No college applicant fits just one description. Each student is a mesh of wishes and hopes, goals and identities.

LGBTQ students have many of the typical concerns in choosing a college, like affordability, location, and size. But they also pay close attention to questions such as how inclusive is it, really? Two LGBTQ students share their journey. 

As the dust settles from the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, health experts and educators are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of the decision on the mental health and well-being of college students, particularly women with fewer resources and those who are Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Native American.

"There’s a layer of pending doom—that this isn’t a good time to emerge into adulthood," says Dr. Sharon Custer of Miami University in Ohio.