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23 Aug

Financial hardship? You may be eligible for more aid.

Written by
VSAC Staff

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’s financial stability literally slipped out from…
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Blue Mountain Union High School seniors (left to right) Sera Brooks, Jada Longmoore, Avery Nelson, Gabby Houghton and Lauren Joy.
08 Jun

5 students, 1 story: "GEAR UP helped us!"

Written by
Emily Stetson

Blue Mountain Union High School seniors (left to right) Sera Brooks, Jada Longmoore, Avery Nelson, Gabby Houghton and Lauren Joy. “If it wasn’t for Kassidy, I would be going to a school I didn’t love, because I didn’t realize how little UVM was going to cost me.” “If Kassidy hadn’t convinced me to…
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2023 graduates, left to right: Sahra Hassan, Philip Malazarte and Nick Williams
01 Jun

VSAC congratulates our featured 2023 grads

Written by
VSAC Staff

VSAC has profiled more than two dozen traditional and adult students over the 2022-23 academic year, and three of them are among the graduating Class of 2023. Two are exceptional high school students who will be entering the health care field, and the third –– a National Guard veteran who served…
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27 Apr

GEAR UP student Philip Malazarte finds his fit in VT nursing programs

Written by
Emily Stetson

Philip Malazarte of Chester is “a young man who is going places,” says his VSAC outreach counselor, Jessi Krause Herron. “He has been committed to the nursing field since ninth grade and has been learning all he can to prepare. And he’s a standout member of his community, caring for others and going…
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13 Apr

College Decisions: What you need to know to compare your offers

Written by
Emily Stetson

April, besides being tax time, is highlighted as National Financial Literacy Month. For families with a high school senior, that takes on a special meaning, as it’s also when students are making decisions about what’s next … with cost often a primary consideration driving their choices. Options…
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