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Friday would have been a momentous day for many high school seniors. 

May 1 is National Decision Day, when students get to choose what college or university they will attend in the fall.

But the coronavirus pandemic has upended those plans. 

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How important is the college environment to you? Would you commit to a college or university you can’t visit or physically attend in the fall?  Are you deferring and taking a gap year instead?

Phil Trout is a college counselor at Minnetonka High School

Holly Evans is a school counselor at Mankato East High School and sits on the governing board of the 

Geoff Wilson is the executive director of the Minnesota branch for 

, a national nonprofit focused on getting low-income students into college.

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National Decision Day for many high school seniors has been a momentous occasion, but the coronavirus pandemic has upended those plans. Would you commit to a college or university if you can't physically attend? 

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