The 'guinea pig' generation: How the pandemic shaped this year's college freshmen

Six students share their stories of how the COVID-19 pandemic defined their high school experiences (clockwise from top left): Hector Flores, Alyssa Lanum, Kathryn Barto, Destiny Torres, Adam Raynard and Sasha Martell. (Open Campus/NPR)

The first year of college is hard enough on its own, as students learn their way around campus, figure out how to study and balance classes, and make new friends. It's been much harder for this year's freshmen, who spent more than half of their high-school careers dealing with the disruptions of the pandemic.

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This story comes from Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher ed.