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College admission deans nationally pledge to value self-care in students’ applications

More than 300 college admission deans across the country have signed a statement reassuring students that their offices will value self-care and family care amid the coronavirus pandemic. The “Care Counts in Crisis: College Admissions Deans Respond to Covid-19” statement was created by the Making Caring Common Project at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.

In the statement, the admissions deans ranked what they will value in students’ college applications. No. 1 on the list is self-care: “Self-care is of high importance, especially in times of crisis We recognize that many students, economically struggling and facing losses and hardships of countless kinds, are simply seeking to get by. We also recognize that this time is stressful and demanding for a wide range of students for many different reasons. We encourage all students to be gentle with themselves during this time.”