Hundreds of colleges are requiring students to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to school this fall. With cases rising due to the Delta variant, many colleges are now announcing that they’ll be requiring masks on campus—some only in public buildings, others all the time. If you don’t want to sit in a classroom wearing a mask, or don’t want to spend your money on college until things go back to normal, there are a number of options for you. Skipping a semester (or a full year, depending on how long mandates last) isn’t wasted time. No matter what your professional goals, college is not the only thing you can be doing to make meaningful progress. If you haven’t declared a major, your goal is probably to expand your knowledge, explore your options, and determine what you would like to major in—and gain experience engaging with the world as an adult along the …