Despite pandemic, 2021 promises to be record year for local college admissions
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A view of UConn campus in Storrs, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 4, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Local colleges are seeing record applications despite a pandemic that threatened to fumble admissions.
Schools in and near the area, several of which are releasing admissions decisions this month, shared preliminary application figures with Hearst Connecticut Media for this unusual year, entrenched completely in the COVID-19 pandemic.
And in spite of concerns that the current public health crisis would hinder the admissions process, these universities have fared well, with some seeing applications balloon to the schools’ highest levels yet.
For Cordal woman Kay Griffin, this past year has represented the longest continuous time that she s been away from home and her family ever since she first moved away over 23 years ago.
Kay, who now lives on the island of Jersey on the Channel Islands, is facing into her first Christmas away from home since 2010, and she admitted to The Kerryman that it will be a tough one to get through. It s been a bit of a strange year to say the least and so, yeah, it s annoying that I won t be able to get home, but there s nothing that anyone can do about that I guess, said Kay last Thursday.
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