Does my DS submit a COVID impact essay? Started high school living out of a hotel room, had COVID twice (beginning and end freshman year)

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@tjd0829

It was a very, very tough time for all of us, but we are in a much better place now.

Happy to hear this.

@tjd0829

We were in a hotel because of job loss due to the pandemic. We made it through for a while using savings and then had to leave our apartment (we live in a major city and rented). We were in a hotel starting in August before their freshman year and then through their first semester freshman year.

I would definitely address this somewhere in his app…doesn’t matter if it’s in the community disruption essay (250 words max) or addt’l info section (650 words max)…if he needs more words don’t hesitate to put it in addt’l info section. Not sure I see how one could use humor to address this if staying focused on the facts…no need to share more details of his essay, just my thinking of someone who reads lots of apps.

It’s definitely appropriate to also discuss the covid case at the end of the year as well, as it sounds like it impacted finals and/or regents testing. I wasn’t saying to not address it, but I wanted to point out that most HSers have missed some school due to covid and/or other illnesses, that’s all…the key for your S seems to be in the end of year timing and impact on grades.