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I wrote about how houses full of college students doing school remotely are cropping up all across America https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Rental homes full of college students doing online school are appearing in MA, NY, VA, GA, FL, CO, NM, MO, CA, NV, and more.
There are at least seven large houses of remote students from colleges all across the country in the Salt Lake City area alone. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
There are at least seven large houses of remote students from colleges all across the country in the Salt Lake City area alone. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
While some well-off students are doing college from expensive rentals in premier vacation locales including Lake Tahoe, Aspen, and more. For most other students, college collab houses are a way to save money. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Students in group houses said in nearly all cases they were paying a fraction of the cost of the dorms or off campus housing in a college town.
Many students pursuing this option were on financial aid or grew up in homes that were unsuitable for studying https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Many students pursuing this option were on financial aid or grew up in homes that were unsuitable for studying https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Morgan, rising junior at Columbia is doing online classes from a house in Santa Cruz w/ 9 friends. “I am a first generation, low-income student and this is my cheapest option," he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Hanah, a Yale student from Queens, just finalized plans to do school from a house in Barbados w/ three friends. She said that her family’s financial instability and lack of reliable Wi-Fi have made completing her studies from home nearly impossible. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
“I’m on full financial aid. In terms of financial privilege, there’s a lot of students from alternative backgrounds looking to do this.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
A house full of Georgia Tech students is doing college near Vail. There are 2 houses of MIT students in HI. A house of Columbia students in Portland. A house full of Harvard students in Montana. And more student houses all across the country https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Some students are indulging in cottagecore-like fantasies, renting out farmhouses or living on an orchard. Students from more rural and suburban schools are moving to places like New York City and Chicago to get a taste of city life. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
More than 30 students from China who attend American universities plan to create a college collab courtyard in Beijing to recreate the American college experience remotely and study and socialize together. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
About 1,200 students responded to my call out for this story. Overwhelmingly students who chose this route were those who had already traveled away from home for school. Students who went to schools closer to their parents were more likely to stay at home https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
That's amazing! I should have interviewed you! Hope you guys have the best semester https://twitter.com/gucaslelfond/status/1299365988492697605
Students have worked overtime to get their parents on board w/ the idea of college collab houses.
Here's a few slides from a powerpoint presentation a group of students looking to rent a giant house in New Mexico made (their parents said yes!) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
Here's a few slides from a powerpoint presentation a group of students looking to rent a giant house in New Mexico made (their parents said yes!) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/college-collab-houses-coronavirus.html
