南加大延长标化考试提交政策一年，且计划秋季学期恢复线下教学和校园活动

南加州大学更新标化考试政策，即申请2022-2023和2023-2024学年入学的学生无需提交SAT或ACT成绩。当然，学生也可以选择提交标化成绩，同时选择不提交标化成绩的学生不会在申请中处于劣势。

近日，南加州大学校长Carol Folt在发给学生的邮件中宣布，USC计划在2021年秋季学期全面恢复校园活动，向学生提供线下课程和住宿。

以下是校长邮件原文：

Dear Trojan students and families,

亲爱的学生和家长们：

I am writing to update you on Spring and Fall plans, but first let me take a moment to recognize the hardships that so many of you are experiencing due to frigid temperatures blanketing the country. Our thoughts are with our fellow Trojans, and we hope all of you are staying safe. As we look ahead, there is good news to report. Coming out of the holiday surge, we are seeing encouraging trends here in Los Angeles: new cases of COVID-19 are declining – down more than 80 percent from the mid-December peak – and hospitalization rates continue to decrease. While vaccines remain in short supply, this is predicted to improve over the next several weeks. As a result, LA County will soon be updating health guidelines that will allow the return of some activities to our campuses.

我写这封信是想向你们介绍春季和秋季计划的最新情况，我知道由于寒冷的气温笼罩着这个国家，你们中的许多人正经历着种种困难，我们希望你们都能安然无恙。展望未来，我们有好消息要公布。在假期高峰过后，我们在洛杉矶看到了令人兴奋的趋势：新的COVID-19病例正在减少，比12月中旬的峰值下降了80%以上，住院率继续下降。虽然疫苗仍然供不应求，但预计这一情况将在未来几周得到改善。因此，洛杉矶郡将很快更新健康指南，允许举办一些校园活动。

As you know, we have been actively advocating for increased campus access for our students. While we do not have approval, nor do we expect to receive it, for in-person classes this semester, we will be able to open our libraries at a reduced capacity, as well as our swimming pools, outdoor recreation areas, study canopies, and our bookstore opened this week for appointment shopping. We are working quickly and are aiming to be operational as soon as possible.

如你们所知，我们一直积极倡导增加学生的校园准入。虽然我们没有得到批准，也不奢望得到批准，但本学期的线下授课，我们将能够以较低的容量开放图书馆，以及游泳池、户外娱乐区、学习区，我们的书店本周开放预约购物。我们正在迅速开展工作，争取尽快投入使用。

Given the decline in cases and the vaccine rollout, we are planning for a full return to campus for the Fall semester, with in-person classes and residential life. We are well into implementing plans that will embrace multiple protective measures, including: a campus vaccination operation currently underway, which will be able to vaccinate 1,200 people a week when supply is more readily available; a testing program running twice weekly for undergraduates and weekly for all others accessing campus; and physical distancing measures along with classroom and outdoor facility reconfiguration to ensure the safe return of students, faculty, and staff.

考虑到病例的减少和疫苗的推出，我们计划在秋季学期重返校园，线下授课和寄宿生活。我们正在实施多项保护措施，包括：目前正在进行的校园疫苗接种行动，在供应更为充足的情况下，每周可为1200人接种疫苗；对本科生每周两次，对所有进入校园的人每周一次的检测计划；以及社交距离措施以及教室和室外设施的重新配置，以确保学生、教员和工作人员的安全返回。

Finally, we know everyone is anxious to hear about commencement. Over the past few months, we have been developing plans for multiple scenarios, including using the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for an in-person event with limited guests in addition to hosting an immersive virtual celebration. Please note our in-person planning includes the class of 2020.

最后，我们知道每个人都渴望听到毕业典礼的消息。在过去的几个月里，我们一直在为多种场景制定计划，包括利用洛杉矶纪念体育馆举办现场活动，除了举办沉浸式线上庆祝活动外，还有限制人数的宾客。请注意，我们的线下毕业典礼计划包含2020届毕业生。

Regardless if commencement is in person or virtual, we want you to be able to celebrate the day in your cap and gown. They are now available for rental or purchase at the bookstore. We continue to gather input from our community and health authorities on our planning and are taking into account the many variables and potential unknowns. I understand many of you have possible travel plans in the balance. Please keep in mind that if we can host an in-person commencement, capacity will be extremely limited. We will let you know where our discussions stand by mid-March.

不管毕业典礼是线下还是线上的，我们都希望你们能戴上学士帽、穿上长袍庆祝这一天。它们现在可以在书店出租或购买。我们继续收集社区和卫生当局对我们规划的意见，并考虑到许多变数和潜在的未知因素。我知道你们很多人可能会有旅行计划。请注意，如果我们能举办线下毕业典礼，宾客容量将非常有限。我们将在3月中旬通知你们我们的讨论情况。

With conditions improving and vaccine distribution now being ramped up, many of us are feeling a sense of hope about this pandemic that we haven’t felt for a long time. We are cautiously optimistic and are doing everything to make sure our plans for a return are fully realized. We will be posting regular updates on our We are SC site, so please be sure to check frequently. In the meantime, we urge you to continue taking every possible measure to ensure you remain safe and healthy in the coming months.

随着情况的改善和疫苗的分发，我们中的许多人对这场疫情抱有一丝希望，这种希望我们已经很久没有感觉到了。我们谨慎乐观，正在尽一切努力确保我们的回归计划得到充分实现。我们会定期更新我们的网站，所以请务必经常查看。同时，我们敦促你们继续采取一切可能的措施，确保你们在今后几个月内保持安全和健康。

Sincerely,

谨上

Carol L. Folt

President

校长