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Blog Archive: Applying to College
Longer days give you a chance to reflect on what you love about life, and what you want to change in the future. Education has always been a powerful tool for enhancing life choices and goals. If you see college education as a gateway to a new life, consider 802Opportunity. 802Opportunity is…
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Grateful for his family and the opportunities high school has brought him, Joseph Gallant now looks ahead to his next “casting call”: college, nursing school, and a future dedicated to caring for others.
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Hailey Bartlett vividly recalls the day her boss came up to her at the Bristol dairy farm where she worked and asked if she wanted to help with a “DA.” “I didn’t even know what that meant. But I said, ‘sure.’” A “DA” is a displaced abomasum, which is the fourth stomach compartment in a cow. This cow…
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Inspired by a favorite teacher, Josh Samaniego pursued college with determination. As a first-gen student, he found support and stayed focused on success.
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Jared Preseau turned a love of fixing farm equipment into a future career. With VSAC’s help, he’s starting a diesel and hydraulics program this fall.
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Andrew Tauber-Herring grew up in a multi-generational home in Congers, New York, with his sister, parents, grandparents, great-grandmother and great-grandfather—a Holocaust survivor who came to America from Poland and taught himself English at the public library. Now, Andrew has also crossed an…
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Jeff Isabelle of Barre is heading to Norwich University to study geology—thanks to a scholarship win that shows the power of persistence and planning.
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After 10 years of working in marketing and analytics in the Boston area, Leanne Estridge left her job in early 2020 when her infant son had difficulty with daycare. As the family-inspired pause lengthened into a pandemic-driven societal realignment, Leanne and her husband decided the timing was…
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Are you wondering, "Do my student loans cover housing?" In addition to paying for tuition and fees, student loans can be used to pay for college living expenses ... and more. Along with school meals, groceries, rent, housing supplies, and utilities, you can also use your loans to buy books, a laptop…
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Clara Carroll grew up in South Starksboro and now lives just three miles down the road in Lincoln. Hidden within that short distance is a stretch of time spent out west, when she studied political science at Colorado College. To get out of the “college bubble” and connect more deeply with her…
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