--- description: Graduating seniors reflect on their college experience that started in isolation and is ending during another period of unrest. title: Graduating Seniors Reflect on a Unique College Experience image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte76d6dc4ebafa299/698a56de0116829ce3985cbc/GettyImages-169947703-1.jpg?branch=production ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Education](/tag/education/) ## Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch: Graduating Seniors Reflect on a College Experience Marred By Isolation and Unrest  by [Jeannie Kopstein](/author/jeannie-kopstein/)  ## Jeannie Kopstein Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2024 5:20 PM CUT  Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebration Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebrationGetty Images—Steve Debenport  by [Jeannie Kopstein](/author/jeannie-kopstein/)  ## Jeannie Kopstein Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2024 5:20 PM CUT Graduating seniors from USC, University of Pittsburgh and Pomona College reflect on their college experience that started in isolation and is ending during another period of unrest. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6978889/graduating-seniors-on-college-experience-in-isolation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6978889/graduating-seniors-on-college-experience-in-isolation/"},"headline":"Watch: Graduating Seniors Reflect on a College Experience Marred By Isolation and Unrest","datePublished":"2024-05-16T17:20:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T17:38:07.742Z","description":"Graduating seniors reflect on their college experience that started in isolation and is ending during another period of unrest.","url":"https://time.com/6978889/graduating-seniors-on-college-experience-in-isolation/","keywords":["Education","News","video"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte76d6dc4ebafa299/698a56de0116829ce3985cbc/GettyImages-169947703-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeannie Kopstein","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jeannie-kopstein/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte76d6dc4ebafa299/698a56de0116829ce3985cbc/GettyImages-169947703-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebration","caption":"Excited group of college graduates throwing their hats in celebration","creditText":"Getty Images—Steve Debenport","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/education/","name":"Education"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6978889/graduating-seniors-on-college-experience-in-isolation/","name":"Watch: Graduating Seniors Reflect on a College Experience Marred By Isolation and Unrest"}}]}] ```