How will the admissions change for those who are 1) waitlisted and 2)send an appeal for a denial into top universities?
As someone on the waitlist for top schools in NYC and given the current situation in NYC, how will COVID-19 affect chances of being admitted off the waitlist for these schools? Will these schools try harder to get admitted students to commit or will more spots open up?
Our public school district decided to use credit/no credit for the 2nd semester of this school year. How does this impact students who are in 11th grade when they apply to colleges in the fall?
This does perceive as negatively impacting their ability to showcase (for the students who are doing well) and compare with other students.
Can you shed some lights on this? Thanks so much!
- Did some colleges waitlist international applicants until further investigation of the COVID-19 impact on their countries and the U.S generally? (This question arises from the fact that unusual number of international students were waitlisted this year)
- How will COVID-19 affect the acceptance of waitlisted international students?
- Will COVID-19 affect the financial aid packages offered to accepted international students?
- Were international students rejected from universities this year due to insufficient funds (for universities who provided exceptional emergency funds this year ex: funds for international students to return to their countries after the pandemic.)
- Will colleges run a test-optional admissions process in 2021? (as SATs, ACTs, APs, TOEFL, and IELTS are being affected significantly by the pandemic).
- For international students: with almost all the international summer programs and activities being canceled, those who applied to summer programs this year and didn't apply previously are disadvantaged. How will colleges compensate for this issue, will activities be a contributing factor for 2021 admissions? (keep in mind that most of the students do activities and take the standardized test in their Junior year).
- Did colleges accept fewer students in the RD this year? Will the available places shrink in 2021 for Early and Regular admissions cycles?
I am a junior in high school and am starting application processes for universities.
How are credits for both AP and IB being handled in colleges and universities?
Now that grades are the final showdown essentially for IB credits, how are universities planning to deal with this?
Because no one really knows for certain what is going on for the SAT and ACT, how are universities and colleges responding?
What are colleges and universities doing about studying abroad opportunities?
Are most colleges and universities considering online school as a temporary permanent fix until their is a vaccine?
For students who can’t access technology during this time due to libraries being shutdown, etc, are colleges and universities willing to be more lenient on the admissions process?
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if Fall 2020 classes are going to be online, it would make financial sense for my rising freshman to defer and take gen ed classes at a local community college. Will that be allowed? Will he be able to keep his place at the University?
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Will there be a universal push back on the commitment day so that we can better make decisions with hopefully more long term info? I know some colleges are - but nothing universal, which doesn’t see fair.
Do you think colleges will waive the SAT & ACT admissions requirements for the math sections next year for the HS class of 2021, or perhaps for full exams? My daughter is a junior who is currently taking Algebra ll and planned to take the SAT in June and August. Like other juniors (HS Class 2021) who are currently taking Algebra ll, she will not be able to complete the course work due to the coronovirus closings. She attends public school and teachers are not permitted to teach new material during the closure due to accessibility regulations. There will be no summer school to make up the work and she has not had outside tutoring. We are not sure what she should do about taking the SAT.
Will schools still have the May 1st deadline for admissions acceptance or will this be postponed? We were not able to visit all the campuses we wanted so it is tough to make a decision.
What would AO be looking (or differenty) from applicants if SAT/ACT score is now optional and that they are looking at grades differently? How should the applicants who are applying this fall should concentrate and focus their energy on?
For current high school students in districts that are moving to all pass/fail grading, how will admissions be impacted?
Many of us who are applying to college next year have spent years trying to figure out how the black box of college admissions works — what we need to do to increase our chances of getting accepted (extracurriculars, test scores, grades, essays, etc). Now it seems that all of that has been thrown out the window. Our grades will be unorthodox as every school system is attacking the virus in different ways (online schools and different grading policies), our sports and extracurriculars have all been canceled and tryouts for next year are up in the air, our test scores are either canceled or will be wildly different from previous years, and our summer programs/internships/jobs are also canceled. Personally, my sophomore and freshmen grades were significantly worse than junior year because of family issues, so having them be more heavily weighted would really bring down my overall application. With all of this, how do you think admissions will be affected next year? How will college admissions officers compare students and what can we do to help increase our chances?
Will colleges provide more scholarship opportunities or financial aid in light of the new financial instability many families are facing during the pandemic?
Has colleges’ general policies on “highly recommended” application criteria changed? For example, have highly selective colleges that “highly recommend” SAT subject tests changed that request because of COVID-19 limitations?
My daughter attended an early college and has two years of college credit. She is currently taking online classes to finish out the year and has made the decision that she does not want to take on-line courses next year. She would rather take a gap year. She is American and planning to attend university in Canada. What are the chances for colleges to accept a deferral?
For accepted students who are expected to sue for this fall semester abroad, how are colleges expecting parents and students to feel comfortable sending their children abroad given Covid-19?
Hi! Thanks for the webinar! These are my questions:
- How will the pandemic affect classes for Fall 2020? Is it too early to tell if most colleges would shift to alternative/online classes in August/September term?
- Will more full-pay transfers (OOS, internationals) be accepted in most colleges at the risk of increasing acceptance rates since there is an expected decrease in applicants or enrollees due to people who prefer to live closer to home?
Many NACAC member schools withhold vital wait-list information that applicants need to make informed decisions such as number of students placed on wait-list, number of students accepting a place on the wait-list and historical data about number of students admitted from wait-list. Can you comment on why NACAC does not add these items to their code of ethics? In these uncertain times students need good information to make informed decisions.
The problem that there are so many seniors who have not taken the test, seniors that wish to re-take the test to improve scores, and juniors taking the test for the first time that there will likely not be enough seats at test sites to accommodate the demand.
When a school specifically mentions on their website an interview is optional and will not have a neg impact on ones chances should he/she decide not to interview, how truthful is that exactly? Is their some, any preference (does it bolster the chances in any way) given to those who interview? Please be honest.
In light of the admissions scandal, if someone who’s applying for transfer admission submits their standardized score (lower than average at target school, but was taken 3+ years ago) how will that reflect and impact chances at an extremely competitive college? The website mentions they review applications “holistically.” Is it really so? Or is their still an abnormal amount of emphasis placed on standardized test scores?