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April 15, 2021 2:23 PM Anna Helhoski
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A cautionary note for the high school classes of 2020 and 2021: Waiting to enroll in college decreases the likelihood you’ll ever attend or complete a degree.
It’s a valid concern for both cohorts. Due to the pandemic, undergraduate enrollment was down 2.5% in fall 2020 and down 4.5% for spring 2021, compared with the previous fall and spring, respectively, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
There are also warning signs of an enrollment slump to come. The class of 2021 is lagging in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. The application is the gatekeeper for college financial aid and, as of April 2, 2021, completion is down 7% compared with applications completed by the same time last year. FAFSA completions are an indicator of enrollment for the upcoming academic year, says Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation at the Nationa
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ College Promise, a nonpartisan initiative to promote accessible, affordable, and attainable quality post-secondary education in the U.S., is galvanizing a diverse coalition of national organizations committed to bolstering college and career outcomes for youth and adults.
Since September 2015, the College Promise movement has expanded to over 360 local and statewide Promise programs across the country, all delivering tuition-free college opportunities and increasing wraparound services for our nation s students. College Promise is committed to build on this progress, led by America s communit
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Sierra Golding didn’t plan on going to college after graduating high school in 2015, mostly because she couldn’t afford it. Instead, she went abroad to teach English.
A couple years later, her high school debate coach called and said the team at the University of Utah wanted to recruit her, and that it would pay for school.
She accepted the offer, in part, because the coach pitched it to her as a done deal.
“That summer rolled around and I reached out to him and I was like, ‘Hey, I don t see my scholarship on my financial aid page,” Golding said. “And he was like, ‘Well, you didn t apply.’ And I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, what?’”