According to this recent Forbes article, COVID’s silver lining might be that high school students graduating in 2020 should have had an easier time getting into college this year. While this may or may not be true, there are a few reasons parents are more concerned about what this means for next year’s high school graduates–the class of 2021 and 2022. There will likely be a pent-up demand of international students who were forced to wait a year, as well as the class of 2020 students who opted to stay close to home and delay their college life.  This would mean that the largest group of applicants ever will be competing for seats at America’s colleges, making getting into college over the course of the next two years harder than ever.

This same article explains that some 675 of the 933 private, not-for-profit, colleges scored grades of C and below–meaning their balance sheets are weak and operations fragile. Not to put more pressure on our kids, but where they choose to attend might matter more than ever.

As parents, how do we guide our high school students during these uncertain times? What resources do we share with our students that explain which jobs pose the greatest potential growth? What school is a good match for their values and what they want their college experience to be? How do we encourage them to explore interests in high school when distance learning may seem to limit clubs, sports, volunteer opportunities? 
If you would like to talk to experts who have your student’s best interest in mind, contact College Mode Consulting. We offer a free family consultation where we can answer many of your questions. Check us out at collegemodeconsulting.com, email us at info@collegemodeconsulting.com, or call us at 845-704-1650.