//More than 200 colleges delay deposit deadlines as families face unprecedented economic uncertainty

More than 200 colleges delay deposit deadlines as families face unprecedented economic uncertainty

Colleges usually require students to send in a deposit by May 1 in order to hold a spot in the incoming freshman class. But some schools are offering more flexibility to students as the coronavirus crisis grows.Over the past week, more than 200 colleges and universities have said they’ll push the deadline to at least June 1, according to a tally by a nonprofit group