I did not realize only first years are on campus this semester - that is good to know for our future visit. I wonder how the graduating seniors feel about that …
Thank you so much for pointing that out for others. I see I failed to mention that specifically. My oversight. And in case it did not read clearly, my frustration (on behalf of my D) would have been the same at any school. It was not meant to read as a criticism of Rhodes. I was impressed with what I learned about Rhodes’ Covid safety measures while trying to give the kids some level of positive experience. I just regret those necessary measures make it difficult for our kids (or at least my kid) to envision how they will fit in a campus. On the other hand, we should just concentrate on the fact we actually were able to visit a campus! So many kids have not been able to do that yet.
Also, I appreciate reading your parent’s perspective and love hearing how happy your son is at Rhodes. This year more than ever that information, those anecdotes are so helpful. I’ll definitely share with my D.
My son is a Junior but I think most of the Seniors live off campus. First and second years are required to live on campus but this year it is only the first years so that they could experience campus life. The campus is open - library, labs, music rooms etc but of course with some of the classes on line it does not require the students to be on campus. My son is studying in the library now. He is working on campus and though it is quieter it is so much better than being closed as it was this time last year and last semester when you had to have a campus pass. He had one to use the music rooms but his girlfriend didn’t. The library wasn’t open and there was no one living on campus except some internationals and special cases.
Hope that helps
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Thanks for letting us know how the trip went. We’re taking our DS on Monday, March 22nd.
BTW, Rhodes opened up some Mondays for admitted seniors, so if anyone missed the Fridays for admitted seniors, try signing up for a Monday for admitted seniors. The first one coming up is March 15th.
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Yes, thank you so much for letting us know that only the freshman are on campus! That definitely makes a difference in that campus feel.
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I see your son is majoring in music at Rhodes. Would you be open to answering some music specific questions, through PM preferably. We just returned from the visit to Rhodes and loved the campus, but trying to figure out the music major/minor specifics.