My College Story
Growing up, Zoé Schroeder dreamed of volunteering for the Peace Corps, a government program that values cross-cultural exchange and assists with social and economic development projects abroad. Most volunteers complete three months of training before serving abroad for two years. Zoé was accepted to the program upon graduating from the […]
My College Story: Serving in the Peace Corps after Graduation
Laura Hughes was born in Utah but moved to Massachusetts as a child. When asked where she’s from, Laura replies, “It’s a bit of a difficult question, especially now that I've lived in eight different states, [but] I claim Massachusetts.” She spent her college years bouncing between Brigham Young University-Hawaii […]
My College Story: Graduating Early and Following My Passions
When Sarah Nold enrolled at the University of Kentucky, she didn’t know what she wanted to major in. After a long process of narrowing down her options and eliminating programs that required additional chemistry courses, she landed on Family and Consumer Science Education (FCS Ed). She was drawn to the […]
My College Story: Confronting the “Home Ec” Stigma
We first met Jordan Schanda of ScholarPrep through Instagram. Her business’s goal is to assist students from freshman year of high school until the college admissions process is over. We quickly clicked the “follow” button after realizing that ScholarPrep is run by this 26-year-old and her mother, Christina. After Jordan […]
My College Story: Student, Employee and Business Owner
Rachel Simon loves words. The proof? She has both a bachelor’s of arts in creative writing from Lesley College and a certificate in publishing from the University of Denver. Plus, she’s currently working toward a dual master’s in library science and children’s literature at Simmons College. After so much time […]
My College Story: The Possibilities of an English Degree
Devin Cherry grew up in Kentucky and attended three different schools over the course of his postsecondary education: the University of Louisville, Murray State University, and University of the Cumberlands. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in environmental geology from Murray State after transferring from the University of Louisville, and […]
My College Story: From Student to Teacher
Elizabeth Gullett, like many other students, first decided on a reach school that was highly ranked and expensive. And she got in. Her plans took a different turn, however, when she had to make her final decision. In the end, she let go of her hopes to enroll at the […]
My College Story: Making the Most of Community College
Many people realize that the career path they dreamed about in high school no longer suits their aspirations for the future; James Niekamp is one of them. At a young age, he decided he wanted to become an architect, and he developed the math and visual art skills necessary to […]
My College Story: Repurposing an Architecture Degree
Stuart W. Akers Jr. has come a long way since high school, quite literally. He moved some 800 miles from Sevierville, Tennessee, to Poughkeepsie, New York, to attend Vassar College. In 2012, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Russian language and literature. Not long after graduation, he jet set […]
My College Story: Traveling to Learn and Teach Languages
Many students graduate high school unsure of what they want to study or where they want to keep learning. Amanda Korzeniewski had one part of the equation figured out. She knew she wanted to get into the medical field, but she wasn’t sure where to start her journey. She first […]
My College Story: How the Radio Helped Me Find My Educational Path
Meghan Gajare spent her childhood in Michigan, but she has spent her adulthood living in three different states. First, she moved to Minnesota to attend Carleton College, where she majored in economics. After her graduation in 2011, she moved to Columbus, Ohio, to get several years of work experience before […]
My College Story: From Michigan to the Capital City
Jonathan Henderson was in high school when he took his first graphic design class. In 2007, before Pandora or Spotify, his teacher assigned the students a project to design CD covers. It combined his profound love for music and events, and he knew he wanted to become a professional artist. […]