With college admissions in flux and the NYC school system shifting its emphasis toward "career pathways," two students prepare for life after high school.
There's an effort to level access to Advanced Placement courses in NYC schools. Is it working?
The FAFSA seems simple enough: fill out the form, get financial aid, go to college. Well… not quite.
I had to navigate language barriers, confusing websites, financial aid forms, and decision deadlines with only the help of my college counselor, who became harder to reach when the pandemic struck because she was understandably juggling work and home life.
When Javier Mata’s habit of not doing homework caught up with him, he transferred from his competitive, college prep school to a small transfer high school called The James Baldwin School.
