ICE Says Newly Enrolling Intl Students Can't Come to US If Classes Fully Online (wsj.com) 14 points by abhisuri97 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] siruncledrew 5y ago ↗ If someone is (a new student) taking fully-online classes abroad - why would traveling be a necessity?It seems like the extra moving would erode any savings gained from not having locality matter? [–] viraptor 5y ago ↗ Internet quality/availability at home. Ease of collaboration. Home situation not allowing easy studying. Lots of other potential issues...(This is targeted at normal classes that are online right now, not just at online-only courses) [–] sadfev 5y ago ↗ And timezones. Some classes are synchronous and often deadlines times unsuitable. [–] sneak 5y ago ↗ Timezones are the huge one, as sadfev already mentioned. Not everyone wants to (or can) be entirely nocturnal for four years because of a 11-13 hour time difference and perform well at intellectual pursuits.
[–] viraptor 5y ago ↗ Internet quality/availability at home. Ease of collaboration. Home situation not allowing easy studying. Lots of other potential issues...(This is targeted at normal classes that are online right now, not just at online-only courses) [–] sadfev 5y ago ↗ And timezones. Some classes are synchronous and often deadlines times unsuitable.
[–] sadfev 5y ago ↗ And timezones. Some classes are synchronous and often deadlines times unsuitable.
[–] sneak 5y ago ↗ Timezones are the huge one, as sadfev already mentioned. Not everyone wants to (or can) be entirely nocturnal for four years because of a 11-13 hour time difference and perform well at intellectual pursuits.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 22.7 ms ] threadIt seems like the extra moving would erode any savings gained from not having locality matter?
(This is targeted at normal classes that are online right now, not just at online-only courses)