More News for Parents of Teens Planning for College
Dear Parents,
I will do my best to continue to send informative and relevant articles on college preparation as well as share the status of colleges’ reactions to the pandemic pending the arrival of the class of 2020. I feel it is important to give everyone articles on tasks that are significant in the college planning process, but also share news of what colleges are doing this fall following the pandemic of 2020.
The main focus of this newsletter is on the two articles that point out the different approaches to COVID-19 colleges are taking as they prepare to receive the class of 2020. The first article addresses what Boston College has announced they are doing and the other article describes what Cambridge University is planning. I support what Boston College is planning to do.
One last thing about summer 2020: There are lots of on-line summer opportunities still available for our high school students this summer. If you need more information, please contact me and I will send you one of the lists I have shared with my students. It is important to encourage your students to be productive this summer.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Catherine L Marrs, CEP
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Boston College plans to resume on-campus classes for fall semester
Boston College intends to restart on-campus classes for the fall semester as previously scheduled, officials announced Tuesday. A message from President William P. Leahy said the institution plans to open for classes starting on Aug. 31.
Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021
There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has been announced.
However, lectures will be available to students online and "it may be possible to host smaller teaching groups in person" if they meet social distancing requirements, the university said.