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College admissions counselors have had a difficult year. It’s not over yet. "A senior described application process as challenging & anxiety-inducing. Faced with anxious seniors for answers, counselors & deans have struggled to provide them" ow.ly/P2gD50Dyfx1 VTDigger

Facebook Announces New Campus Pages To Connect #College Students Amid Coronavirus, the ‘Facebook Campus’ feature to connect college students with campus communities, ..only 30 schools to begin: Brown, CIT, Duke, Northwestern, Tufts & Penn + more ow.ly/nGoL50CXLAK Forbes

Sign up for the @NACAC virtual college tour - many to choose from February 28th! ow.ly/cEuG50DBU9e #students #collegeadmissions Then contact us with questions: college-connections.com/contact

Pandemic's Toll Shows up on #Students' #College Applications Aspiring students who have seen every aspect of their lives disrupted by the #coronavirus are grappling with showing their potential when many #admissions exams and activities canceled. ow.ly/wZ1Z50DbEnz USNEWS

Top 10 countries where you can study for free at a #university ow.ly/AJCR50DfUPd CEOWORLD magazine #students #international College Connections, LLC works with students all over the world - Contact us for a free consult: college-connections.com/contact

Are Pre-College Summer Programs Worth It? Now remote for 2021 "Families should be aware that most of these programs, while educational in nature, are still for profit - no preference is given to summer program attendees" #students #college ow.ly/6Zwq50CXLjS Versed

@CollegeBoard Ends SAT Subject Tests Program & the SAT Essay "...focusing resources on their popular AP program and on the race against ACT to move testing online in ways that are secure, equitable, and more efficient" ow.ly/7bVA50DfV6w @CompassEduGroup #students

Point of view:"@CollegeBoard a $1 billion a yr non-profit, announced protocols for AP tests during COVID-19. College Board overfunded, a waste of money, bordering on corruption, unethical, inequitable, a useless indicator of college preparedness" ow.ly/lWSX50DgOVd Medium

@Columbia, @Penn, @nyuniversity, @Cornell and @WilliamsCollege are all extending the test optional policy for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle...more are sure to follow. #students #collegeadmissions Contact us to discuss your college plans: college-connections.com/contact

They're here! @CommonApp essay prompts for 2021-22...& the new one might just bring some joy! #students #applytocollege #collegeadmissions #college connections #writing #essays ow.ly/5lTr50DD8k1 We specialize in essays: college-connections.com/contact

2021 #College #Admission Predictions "What will 2021 bring? With a presidential election behind us, a #coronavirus vaccine inoculating the nation, and renewed dedication to issues of racial justice, hopefully, 2021 will bring unity and healing" ow.ly/c03N50Dpvjn @Forbes

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‘Life Is in Chaos’:How 13,000 HS Students Are Weathering the Pandemic - Students Miss Teachers, Need Motivation, Online Access Not Equal ow.ly/d1gT50BtYfx @EdSurge Schools now w/little or no college counseling...Contact us to get guidance: college-connections.com/contact

What's the difference? Admissions Without Tests "Test-blind vs test-optional in #admissions is on the rise. Today, 59 #colleges are test blind - do not look at test scores even if submitted ow.ly/S1oB50BtZ7W @insidehighered @ScottJaschik #students rise.Today

College students give failing grade on return to campus - sample of 808 college students... 51% of students say it was not the right choice for their schools to allow students on campus. Just 3% say their school didn't allow students to return"@axios http://ow.ly/UwWt50BBE1z

Can Colleges Rely on the CDC? "Reports of political interference in scientific processes raise discomforting questions whether and to what degree colleges can trust the CDC" ow.ly/dTs650BBDI4 @CDCgov InsideHigherEd.com

Post-pandemic, virtual learning may become a bigger part of college life "As universities plan for future, many will keep a big portion of academics online - educators find that online learning works as well/better than face-to-face instruction" https://www.stltoday.com//article_083b4c81-d070-569c-a204- STLtoday

Audit blasts @UCBerkeley @UCLA for admitting rich donor kids over more qualified applicants -admitted student athletes with ‘little athletic talent’ .."failed to establish their values commitment based on fairness, merits and achievements" http://ow.ly/x7P350Bzn9p @Talk2theMerc

Many colleges have gone test-optional - More than 2/3rds of U.S. 4 year #colleges decided to make the SAT or ACT optional for #admission/ fall '21, some on a temporary basis, due to #COVID-19 #pandemic. http://ow.ly/DCbg50BycxP @TheConversation #students www.college-connections.com/contact

Lawn Games, Anyone? "As colleges tamp down partying by #students, administrators consider options for promoting lower-risk/not no-risk social opportunities -students are hurting/ unprecedented levels of depression, anxiety & loneliness" https://www.insidehighered.com//colleges-look-lower-risk-w InsideHigherEd

Thank you @collegeraptor for including me! https://www.collegeraptor.com//college-admission-and-surv/

@nyuniversity Raising #Tuition Amid #COVID-19 #Pandemic "NYU will be raising #undergraduate tuition by over $700 for the fall semester, despite historic rates of joblessness due to the COVID-19 pandemic" ow.ly/8dhh50Avfit NYU News & Documentary

College Admissions Flex Amid COVID-19- pandemic changes the college app process/admissions leaders encourage students to pursue dreams -most glaring changes: cessation of in-person visits, standardized tests canceled, classes w/online formats ow.ly/AVVM50BnoyS @RichmondMag

GOOD read! Will the #Pandemic Blow Up #College in America? "Don’t count on it, #Campus higher ed will surviveMany colleges and universities have long been managing disruption, and even growing from it, rather than being victimized by it" ow.ly/IaDE50AEjzm @politico