Bodine High School student Akayla Brown was recently selected as a Gates Scholar for a full scholarship to the university of her choice. The 18-year-old
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Students on the campus of Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Last year, an unprecedented number of high school graduates opted to delay starting college because of concerns over COVID-19. The University of Pennsylvania alone saw a 300% increase in students who took a gap year during the 2020-2021 academic year.
That came as no surprise to Dave Bergman, co-founder of College Transitions, an educational consulting firm that works virtually with students to achieve their higher education goals. When a large percentage of college-bound high schoolers approached his counselors looking for guidance on how the pandemic would affect the college experience, their response was one of caution.
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Carving Two Dream Career Paths I did all kinds of things to keep their attention, says Bronstein, who, after a global-marketing career, channeled his chemistry major and Mermaid Players expertise in the classroom.
Alum recalls watershed moments that spurred two dream careers
by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson
Alan Bronstein ’66’s life changed dramatically one snowy day in January 1985. Suddenly, he needed to learn an entirely new way of living and working. Eventually, that journey led him to rekindle a long-deferred dream.
The Mermaid (Players) connection
Bronstein, a Philly native, majored in chemistry and economics at Dickinson and got involved with Mermaid Players. After graduation, he enrolled in Temple University’s MBA program with a dream of helping to better the world.