Applying to college can already feel daunting for students at the best of times. Seeking admission to the school of their choice in the midst of COVID-19 brings new challenges.
From reduced opportunities for extra-curricular activities that colleges use when making decisions to severely curtailed in-person visits to college campuses, the pandemic has altered the decision-making for those on both ends of the college admissions process.
Sally LeBlanc, a senior at E.D White High School, is choosing between LSU, Nicholls State University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Spring Hill College in Alabama.
LeBlanc she wanted to tour those campuses to help her decide, but the tours were either limited to outdoors or virtual.