Updated 8/11/20
The coronavirus pandemic is impacting many aspects of life, including students who are preparing to go to college in the next few years and students who have just graduated. To help ease anxiety and answer a lot of questions, our college counselors put together a list of helpful resources:
Testing & Updates from Professional Organizations
- Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools
- ACT
- Colleges Accepting AP Credit
- College Board
- TOEFL
Op-Eds & Other Information
- College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19 (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Grades & Testing, Part I of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- Extracurricular Involvement and Summer Opportunities: Part II of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- Role of financial aid, essays, and recommendations as applicants communicate their unique circumstances: Part III of "We Get It: College Admission Deans Speak Out" (Forbes Magazine)
- A College Admissions Dean Writes Open Letter to Panicked High School Juniors (Washington Post)
Virtual Presentations/Events
- Virtual College Fairs
- "Thursday Night Live," College admissions deans panel discussions
- "Leadership Live: The Impact of COVID-19 and College Counseling," Katie Elsasser, Country Day Director of College Counseling and Chris Gruber, VP/Dean of Admission of Financial Aid at Davidson College (4/23/20)