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This Feb. 26, 2020 photo released by Tan Weiwei, shows a view of the 17-year-old's desk in Changsha, in southern China's Hunan province. She spent her winter break studying for the SAT, an exam that foreign students must take to enroll in American universities, facing a wall plastered with motivational slogans. When the March exam she was registered for in Malaysia was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus, she said she felt lost and anxious about what it could mean for her dream of studying in the U.S.  (Tan Weiwei via AP)

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Virus cancels exams and jeopardizes Chinese students' plans
March 5, 2020 3:26 p.m.

Virus cancels exams and jeopardizes Chinese students' plans

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Universities that rely on international enrollment are expected to take a big hit in the next academic year as canceled entrance exams and travel restrictions in China because of the coronavirus make it impossible for students to enroll and attend college.