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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I think it's pretty selfish to think that seniors are the only students suffering in this. My junior is at a private school where they are not doing pass/fail, she missed her SAT that she had been training for and then the next two got cancelled as well, her spring varsity season was cancelled and this is one that colleges look at for recruiting, her prospect days were cancelled and she needs to start the pre read process soon with no scores and limited information about the schools. She will likely be fine because she's a recruited athlete and far ahead of her peers in terms of narrowing her college choices but I do feel for other juniors who have been dealing with cancelations as well (junior prom, junior ring ceremony, junior summer abroad trips all cancelled).

Class of 2021 is not in a good position so please don't say they're not "carrying their share of the burden".[/quote]

Do you realize how tone deaf and privileged this sounds? [/quote]

It was in response to the tone deaf statement by a 2020 parent who assumed, incorrectly, that their children are the only ones dealing with the loss of so much.  This thread is about the class of 2021 and how much harder it's going to be to secure a college placement.  The parent in the earlier post suggested that students in the current junior class are all so lucky to have classes pass/fail (untrue) and they should just accept everything they're dealing with and also accept that their college dreams will be shut down by class of 2020 pushing back their college entrance.

Do you realize how tone deaf you're being to other students who are also in a difficult position?  I'm guessing not because you can't see beyond your child.  I was saying that my daughter will be fine because sh'e a recruited athlete so I'm not worried.  I just feel for others who will be shut out.[/quote]

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