The article below is a lengthy read but it covers TONS of pertinent information for a junior and their family as they begin to explore four year colleges. We know that spring semester of 2020 has been heartbreaking in many ways BUT we also hope that our students are working through those feelings and beginning to consider what they CAN master during this time. Finding the silver lining in any situation that they face and growing from those experiences can create resiliency. We've got this class of 2021!
Virtually Possible: Locking Down The College Search In A Global Pandemic
Great quote from the article: "Treat this time as a gift. We—those of us who will eventually read your application—know that life is slowing down around you and that your plans may be coming undone. Every junior out there is in the same boat: school is online, you can’t participate in your spring sport or try out for a role in the musical, test dates are canceled. Take the time to mourn these things and when you’ve done that, think about what you CAN do in this time.
Can you spend time with family? Can you read that book you haven’t had time for? Can you learn to play the guitar or learn to draw cartoons from one of the amazing free tutorials that are online? Can you learn how to change the oil in the family car? Can you shave that minute off your 10K time? Can you learn to make dinner for your family? Can you write letters to loved ones or residents of a local nursing home? This is not dissimilar from the advice I give students who are considering a gap year or when it’s time to take back your Saturdays and NOT take the SAT or ACT again. I don’t want you to think about what the college admission process wants; I want you to think about how to be a whole, connected human."
