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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
鈥淲ithout 深夜福利 and my guidance counselor, I wouldn't be where I am right now.鈥 Nikiah Viger鈥檚 experience with 深夜福利 shaped her career. Now as the senior financial aid officer at VTSU Castleton, Nikiah works to make college possible for all students, including first-generation college students like鈥
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For Georgette Niyokindi, getting a college degree gives her the opportunity to give back to her new community: Burlington, Vermont. Currently enrolled at the Community College of Vermont, Georgette is on track to receive a degree in behavioral science before focusing her studies on social work. Her鈥
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鈥淪uccess is helping other people. If I can go to bed and know that I made a difference in a person's life that day, then I have succeeded.鈥 It鈥檚 hard to speak with Adrianne Hutchin and not leave inspired. The fifth-generation Vermonter and mother of five children is determined to give back to her鈥
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When asked what his plans for the future are, Wazir Hashimi has a short answer. 鈥淚 am hoping to run for parliament in Afghanistan.鈥 Wazir moved to the United States in 2013 from his home country of Afghanistan with the goal of getting a good education. He spent his junior year of high school at Rice鈥
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Mitchell Manacek, a generalist with City Market鈥檚 people and culture department, explains the motivation behind the co-op鈥檚 worksite wellness program: 鈥淚t boils down to the idea that when people are healthy and happy, they bring their best versions of themselves to work,鈥 he explains. He notes that鈥
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High school students and parents, whether you鈥檙e college-bound, training-bound or not sure, College & Career Pathways is the one-stop online resource and month-long virtual event for you. Throughout the month of March, Vermont Student Assistance Corp. will offer live virtual workshops, led by local鈥
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Saying Destiny-Rose Chery is busy would be an understatement. The current senior at Danville High School has a lot on her plate. From applying to colleges to working 20 hours a week as a grocer to following her love of art, Destiny is focused. In conversation, she doesn鈥檛 draw attention to how鈥
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Tyler Ballard's goals are big, and so are his accomplishments. He is currently a first-year graduate student at Brown University in the political science Ph.D. program, specializing in American politics. Tyler has committed himself to a career focused on policy. 鈥淢y goals have been focused on law鈥
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Vermont students (and parents), take note: There鈥檚 free money available for college or other training, including full-time, part-time, and certificate education and apprenticeships. Wherever you are in your process of planning how you鈥檒l continue education or training after high school鈥攁nd what that鈥
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For Katrina Tao, it's all a waiting game the next few weeks. The current senior at Brattleboro Union High School is hoping letters of acceptance will start rolling in soon. 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to lie; waiting to hear back is nerve-wracking,鈥 she admits. Katrina has applied to more than 12 colleges with鈥
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