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Navigating the postsecondary education landscape can feel overwhelming. It鈥檚 normal to ask questions like: what should I study, what kind of program should I enroll in, what type of credential should I earn and how do I know it鈥檚 going to get me the job I want? The answers to these questions will鈥
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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鈥
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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鈥
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According to modern historical records, 7,269 recorded individuals have summited Mount Everest, from Edmund Hillary鈥檚 history-making climb in 1953 through the end of 2024. Not only is Ang Dawa Sherpa one of those people, but he鈥檚 stood at the top 10 times. Ang, who is originally from Nepal and now鈥
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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 鈥渃ollege bubble鈥 and connect more deeply with her鈥
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鈥淕oing back to school for counseling was a big decision for us,鈥 says Emily Aiken of Fairfax. 鈥淢y husband owns a landscaping and excavation company, where he鈥檚 been successful without a college degree. And while he can buy a piece of equipment and make money on it immediately, it鈥檚 a lot less鈥
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Lydia Littwin, an art educator from Burlington, uses creativity to support mental health. With Vermont's Mental Health Forgivable Loan, she鈥檒l soon help meet the state鈥檚 mental health needs.
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As a junior at South Burlington High School, Hannah Jenkins, who uses she/they pronouns, signed up for the healthcare program at Burlington Tech Center, thinking she might go into nursing. When her advisor told her she wouldn鈥檛 be able to take chorus since the bus wouldn鈥檛 get her back to campus in鈥
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Shavonna Bent of Braintree knew from childhood visits to Woods Hole Science Aquarium in Falmouth, MA that she wanted to find a way to get on board its research ship.
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Yvonne Roberge likes to call her own plays. As an aspiring elementary school teacher, that trait drew her to Montessori-style self-guided classrooms. As an athlete, it made her a great fit for point guard in basketball and midfield in soccer, both of which take charge of ball distribution. And as a鈥
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