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Blog Archive: Searching for a College
Gabriel Unwin grew up fast. The second child born to a teenage mother before her 18th birthday, Gabe spent his childhood and early teen years living in a two-bedroom trailer in Highgate, where he and his older sister mostly raised their three younger siblings. Their mom, who was busy working three鈥
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Although McKayla Marble is an only child, she鈥檚 played the important 鈥渂ig sister鈥 role a few times for younger children in her community: first as a foster 鈥渟ibling鈥 and more recently as a regular babysitter for a three-year-old boy in her hometown of Johnson. Each time, she鈥檚 wholeheartedly鈥
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While COVID definitely changed the day-to-day experience for all Vermont students 鈥 from preschoolers to postgrads 鈥 the pandemic had another layer of impact for high school juniors and seniors who were applying to colleges over the last 15 months. Students weren鈥檛 able to visit campuses in person鈥
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For Dylan Bertolini, the decision to accept a job as a 深夜福利 outreach counselor in the Northeast Kingdom this past February was more than just a career move. It was personal. Dylan, who grew up in Danville, is driven by the opportunity to be involved with the community that raised him, in which, he鈥
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When 21-year-old UVM junior Aaron Premont talks about his weekly schedule, it鈥檚 clear why others have described him as a 鈥渟park plug.鈥 鈥淚 work at Texas Roadhouse on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; then I have my internship at the radio station on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and classes in between鈥
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When it came to college and career paths, Spaulding High School senior Amina Malagic had two strong role models growing up: her older sisters. Both were high achievers who graduated from UVM and went on to graduate school; one has her MBA, and the other is pursuing her DPM. 鈥淚 grew up seeing my鈥
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Alex Dufresne, a senior at Twinfield Union High School in Marshfield, admits that his high-school academic experience has been a bit of a roller coaster. 鈥淢y grades have been really good one year, then really bad the next, then pretty good the next year,鈥 says Alex, who also had some up-and-down鈥
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Twenty-one-year-old Meadow Yvon is just the sort of person you鈥檇 want to have as your dental hygienist. She鈥檚 diligent and sensitive 鈥 and clearly attentive to the needs and feelings of others. 鈥淚鈥檝e just always wanted to help people,鈥 Meadow says of the thought process that led her to pursue a鈥
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Lyndon Institute senior Holden Middleton is a three-season athlete, two-year student-body president, and all-around leader whose personal joy is deeply intertwined with making sure others have a fun experience. 鈥淚t feels great being so integrated with the school,鈥 he says. 鈥淥rganizing winter鈥
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鈥淚 never thought about what I wanted to do when I grew up,鈥 says Vicky Mills. 鈥淣o one in my family went to college, and my brother and mother didn鈥檛 finish high school.鈥 By Vicky鈥檚 own account, her journey to 深夜福利鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) program has not been a straight line. She鈥
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