I'm Matt Katz. I used to be a reporter here at WNYC, and today I'm sitting in for Brian.

Welcome back to the Brian Lairr show.

Many lucky high school seniors have a big choice to make this month.

With colleges sending out acceptance letters by the end of March and the traditional May 1st

decision day on the horizon, it's time for seniors to weigh the pros and cons and pick a place

to spend the next four years or so.

This year, with the Trump administration threatening to cut funding and intervening

in academic decisions and revoking visas for some students, another layer of complication

is involved in those decisions.

So to talk about this decision-making process and offer some advice about what to do if your choices fell through.

I'm joined by Angel Perez, the CEO of the National Association for College and Mission

Counseling, or NACACA. Angel, welcome back to WNYC.

Thanks for having me. And listeners, if this is a decision you're making this month or you're helping someone make it, tell us about it.

Share how you're weighing your options or if you need advice for finding a college for fall, even at this point in the process.

Call or text us at 212-433 WNYC.

That's 212-433-9692.

Big university, small liberal arts school, state school, private school, gap year.

What are the big factors in your decision this year?

212-433 WNYC, 212-433-9692. And if you've been accepted via early decision, congratulations,

are you happy with your pick? 21, 2433, WNYC. Hope to hear from new incoming, incoming college students.

Angel, wouldn't most students have applied to colleges before all of this Trump administration

stuff?

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