With coronavirus outbreak bringing life to a virtual standstill in the US, lakhs of students aren’t sure when their new terms will start When Nikhiya Shamsher, 17, got admission offer letters from Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), John Hopkins and Columbia in the US this March to study bio-medical engineering, she was elated.
The Bengaluru-based teen finally decided on Stanford and couldn’t wait to start classes in September 2020. But with the coronavirus outbreak bringing life to a virtual standstill in the US, Nikhiya and lakhs of other students aren’t sure when their new terms will start.