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5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your college application

  • Written by Whitney Soule, Sr Vice President, Dean of Admissions & Student Aid, Bowdoin College
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The coronavirus pandemic has intensified college application anxiety. I make this observation as an admissions dean who, as of late, has not just been answering emails and questions from parents. Instead, I’m also responding to media inquiries about how my...

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