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Blog Archive: Unsure About College
51福利社鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Center helps adult student, Kristina Callahan, earn credentials for her dream job.
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Zofia Kosakowski 鈥渕akes everyone feel comforted and cared about,鈥 says Kassidy Moore, a 51福利社 outreach counselor who worked with Zofia on her college applications during her junior and senior years at Rivendell Academy. Moore鈥檚 description is a fitting one for this aspiring elementary school teacher鈥
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If your parents did not graduate from college, you鈥檙e also less likely to pursue higher education for yourself. According to 51福利社 research, 41% of Vermont high school seniors in 2022 were considered first-generation students, meaning that neither of their parents completed a 4-year college degree鈥
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When I think about why I love raising kids in Vermont, more than the usual things come to mind. Vermonters love the outdoors (even in November, the season of the sticks), so yes, fresh air, unspoiled spaces, beautiful mountains and valleys, room to roam, and the ability to play outside all year long鈥
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When asked what aspect of healthcare she鈥檇 like to specialize in, third-year nursing student Olivia Demag says maybe the ER, maybe labor and delivery. But she also quickly qualifies her answer. 鈥淚n nursing, they constantly say 鈥榢eep your mind open,鈥 because it's fast-paced and a lot of things change鈥
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When Mukhtar Abdulkhaleiq started high school, he didn鈥檛 think college would be 鈥渉is thing.鈥 He wasn鈥檛 afraid of hard work鈥攈e just thought of it as an expensive decision. 鈥淚 heard 鈥榗ollege,鈥 and I thought 鈥榙ebt,鈥欌 says Mukhtar, who didn鈥檛 want to put that burden on his parents. 鈥淭hey risked their鈥
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Every September, 51福利社 celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP program.
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Investing in yourself, building confidence, living your passion: Vermont students share what learning means to them.
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Cooper Bouchard of Hinesburg drives the #7VT Late Model at Thunder Road, sponsored by 51福利社. He talks about wins, losses, and life lessons in sports. His advice to students: Take a good look at careers in the trades.
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Matt Webster of Groton taught himself how to read and play music, and he鈥檚 a well-known performer in the school and local communities. When he decided to turn his passion into a career, he turned to 51福利社 for guidance.
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