With May 1 come and gone, many high school seniors can breathe a sigh of relief. May 1 is not just the beginning of another month to them; itâs better known as one of the most critical deadlines in their lives to date. May 1 is National College Decision Dayâthe day when most seniors have to declare which school they will attend next year and to submit their initial deposits.
In Mashpee, there are 118 members of the Class of 2021. So far, 83 students have determined where they will attend, with 35 still making their final choices, as some schools have extended the typical May 1 deadline. In total, the students were accepted to 111 different colleges across the country and the world. However, with travel restricted for so much of this past year, visiting all of these colleges was not an option and making the choice of where to call home for the next four years has never been harder.
More than 100 US colleges, universities now requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccinations
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by: By Aya Elamroussi and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN
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May 7, 2021 / 12:32 PM EST
(CNN) College students hesitant to receive a Covid-19 vaccination may need to rethink their decision. As most colleges in the US inch toward the end of the spring semester, a new procedure is taking shape for their return.
More than 100 US colleges and universities have said they will require all their students to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before they return to campus for the fall semester, according to a CNN tally.
Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in Cambridge.Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
Harvard University will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the universityâs campus, officials announced Wednesday, becoming the latest in a series of local colleges and universities to require the shots for students coming back in the fall.
The announcement from University President Lawrence S. Bacow and several other top administrators said the school expects staff, faculty, and researchers on campus âwill make every effort to be vaccinated as well.â
Bacowâs announcement noted the increased availability of vaccines as a potential route to a return to normal life and a reason for the requirement.
Heading to college? More than 100 US universities are requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students Share Updated: 10:10 AM EDT May 1, 2021 Aya Elamroussi, CNN Share Updated: 10:10 AM EDT May 1, 2021
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Show Transcript THE STATE’S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS. DAVID: COME THIS FALL, BRIDGEWATER STATE EXPECTS TO HAVE NEARLY ALL OF ITS STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS AND IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. SAME GOES FOR ALL NINE SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM WHICH HAVE COMBINED STUDENT POPULATION OF ABOUT 52,000 BUT BEFORE THEY RETURN, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. IT’S PROBABLY SAFER IN THE LONG RUN. SO IT’S LIKE YOU’RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING COVID GETTING ON CAMPUS. DAVID: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GET EXEMPTIONS FOR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS. BUT ADMINISTRATORS SAY THOSE EXEMPTIONS WILL LIKELY COME WITH SPECIAL RULES. SO IT MAY BE THAT THE STUDENT I
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