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from President MTL

"We will not be able to invite first-year, sophomore and new transfer undergraduate cohorts to be in residence on campus for the autumn quarter, as we had hoped. We also are planning for almost all undergraduate instruction to be delivered remotely during the autumn quarter, with very limited in-person offerings. We will continue to offer on-campus housing for those undergraduates who were previously approved to be in residence due to a special circumstance and who continue to wish to be on campus, despite the plan for mostly remote instruction."

https://healthalerts.stanford.edu/covid-...mn-update/

Which athletes will be allowed on campus?  Only those with difficult home circumstances, similar to other undergrads?

Had I an incoming freshman, I would advise her to defer... Freshman year of college remote? No way.

Here is the update from Stanford on freshman gap years:

In light of Stanford's recent news about the fall quarter, we understand that some students may want to reconsider their plans. To that end, we have re-opened the option to request a gap year for first year and transfer students.

If you would like to take a gap year, you must submit your gap year request through your Stanford portal by Wednesday, August 19 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT). Please note that first year and transfer students admitted from the waitlist are unable to take a gap year.

[chrisk]

from President MTL

"We will not be able to invite first-year, sophomore and new transfer undergraduate cohorts to be in residence on campus for the autumn quarter, as we had hoped. We also are planning for almost all undergraduate instruction to be delivered remotely during the autumn quarter, with very limited in-person offerings. We will continue to offer on-campus housing for those undergraduates who were previously approved to be in residence due to a special circumstance and who continue to wish to be on campus, despite the plan for mostly remote instruction."

https://healthalerts.stanford.edu/covid-...mn-update/

Which athletes will be allowed on campus?  Only those with difficult home circumstances, similar to other undergrads?

Had I an incoming freshman, I would advise her to defer... Freshman year of college remote? No way.

Here is the update from Stanford on freshman gap years:

In light of Stanford's recent news about the fall quarter, we understand that some students may want to reconsider their plans. To that end, we have re-opened the option to request a gap year for first year and transfer students.

If you would like to take a gap year, you must submit your gap year request through your Stanford portal by Wednesday, August 19 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT). Please note that first year and transfer students admitted from the waitlist are unable to take a gap year.