After Coronavirus, Colleges Worry: Will Students Come Back?

For years, Claire McCarville dreamed of going to college in New York or Los Angeles, and she was thrilled last month to get accepted to selective schools in both places. But earlier this month, she sent a $300 deposit to Arizona State University, a 15-minute drive from her home in Phoenix."It made more sense," she said, "in light of the virus."Across the country, students like McCarville are rethinking their choices in a world altered by the pandemic. And universities, concerned about the potent