The reasons for uncertainty are endless: Will students be able to travel to campus? Will colleges be online again? Will their parents have jobs?
Concerns about finances, and financial aid
Colleges, he said, do have the ability to adjust how much money a family is expected to pay, so students should call their college’s financial aid office. However, some aid, whether from the college or the state, is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so it might already be allocated.Even before the coronavirus complicated college recruiting, admissions were going to be more competitive this year.
The spread of coronavirus adds more unpredictability to an already-competitive recruitment cycle. The traditional campus visits, which many students use to make their final college choice, aren’t possible and have been replaced with digital options instead. Some students will wait until June 1 to pick a college, possibly with a better picture of the pandemic outlook.
Loyola University, a private school in Baltimore, usually hosts its new student orientation in person in mid-summer, but Eric Nichols, the vice president for enrollment management, said the university moved that session online. The college has also connected prospective students with current students, financial aid administrators and faculty members.
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