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The pandemic has upended college admissions with more surprises and more wait lists By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated April 8, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Zeinab Yusuf, who was admitted to Cornell University, believes she wouldn't have been accepted if the SAT had been required.Erin Clark/Globe Staff Each spring, high school seniors hope for joy but brace for heartbreak when colleges send out admissions decisions. But this year the pandemic has made the nerve-wracking process even more unpredictable, a mix of new opportunity and fierce competition that is confounding students a...

A blueprint for how to reopen Boston schools Boston Prep has done the trial-by-error work of staying open. By Marcela García Globe Columnist,Updated March 1, 2021, 4:59 p.m. Email to a Friend Teacher assistant Renelle Evans helps 6th-grader Isaiah Martin during his English language arts class at Boston Prep, a charter middle and high school in Hyde Park, where roughly 200 of their 672 students are back for in-person learning.Lane Turner/Globe Staff Thousands of — a massive operational effort that will challenge students, teachers, and parents alike. But the vast majority of BPS studen...

Twitter Facebook In mid-March, after Boston Prep’s administration decided to close the 6–12 charter public school and move classes online because of COVID-19, Julie Duran and a team of teachers began assembling a makeshift warehouse in the school cafeteria. From it, they doled out Chromebook laptops to every student—most from low-income communities in Boston’s Hyde Park, Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan neighborhoods. That was only the start. For students who didn’t have internet access at home, the school arranged for wireless hotspots or paid lapsed bills. It also provided ...

Twin brothers struggle to adjust to college in a time of pandemic By Deirdre Fernandes Globe Staff,Updated December 24, 2020, 5:22 p.m. Email to a Friend Jael Rosario (right) and his twin brother, Janiel, expect things to be better in the second semester at their respective colleges.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Born a minute apart, Janiel and Jael Rosario have shared nearly everything for the past 18 years: clothes, high school friends, a love of video games, and a tendency to blast the rapper Juice WRLD’s music in their rooms. But this fall, they were ready to embark on separate adventur...