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2 Years of My College Life Were in Front of the Computer, Behind a Mask

In this clip, two UW students share how the pandemic interrupted their academic growth and progress. One student remarks on how she used to be an “over-achiever” in high school and had to relearn those skills after the pandemic because learning during the pandemic wasn’t as rigorous.

I was just so burnt out and it was a really long vacation that it was hard to get out of the mentality…I remember being super depressed because it was so isolating.