I have to write a letter to a friend on how the Corona virus lockdown has affected my academics and my external exams.
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April 17, 2:15 p.m. The California State University system is suspending the use of SAT and ACT scores in admissions through the 2021-22 academic year.
To be eligible to apply to system institutions without test scores, students must be first-time freshmen who are high school graduates or equivalent. They must have completed the 15-unit comprehensive college preparatory course pattern and earn qualifying grades, according to a news release.
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"The California State University has provided access to a high-quality education for millions of Californians from all walks of life, and we will continue to fulfill our academic mission even during these most trying of times," Timothy White, chancellor of the system, said in the release. "This temporary change will ensure equitable access to the university, and should provide some measure of relief to prospective students and their families."
-- Madeline St. Amour
Vermont Faces Three Public Campus Closures
April 17, 1:50 p.m. Leaders of the Vermont State Colleges system are considering closing three campuses in response to financial hits from the coronavirus pandemic.
The proposed plan, reported on by VT Digger, would shutter Northern Vermont University, which has two campuses, and consolidate Vermont Technical College's operations to just its Williston campus.
The news came during a caucus meeting of the state's Senate, shocking several lawmakers, according to VT Digger. The campuses at risk of closure employ many people in poor regions of the state, and about 500 employees would be cut under this plan.
Some lawmakers suggested they pass a resolution to prevent the system's Board of Trustees from making this decision on its own, but others said it's unrealistic to expect all campuses to remain open without significantly more state funding.
-- Madeline St. Amour
Black and Hispanic Students Report Higher Rates of Financial Hardship
April 17, 11:55 a.m. Some 81 percent of college students are facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19, according to a survey of about 1,000 students by the loan management website Student Loan Hero. Hardships include job loss, trouble paying bills and food insecurity. Student loan borrowers report having more troubles than their peers without loans. Most respondents want at least partial student loan forgiveness as part of any government response to the crisis.
Black and Hispanic students report more difficulties than their white peers. Thirty-three percent of black students are having trouble paying for food, and 22 percent are struggling with housing expenses. Among Hispanic students, those figures were 36 percent and 18 percent, respectively. Twenty-one percent of white students reported experiencing food insecurity, and 14 percent faced housing issues.
Also worrisome, more than one-third of students are taking on debt make ends meet during the pandemic, according to the survey. Many report anxiety about academics and their chance of finding a job after graduation.
-- Colleen Flaherty