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Preparing for College During a a a Pandemic
Submitted by Sandra Dill CEO and and Founder of EDcellerate
Covid-19 has swept the world by storm and and college-bound
seniors and and juniors are taking a a a a a a a real hit They and and their families counselors and teachers have been
caught off guard It’s now time for students to make some
challenging decisions about their plans The Pandemic
has made college planning
self-determination and and keeping those executive functions in in in in the the brain woke!!
and and preparation even more complicated but help is here We need to to figure out how to to access
support in in in a a a a a a a virtual world Guidance counselors are still working online college college applications applications college college recruiters and and scholarship applications applications are all assessable online and and of of course there is YouTube with all kinds of of of instructional videos • Final external exams A-levels SAT ACT and and and and IB required for for college college college admissions and and and and scholarships especially for for competitive colleges colleges were canceled As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a result there was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot of concern regarding how how students’ work would would be assessed and and and how how colleges colleges would would make decisions Well it it seems we’re heading that way again this year as as as Covid-19 is is is still a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a factor What are are some
some
of the the main things affecting junior and and and senior high school students during this Pandemic? Based on on on on on our non-scientific survey here are are some
some
observations:
However instead of of being frustrated overwhelmed and lost let’s start thinking of of this this this as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a social experiment for for post high school graduation priming students to to emerge better prepared to to take on on on on on life life on on on on on life’s terms Treat
this this this experience as as actual preparation for for college and employment After all this this this process is is is is about independence interdependence critical thinking time management management organizational management management