Class of 2022 shares college advice from a difficult admissions cycle

Many Staples seniors had unique college admissions processes for the 2022 cycle. The number of guaranteed transfer spot decisions increased and discouraging feelings of deferrals and waitlists were strongly felt by many students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graphic by Madeline Michalowski '22

Many Staples seniors had unique college admissions processes for the 2022 cycle. The number of guaranteed transfer spot decisions increased and discouraging feelings of deferrals and waitlists were strongly felt by many students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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