One of my kids is meeting weekly with a mentor on Zoom. It is not ideal, but it works. My kid is also experiencing a seminar for her department on Zoom, and an informal meeting every Sunday arranged by the students themselves. “Office hours” are available as well.
It is possible that some internships and volunteer opportunities will also surface online.
This is a process of adjustment.
Of course, many schools are actually going to open as usual, and some will be hybrid.
Nothing is going to be “normal,” regardless of what colleges decide. There will be limitations on social life and extracurriculars even if schools open. That’s the reality.
My main hope is that none of us kids (or their families) get really sick.
I didn’t mean to sound harsh, and certainly not toward any one poster. Perhaps the tone of my comment about “Not being productive” was as much to myself as anyone else.