It's not a vacation: What high schoolers should do during lockdown to boost college chances

"​​​​SAT exams suspended. Sports and clubs canceled. Spring plays upended.

High school students are facing a wave of uncertainties in the wake of coronavirus school closings, but they should not wait for school to reopen to focus on their college goals, say counselors and admissions officers.

For many overscheduled students, the lockdowns provide rare swaths of free time that they can use to prepare for college exams and admissions.

‘As stressful as it is to wait it out, use this as an opportunity,’ said Deborah Shames, founder of Personal Best College Coaching, based in Upper Saddle River.

‘Maybe you didn’t have time to before, because you were so engaged in sports or activities,’ she said. 'So step back and take this opportunity to learn about colleges so hopefully when the situation does get remedied, when things calm down and life returns to some semblance of normalcy, hopefully you’ll be ahead of where you need to be." …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2020/04/07/nj-coronavirus-and-college-what-teens-should-do-now-prepare-apply/2930915001/