The time has come when the class of 2025 makes their decisions about where the next chapter of their life will take place. Ivy leagues, state universities, private schools, trades, or community college, many options with many difficult deciding factors between them. Each senior has a different desire with where they want their life to go. Majors of nursing, business, engineering, marine biology, and more. The choice can also come down to the cost of tuition, housing, food plans, and extra expenses. So, how does one make that final call of where to go and what to study?
Senior Jillian Giusto, in the beginning of her college journey she was looking into many different schools from many different states, not sure where she would find the best fit for her. For years, she had her heart set of San Diego State University, however after touring she could no longer invision her self attending SDSU. After touring 4 schools, and only applying to 3, she could finally picture herself in one of them.
“Making the final decision was relatively easy for me,” said Giusto. “I toured the University of Tampa in July and after that every school I went to I found myself comparing it to UT.”
After applying early decision at the beginning of the school year, later in December Giusto got accepted into UTampa as a marketing major, and then later fully committed that same day.
While searching for potential colleges, there are many dealbreakers that students look for. The universities campus and class size, location, offered majors, minors, and clubs, dorms and dining hall, as well as friends or family that are currently there or have attended.
For senior Kailyn Flynn, her choice on not only the school she wanted to attend, but also the reasoning behind her drive for the major she will be studying, was an easy choice. Flynn is committed to the University of Vermont for environmental science. After taking Tritons environmental science course her junior year, she knew from then on that she wanted to pursue studies in that field.
“ I’m scared I’ll see the world burn around us, and I want to try to do something to prevent that.” said Flynn. “’Im hopeful that I can help to preserve the earth that has taken care of us for so long.”
The choice of major was important to her and her beliefs on the current state of out planet. She wants to be apart of the solution, and ensure that a younger generation can grow up experiencing a healthy an beautiful planet.
In total so far there are seven known Triton seniors that are headed to the University of New Hampshire for college. However, for seniors Mackenzie Chaisson and Lucas Sullivan, UNH has been there top, and only, choice for a university. Having older siblings that have attended this college, they have received insight about what the campus education and lifestyle is all about. Sullivan will be majoring in Finance, and also has hopes to try out for their club hockey team. Growing up playing hockey and seeing the team play, drove him to want to be apart of the team. He also enjoys how close it is to home, and knows that there will be many of his friends going with him, making the transition a bit easier. On a similar note, Chaisson has been interested in UNH after visiting her older sister there and falling in love with the campus. Growing up cheering her whole life, she takes an interest in trying out for the club cheerleading team. She is going in undecided but hopes to transfer into one of UNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture programs.
Senior Madison January shared her though non-negotiables while looking into colleges. In total January applied to six colleges, all within the New England area. Her main focus was that the school had good academics, fun student life and activities on campus, homey dorms, high graduation rates, good business school, and reasonable prices.
“We’d (January and her family) pay more so I could have a better education and enjoy my college years.” said January.
At the end of the day, January decided to focus on a school that would give her a solid business education as well as lasting relationships and memories. She is now committed to the University of Maine and will be majoring in marketing, hoping to head into sports management in the future.
Making a decision that runs the course of your next 4 or more years of education is a big deal. The thought of moving away from home and stepping into a new chapter of life can be exciting, nerve racking, hopeful, uneasy, and everything in between. So, taking time to think about what matters most to you for your current and future life is the most important thing. No matter what choice any student in the class of 2025 makes, they will be lead to where they are meant to be and their futures are bright.
