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Blog Archive: Applying to College
Middle school students engaged with hands-on exhibits at STEM fairs in Castleton and the Northeast Kingdom. At two bustling events earlier this month at both ends of Vermont, hundreds of 7th and 8th graders came together for hands-on career exploration. Kingdom Career Connect and the Northeast鈥
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鈥淚 think FAFSAs are fun,鈥 says Chris Barry, 51福利社鈥檚 Resource Center Supervisor, flashing a bright smile and sitting up a little straighter in his seat. 鈥淏ut,鈥 he concedes, 鈥渘ot everybody does.鈥 For parents of college-bound high school seniors, who are just now starting the bewildering process of鈥
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51福利社's Scholarship Booklet features about 150 51福利社-administered scholarships and more than 40 additional scholarships for students in college or training. If you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning $5,000, you鈥檇 probably buy that lottery ticket, right? Many of the college scholarship programs鈥
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Over the last two decades, John Dell鈥橝nno of Shaftsbury had built a career as a carpenter. Employed by a company out of Manchester, John worked on high-end residential job sites, and found plenty of work in towns like Stratton, Windham, and Dorset. But in 2014, after suffering a few accidents (one鈥
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When Mimi Duong was applying to college during her senior year at St. Johnsbury Academy, she found herself at a bit of a disadvantage, since her parents, who had emigrated to Vermont from Vietnam, weren鈥檛 totally familiar with the American college admissions system. When we last spoke with her in鈥
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If you have a middle school or high school student, you may want to add college and career planning to your annual back-to-school to-do list. It鈥檚 never too early for students to start thinking about their lives beyond high school: preparation can start as early as 7th and 8th grade. And if you have鈥
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Jessica Neilson of Rutland, Emma Nadeau of Derby, and Ben Hulett of Shaftsbury are benefitting from a $5,000 loan repayment incentive to launch their careers and stay in Vermont. A brand-new student loan repayment program, designed to incentivize recent college graduates to stay in Vermont, is鈥
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Facing unexpected expenses or a change in family income? Consider appealing for more financial aid. UVM junior David Richardson knows a lot about financial hardship and the unexpected ways it can strike a family. When David was seven, his family鈥檚 financial stability literally slipped out from鈥
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When David Richardson was seven years old, his world turned upside down. His relatively comfortable middle-class household, supported by two parents who both held good jobs 鈥 his mom as a substance use counselor, his dad as a corrections officer 鈥 changed, literally, with one wrong step. His father鈥
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When Brody Moran works with kids 鈥 either as a substitute teacher at Cabot School in his hometown during his college breaks, or this summer as a counselor at Turtle Island camp 鈥 he never asks a child what they want to be when they grow up. 鈥淪ome people love asking that question, because it provokes鈥
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