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Because of COVID-19, 18-year-old Sophia Desrochers wasn鈥檛 able to walk across the stage at a traditional high school graduation, and she wasn鈥檛 able to attend her senior prom. In fact, she wasn鈥檛 even able to visit the college she chose to attend, having to rely instead on a description of the鈥
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Visit the website for Northern Vermont University-Johnson, and near the top of the announcements list you鈥檒l find a link to a special 鈥渧irtual celebration鈥 of the graduating Class of 2020 鈥 a group of accomplished young Americans who will always be remembered as the 鈥淐OVID-19 class,鈥 graduating in a鈥
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Courtney Carr, who graduated from UVM last month with a bachelor鈥檚 in psychology and minors in law & society and sociology, is intently focused on starting her career with a criminal justice nonprofit. However, she didn鈥檛 always know exactly what she wanted to do. 鈥淚t was a bit of a roller coaster,鈥濃
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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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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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