{"id":3174,"date":"2021-02-15T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2022-05-26T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:57:00","slug":"in-the-news-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/in-the-news-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News (February 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we huddle snowbound in the North and Floridians look desperately for that long-sleeved shirt they own<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3175\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/News-Canva-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>, let&#8217;s take this opportunity to catch up on some news.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/03\/can-your-college-make-you-get-a-covid-vaccine-what-experts-say.html\">Can Colleges Make Students Get Covid Vaccine? Here&#8217;s What Experts Say<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[G]iven current vaccine prioritization protocols, when college students can expect access to the vaccine currently depends heavily on their geography. Welner says he has heard some college students in Colorado may have access as early as March. Whereas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-vaccines.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a>, young adults without underlying medical conditions will likely not have access until the summer.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2021\/02\/08\/applications-fall-early-decision-and-early-action\">Early-Decision, Early-Action Decisions Fall<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What&#8217;s going on? In part, it is another piece of the picture in admissions this year, in which colleges that are wealthy and that serve many wealthy students\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2021\/02\/01\/full-story-admissions-isnt-just-what-youve-been-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are doing well<\/a>. 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