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Blog Archive: Preparing for College Costs
While the process was unfamiliar, Amon Chumba learned that good grades will get you far in any country.
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Lizzie Vaughan grew up on a dairy farm in South Ryegate, and her involvement in 4-H and the ag program at Riverbend Technical Center helped her fall in love with farming. Now, she’s going on to college to find her career path.
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Emily Qiu, a senior at Oxbow High School, is a standout student. She’s in the top five of her graduating class, she’s taken many honors classes and college-level dual enrollment courses, and she’s been inducted into both the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society. But Emily…
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National 529 Day is May 29 (5-29, get it?), highlighting the advantages of 529 savings plans in helping families prepare for education after high school. In the Green Mountain State, we have a plan—called VT529—with added tax benefits to help your savings for college or training grow further. What…
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When Passy Matendo signs on to a Zoom meeting, her name appears on the screen as “Maombi.” “It’s what I’m called at home,” she explains. In Swahili, the word literally means “prayers” or “supplications,” and as a name, it is often loosely translated as “gift from God.” Since coming to the U.S. from…
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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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If you’re planning on college or training after high school, this year’s FAFSA overhaul has reminded many of us that waiting can be frustrating. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) updated their student financial aid (FAFSA) forms for the first time since Ronald…
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As a competitive runner, Amiya Sharp knows how to push herself to the finish line. Now a freshman pre-med student at UMass Boston, she’s majoring in biochemistry—a tough major, but one Amiya intentionally chose to make sure shes's prepared for medical school. Amiya hopes to become a pediatric…
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If you're a high school student, now's the time to start considering the next steps after graduation. Whether you're planning for college or career training, VSAC wants you to know there are options for you and your family. During March and April, you're invited to VSAC’s 2024 College and Career…
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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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