its hard to be able to 'check on a school' as such without asking current students. This might be the best option anyway, after all, these are the guys that are there each day.
It is, yes, a little late in time. if you wanted to move the best time to look into it would have been about a year ago. many school may now have waiting lists. you should approach individual schools you are interested in and arrange an interview, and take it from there. be sure to take along any awards etc from previous schools or anything that may entice them to 'make room' for you. They can always 'make room' regardless of numbers. at the end of the day schools and unis want bums on seats.
you should however look into it immediately, most schools should have reopened by now for Admin, however those that are closed wouldn't open any later than Monday.
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