May 1 was the deadline for students to commit to a college. Thanks to coronavirus, colleges may not know who's coming until the fall semester starts.
First, coronavirus canceled spring break. Then it was graduation. College Decision Day, an already decaying tradition of declaring one’s intent to attend a particular school, may be next.
College upended: Colleges scrambled to react to the coronavirus. Now their very existence is in jeopardy Plus, about 12% of those who had put down a deposit, telling colleges"yes," had said they had since changed their mind about attending a four-year college. Her mom was put on furlough back in March, and she won't be able to return to work until July. Even then, it's expected to be for reduced pay.
Enrollment deposits tend to be a few hundred dollars. Losing a deposit to change your mind about your school doesn't matter much when tens of thousands of dollars in tuition and room and board are on the line. But of the two universities he had been considering, Baylor University and George Washington, only Baylor extended its deadline.
"I can't justify spending that much money to sit in my basement doing assignments on my computer," he said.
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