Students are considering dropping out of college because of coronavirus. (via CNBCMakeIt)
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"I think colleges have to expect they're going to see a drop in attendance both because students are going to get worried about not getting the experience they wanted and also because their financial situations are going to be a lot different than they anticipated and so that's going to limit some students' abilities to pay for college," says Alder.
"It just didn't make sense to continue. I could get tuition back, it was easy to withdraw and they were being very respectful, so I just withdrew from my classes," she tells CNBC Make It. "I've been focusing on myself and on my finances."
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