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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
鈥淚 never thought I would have gone to college,鈥 says 21-year-old Cassie Piper, a native of Derby. It鈥檚 an incredible statement from a young woman who will graduate this month from NVU-Johnson with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology, a minor in Anthropology and Sociology, an associate鈥檚 degree in鈥
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When asked about her 鈥済oals for the future,鈥 Alexis Lape pauses. 鈥淩ight now, it's up in the air given the state of the economy 鈥 and the pandemic 鈥 and my living situation 鈥 but I'd like to maybe pursue real estate as well as music. I'm a business major so I don't have set plans.鈥 Born in Brandon鈥
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Today is May 1. It's the traditional Decision Day for high school seniors. If that鈥檚 you, this is the day you鈥檝e been planning for, for most of your high school years. May 1 is the day you typically must commit to the school of your choice and pay your deposit to hold a place for next fall. Except鈥
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When Chandler Prescott was a high school sophomore, he joined the Forestry and Natural Resources program at Stafford Technical Center, where he got a big eye-opening. 鈥淚t was there where I learned about the wilderness 鈥 how global warming is affecting the wild and everything like that. I just really鈥
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Cassandra Bittner knows she overcame some tough odds to be able to go to college at all. Neither of her parents had gone to college; in fact, her mother never even finished high school. And in St. Albans, where she grew up, she was definitely not alone in that, a factor that made for some low鈥
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When asked to talk about his journey from a kid growing up in Milton to a successful college freshman, Trent Cross tells a story marked with the typical challenge facing first-generation college students: 鈥淣one of my family had ever gone to college, so I didn鈥檛 really know what way to go.鈥 鈥淏ut when鈥
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When Mimi Duong鈥檚 parents emigrated from war-torn and politically tense Vietnam in the 1980s, they wanted more opportunities and a safe place for their children to grow up. They ended up in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where they started a successful business and sent all four of their children to鈥
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For families with a high school senior, now is when most college acceptances arrive in full force (congratulations!), and with them, financial aid offers. It鈥檚 an exciting time and鈥攍et鈥檚 face it鈥攁lso a bit overwhelming as deadlines loom: Most colleges require a deposit by May 1. That means that鈥
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Are you the parent of a high school student? If so, welcome to one of the most formative phases of your student鈥檚 life. While the path to college or career training is definitely your student鈥檚 journey, as a parent you play a major role鈥攂oth financially and from a practical perspective. You鈥檙e the鈥
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When she was in her mid-twenties, Lauren Craig thought she had hit a dead end on her career path. Fortunately, with some heavy encouragement from a friend and some financial help from 中国竞彩网, some new doors opened, and today, she鈥檚 working in a job she loves. 鈥淚鈥檝e kind of jumped around a lot, with鈥
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