s she applied for colleges in 2020, Annabelle Manzo, B.A. ’24, had every reason to feel optimistic. She had great grades, strong test scores and a track record of leadership inside and outside the classroom.
Instead, Manzo remembers that period as “a very uncertain and scary time, not knowing what the future held.”
Due to financial hardships, she was worried not only about getting into college—but also about being able to afford it.