to see them so bad. But this just isn’t worth it to go up there when there is a pandemic going on and risk being part of the spread.
But then I feel like my friends are gonna be like “omg why aren’t u here did u really stay home
” and then I feel stupid. Like should I be this upset about it??
” and then I feel stupid. Like should I be this upset about it??
And I’m stressed af bc I need to be making decisions NOW bc I’m supposed to be moving there in less than a month.
And what am I supposed to do if I wanna come home on a weekend to see my family? Would that even be safe? I never want to put anyone at risk of getting this virus, especially not my family. That’s why I’ve been social distancing for months.
I see so many people going out hanging out with their friends, going to different cities in where Covid is really bad and then coming back home, not wearing a mask and just acting like everything is normal and I just don’t get how they can be like that.
The world is so scary rn and I feel like no one around me is taking it seriously. My family has stayed away from people since this first began. Yea I went to a few grad parties when cases were going down but afterwards I was so scared that I could’ve gotten it.
I haven’t gone anywhere or hung out with anyone since that. I was so scared bc I saw my grandparents after I went to those parties and I thought holy shit I really could’ve just given it to them. I felt so horrible. Thankfully I didn’t and now I don’t see anyone.
I just feel like I’m already scared enough in my small town of getting Covid or spreading it to others, how can I go to a bigger city and feel okay with it? I can’t. This is all so ridiculous.
I think I just need to know that there are other people out there who feel the same as I do about this rn. Bc nobody around me in my town does and it’s frustrating and it makes me feel like “well am I just being dumb and over dramatic?” But I don’t think I am..
Idk mini rant over for now. Oomfs lmk how you feel about all this
A little bit more from my texts with @omfgbestofmeyas :)
But seriously they’ve already cancelled all fall sports, told us that all campus events will be virtual, some club meetings will be virtual, and basically anything where people will be meeting (that isn’t class but still a campus event) will be VIRTUAL
So why am I supposed to pay so much to live on campus when everything going on up there will be virtual anyways???
And they’ve told us that all classes are fully equipped to be moved to completely virtual. So why are we not just having online classes from the start????
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