Thread by @TrumanApp, We are a few hours away from announcing our 2020 Scholars

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We are a few hours away from announcing our 2020 Scholars - and I am already getting questions about the 2021 cycle & COVID-19. The anxiety, I get it. Let& #39;s try to calm it - a thread: 1/6

We aren& #39;t going to be ghouls about the impact this is having on people. We would not punish people for things - pass/fail classes, cancelled internships, mothballed service projects, AN ENTIRE PANDEMIC - outside of their control. 2/6

We already have in place guidelines for our readers for next year. Our assumption is that everyone will be like Captain American or a Time Lord or an Old One (maybe not that last example). Just waiting in stasis until it is time to serve the public again. 3/6

We are also considering how to credit those who do things during this time - our EMTs, our military cadets, our food bank people. They deserve credit, but we can& #39;t fault the vast majority of applicants who, for whatever reason, cannot do more than just get through this. 4/6

We also know that a pass/fail semester won& #39;t help your GPA. But we weren& #39;t too worried about your GPA to begin with. Can you get into the grad school you want? Great. We& #39;re done with the GPA. We& #39;re still interested in the content of the transcript tho. 5/6

Anyway, if you are a potential Truman applicant - there are a million things to worry about, we shouldn& #39;t be one. Stay healthy and well and join us in being dazzled by the 2020 Scholars - just like we& #39;ll be dazzled by you next year! 6/6

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