"Surveys suggest that some students intend to defer admission due to uncertainty about the college experience prompted by the coronavirus.
AS THE NOVEL coronavirus continues to shake up college admissions, some students are wondering whether they should bother to enroll for the fall semester or take their chances and put college off for a year by deferring.
One recent survey found that of the respondents who are considering changing their plans to enroll at a four-year college, 17% are weighing a delayed enrollment until spring 2021 and another 16% are contemplating a gap year. These findings come amid great uncertainty for what the fall semester will look like amid the ongoing pandemic. Various other surveys have shown that students are reluctant to spend the fall term in online classes only.
I hear students ask, ‘Why pay full tuition to sit at home and watch videos all day long?’’ says Ibrahim Firat, chief educational consultant at Firat Education, an admissions counseling group. …