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[quote=Anonymous]Back to the original question-- yes, I think that lots of seniors deferring will make it tougher for juniors to enter college immediately after graduation in 2021.  But is that really so bad?  I have a junior and I was actually hoping that he would take a gap year after graduation in 2021.  MAybe I'm crazy to look for a silver lining in this mess, but maybe society will pull together and focus on helping current seniors do interesting and productive things so that they can delay admission for a semester or so and such programs will roll to the benefit of not only current seniors but also to current juniors.  Perhaps there will be apprenticeship programs.  Perhaps volunteer opportunities.

In sum, I get it that juniors could be at a disadvantage because of seniors deferring (as a parent of a junior I really do get it-- and he was sort of hoping to get recruited in a sport, but that is a whole other thing) but the pain is clearly falling much harder upon the current seniors.  They are at the vanguard of this.  If your child is a senior, please don't feel obligated to send your child to college in the fall just because it will make it difficult for current juniors to enter college immediately after their graduation. Maybe todays juniors could actually benefit by having a delayed entrance, even without a virus on campus.  Time to hone their sport, time to learn a trade, who knows??  We juniors parents will be sending best wishes and watching those seniors as they make their way as best they can-- as we all are doing in this difficult time.[/quote]

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