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Alternative Education Pathways at Verto In this blog, we highlight opportunities to continue your studies through extended engagement with Verto Education. We will also share our partnerships with other post secondary pathways—digital skills bootcamps, apprenticeships, and short-term internship programs—that can help prepare you for the next step in your career (see vertoeducation.org/partner-colleges/). ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TO CONTINUE…

Verto Family Week Re-cap On October 18-20,  Verto Education hosted Verto Family Week -  three engaging days of culture, connection, and all things Verto. Engagements included live sessions to learn more about highlights from this semester, academic updates, and best practices for planning for the rest of the semester. Each day also offered an asynchronous…

Greg Caso -- Academic Success Coordinator, Costa Rica What's your name and position with Verto? I'm Greg Caso and I'm an Academic Success Coordinator in Costa Rica. What are you most looking forward to this semester? I am most looking forward to meeting students and staff and working through any academic challenges together. Also, I…

This week, we’re featuring our #VertoBound 2021 Raffle winner – Danitza Velazquez! As the Verto Bound Raffle Winner, Danitza will study with Verto in Costa Rica this fall, followed by Spain this spring. Her roundtrip airfare will be fully sponsored by Verto Education! 5 Fun Facts About Danitza Velazquez Verto attracts adventurous, ambitious, and compassionate…

College application season is right around the corner! This exciting time is also potentially nerve-wracking, especially if you're worried about your grades. This week, Jodi Marcus shares some of her top tips for getting into your dream school if your grades don't quite make the cut. How can I get into the college of my…

What goes into sustainable packing? Interested in learning how to pack everything you need to study abroad AND save the planet?  This week, Verto Education Program Leader Kelley Reardon will show you the ropes of sustainable packing using these 7 helpful tips! Photo by Holly Mandarich (@hollymandarich) via Unsplash Why pack sustainably when studying abroad?…

Making friends for life is always the highlight of every Verto semester. Curious what a day in the life of a Verto semester student is like?! Who better to tell you all about it than current Verto students themselves! This week’s blog is written by student Eleanor Mathews in London. *** This is an example…

Biking is just one of the many outdoor adventures enjoyed by Verto Costa Rica students! Curious what a day in the life of a Verto semester student is like?! Who better to tell you all about it than current Verto students themselves! This week’s blog is written by student Halliday Dinsmore-Patch in Costa Rica. ***…

Honor Stoner -- Field Instructor, Environmental Science What's your name and position with Verto? I'm Honor Stoner and I'm a Field Instructor for Environmental Science. What are you most looking forward to this semester? I am most looking forward to visiting new places and meeting students that enjoy traveling/new experiences. I have not been to…

Students in Costa Rica enjoy the world as their classroom as they explore and learn from incredible local scenery. While all this talk of getting college credit while adventuring around the world sounds amazing (and it is!), it might be hard to imagine how that actually translates into real day-to-day life... So join us and…

Implement these tips into your college essay and you'll be doing a victory dance at your dream college (or in a kayak on your semester!) in no time. We know you’ve been reading up on “College Essays that Worked” threads on Reddit for weeks. Every essay you read seems so unique and well-done… It’s like…

Lived in a Van for 4 Months! While Galen Merigliano has lived in diverse situations all over the world, van-life was definitely a unique adventure, even for him! Galen was excited to try out living in a van during his time leading an outdoor education program in New Zealand. Van-life is only one of the…

Some of Verto’s South Pacific staff in Fiji. Local Program Leaders, traveling Program Leaders, Academic Success Coordinators, and instructors work together on a student-centered team. This month, Verto students will embark on an incredible first-year experience where they will explore, create and learn about the world with our amazing Field Instructors, Program Leaders, and Support…

Many students inadvertently spend the first year struggling to adapt to the rigor of college academics and the huge life adjustment to increased independence and responsibility. To call my first year in college unhappy would be an understatement. I remember feeling utterly overwhelmed by all the options and somehow, simultaneously, like there was nothing right…

Verto students learn from local experts from around the world on their Hybrid and in-person semesters. We get it. This year is not what anyone expected. Zoom classes just aren’t the same and you’re worried about missing out on making new friends, joining clubs, and having an exciting first year of college. We don't blame…

Fall 2019 students on the Verto Latin America semester compare language learning notes from class in their favorite study spot - the beach! I remember when I first started learning a second language. It was Spanish, and I was a sophomore in high school. As things started to click in place, I realized that Spanish…