Project Title: Economic, Behavioral, and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on College Admissions
BASIS Advisor: Megan Floyd
Internship Location: Nolij Consulting
Onsite Mentor: Erika Stegman
COVID-19 has had profound impacts on the lives of many students who have a desire to receive higher education beyond high school. Many families simply do not have the financial means to send their children to college or don’t believe that online classes are worth paying full tuition for a less interactive learning environment. Many universities have had little ability to make meaningful tuition cuts in response to COVID-19 because of economic losses that have already been endured and employees such as professors and administrators that have to be paid for there to be a functioning university. Through my research, I will track college retention and enrollment numbers and even receive some first-hand accounts on why certain students decide to delay their plans for higher education. My research will have data supporting how COVID-19 has affected current and future trends within the college admission process. During my internship with Nolij Consulting, a small woman-owned government healthcare consulting firm, I hope to receive insider information on government action and policy to financially bail out college students and places of higher education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, I hope to receive assistance from the Nolij team when it comes to understanding complex college financial records and bank interest rates and loans.
My Posts
Week 10 – The Bottom of the 9th
May 16, 2021
Hello Everyone, I wanted to sincerely thank everyone for tuning and leaving encouraging comments on my posts. I have had a blast sharing my findings with you all and have learned so much about the research process as a whole. Admittedly, I was very overwhelmed when I first started my research. I had no idea […]
Week 8 and Week 9: Working on Final Project
May 07, 2021
Hello Everyone, I’m late on my week 8 entry, so I will combine it with week 9 in this post. So far, I have finished the draft portion of my introduction for final project. In the introduction, I highlight the rising popularity of college to help strength a specific argument I have made during my […]
Week 7: Starting Research Paper + Internship News
Apr 25, 2021
Hello Everybody! Unfortunately, there is not too much to share about my project this week. I have been doing a lot of behind the scenes work. I’m currently gathering a lot of different sources so that I will be in great shape to start work on my research paper in the near future. This has […]
Week 6: Part II
Apr 25, 2021
Hello Everybody! I’m stoked to be sharing part ii of my week 6 research. Sorry for leaving you guys hanging for longer than expected. It has been a super busy week for my internship and project research. Without further further ado, I’m gonna get into it. Using a website, called College Raptor (link at bottom […]
Week 6: Part 1
Apr 21, 2021
Hello Everyone! Thanks for tuning in this week! As mentioned in last week’s post, my week 6 blog will have two parts this week. I will post part 2 tomorrow which provide some further insight. As part of my project, I have been following student enrollment at many universities in the United States. At the […]
Week 5 – Tough Week at the Office
Apr 12, 2021
Hello Everyone! I’m not gonna sugarcoat anything, this was the hardest week for research that I have had yet. A lot of the conclusions that I have drawn so far have been proven to be either inconclusive or contradictory compared to other information. It’s been a frustrating week, because I feel like I have hit […]
Week 4 – Short Post
Apr 05, 2021
Hello Everyone, I have been hard at work this week getting trends and statistics together from a variety of academic journals and sources. For this week’s post, I’m going to give you guys some insight on what I’m working on right now. The major trend that I’m currently tracking is increased competitiveness in this year’s […]
Week 3: Effects of COVID-19 on College Students and Families
Mar 31, 2021
Howdy Folks! This week I’m going to discuss the impact that COVID-19 on students and families. The virus has affected the ability for families to afford college for a plethora of reasons (including but not limited to): High unemployment resulting in loss of primary source of income for many families. Little flexibility on part of […]
Week 2: Financial Impacts of COVID-19 on Colleges/Universities
Mar 21, 2021
Hello Everybody, Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! For the next few weeks, I’m going to be primarily focusing on the financial aspects of my project. This week, I further investigated the financial effects of COVID-19 on institutions of higher education. I’m going to start off this post by restating a surprising statistic from […]
Week 1: Karan’s Senior Project Introduction
Mar 12, 2021
Greetings Everybody, My name is Karan Mehta. For the next few months, I will researching the Financial, Social, and Behavioral Impacts of COVID-19 on College Admissions. I will be interning at Nolij Consulting, a small-woman owned government healthcare contracting form, under the advisement of my on-site mentor Ms. Kristen Murphy. Fortunately, I had an opportunity […]