April 20, 2024

‘We’re on the edge of the precipice’: How the pandemic could shatter college dreams

Author: Ray Schroeder
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BIANCA QUILANTAN, Politico

Some high school seniors are dropping their first-choice schools in favor of colleges that are cheaper. Others are taking a year off so they can help bail out their families. Some high school seniors are dropping their first-choice schools in favor of colleges that are cheaper and closer to home, early surveys have found. Others are thinking about going part-time, or taking a gap year so they can work and bail out families whose breadwinners are suddenly out of work.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/12/coronavirus-pandemic-shatter-college-dreams-179509

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