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THE BIG E
Economy affecting where
Rapp seniors go to college
Some students staying closer to home
By Christine Krapf
Special to the Rappahannock News
D-Day is tomorrow, May 1.
That’s Decision Day, the day that, high school seniors must let colleges and universities know if they will be attending this fall.
But this spring, the struggling economy may determine where some Rappahannock County High School seniors matriculate.
“I passed up California to stay in Virginia,” said Samantha Schwar, wrho turned down Whittier College, a private school in California, to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. “But at least I’m not the only one who will do that.”
A recent story in The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that 41 percent of high school seniors surveyed by The College Board and the Art and Science Group seriously considered attending a public university or college closer to home because of the economic downturn.
The results from this survey come after other reports that many students across the country applied to as many as 10 colleges and universities this year. Not only did these seniors hope to gain admission but to compare financial offers so they make decisions that are academically and financially sound.
“(Money) is always an issue,” Rappahannock County director of
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