A Year in the Life of Six College-Bound Seniors
The Christian Science Monitor just had an interesting two-part article. It follows six high school students for a year—from October 2006 when they’re ensconced in the college application process until October 2007, when they’re a month into their freshman year at college. It’s worth reading for the view you get of a year in the life of a college-bound student.
Each fall, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors navigate an admissions process that begins with a list of colleges they think they might like and ends with a life-changing decision.
And although each application is but one of several million hitting admissions offices across the country, every student’s story is unique. We followed six Boston-area high school seniors from diverse backgrounds through an entire year of college preparation, from their first visit to a campus to their first month in college, checking in periodically to see how they were doing at each stage of the process.
Part 1: A Year Of Decision For Six High School Seniors
Part 2: College Bound: When Schools Reply, the Real Decision Looms
Posted by Alexa Harrington
