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Blog Archive: Adult Student
Every September, VSAC 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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Fraudsters have been peppering cell phones and email inboxes for the last year with claims that borrowers need to register with them to qualify for loan forgiveness. These scammers even offer access to early rounds of funding.
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Are your federal student loans in default and holding you back? Don’t stress. Instead, get a Fresh Start from the U.S. Department of Education before it’s too late!
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Cooper Bouchard of Hinesburg drives the #7VT Late Model at Thunder Road, sponsored by VSAC. 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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Lucie Hobbs-Johnson’s story is one of resilience and determination. With a dream to earn her degree and pursue a career that lets her care for others, she is now a beloved “mother figure” for fellow dental hygiene students at Vermont State University-Williston.
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As a graduate student pursuing her master’s in social work, Hannah Heinchon thought she wanted to become a child counselor. But an internship in family counseling uncovered a far greater need, that turned into a passion and a calling. “I remember I was working with a family who was homeless and…
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The updated FAFSA was delayed this fall, and the impact of that three-month delay rolled down the line to colleges, families, and students. College financial aid offices are now scrambling to process student financial data and to get their aid decisions out to families as quickly as possible…
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Earning your driver’s license is an American rite of passage. For American-born teens, it's a milestone, but for new arrivals driving is critical to adjusting to their new life. Aden Haji is helping new arrivals in Vermont adjust to their new home by empowering them behind the wheel of a car.…
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On February 12, 2018, when Mersadies Shantie was 12 years old, her mom suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. That night, still stunned from the loss, Mersadies left her home in Mooers Forks, New York, and moved to Sheldon, Vermont, to live with her dad, stepmom and three adopted sisters. “It was…
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