August, 2020. The newest freshman class entered High Point University, fresh-faced from graduating high school and ready to begin their long-awaited college experience, it came as a shock that college would not be what they had dreamed about. ​ Spencer Desmarais, a senior at High Point University, reflects on her first year at HPU as she prepares to graduate in May. “Covid ruined a lot of my grade and I wish it had never happened so that we could’ve experienced everything th