Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok

NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, “The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok.”

The Particular Misery of College-Admissions TikTok

ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST:

It’s the end of March, which means high school seniors are finding out where they got in or did not get in to college. It’s a stressful time, and a lot of teens are taking to the internet to share their anxiety. The college decision reaction video is a thriving genre on TikTok and YouTube – students filming themselves while they

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