The Pandemic Is Shaking Up And Slowing Down The College Application Process

By Jessica Gould, WNYC
February 9, 2021

New York City Public School seniors are well into their second semester, historically a time to take a breath after completing college applications. But many students are still scrambling to submit essays and complete financial aid documents, as the pandemic thrusts new burdens upon young people in a city devastated by the COVID-19 crisis in myriad ways.

“A process that would have ended completely in December is now being pushed into January and February,” said Angelique Figueroa, director of college counseling with the nonprofit CollegeBound Initiative at Bronx Latin high school.

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