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Q3. Why is it important we ensure all students are completing college applications during the fall? Why is it still important to host a college application completion event? #WhyApply
A3. Talent is distributed throughout society, opportunity is not. If we want students to have access to every opportunity after high school, they need to ensure all students are applying to college on the same timeline. #WhyApply 1/5
A3. It is important we all come together and remind students – especially Black, Native American, Latinx, and first-generation students – that planning for the future does not stop because of uncertainty and an unclear path forward. https://ace-ed.org/whyapply/ @access2equityed 2/5
A3. Especially in uncertain times, obtaining a higher education credential is the surest way for individuals to have job security, increase earnings potential, and to achieve upward economic mobility. #WhyApply 3/5
@pewresearch found that college graduates have been far less likely to lose their jobs due to #COVID19 than those who have not completed their degree. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/09/hispanic-women-immigrants-young-adults-those-with-less-education-hit-hardest-by-covid-19-job-losses/ #WhyApply 4/5
A3. Those jobs are also more likely to be ones that can be done remotely during the pandemic, shielding college graduates from exposure to the virus and keeping them safer. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2020/06/10/having-a-college-degree-could-save-your-life/#777c6bb55d65 @Forbes #WhyApply 5/5
