College from home is not ideal, fairly unworkable, for young adults. It is not just education, it is about interacting with peers, managing personalities, adjusting to knew ideas, and problem solving; these cannot be accomplished from behind a computer screen. Of course we need to be cautious of COVID, however, keeping only certain schools locked down allows certain students who are living at their college to receive the highest quality education and live a college experience. Opening schools will have a net positive effect as college students will return to a semi-normal way of life, receive an in person education, and meet new people which will become their friends for life. 

In my experience and the experience of people who I have talked to, college students at home believe they would have a greater educational, as well as, social experience if they were on campus. Many students fall into procrastination or they don't realize that they have an assignment which causes them greater stress. Many at home students don't have their friends at home because they were all able to go to their college.  

I made this petition to trying get the voices of those who feel like staying at home Is having a detrimental impact on their social life and mental health out in the open. So if you are a college student or, a parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or grandparent of a college student who is seeing one of their loved one struggling because of online college, sign this petition and get your voices heard!