Phi Theta Kappa Highlight with Dakota

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Say hello to Dakota from Torrington, Connecticut. Dakota attends CT State Northwestern. From affordability, to working hard in classes and being inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, a national honors society, Dakota has found success both inside and outside of the classroom. Dakota has a very compelling story to share. Dakota, take it away.

– Thanks for having me, Alex, it’s great to be here. After I graduated high school, I really had no idea what I wanted to do. Luckily, I discovered CT State, an affordable school with great programs that I could explore. When I enrolled at Northwestern in 2019, I started taking courses to figure out what I wanted to do and discovered my true potential. I was a below average student in high school, so seeing my grades continuously hit As really made an impact on my desire to further my education. Not only was I achieving this new level of success in my studies, but I also found my social life beginning to bloom. I started participating more in community activities put on by my school, like the gingerbread house contest and the Halloween costume contest. I was invited to join Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society or PTK, in 2022, and attended my first international convention in 2023. I attended workshops to learn new skills, created new friendships with members from across the world, and from there started pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I am currently the proud vice president of service for PTK’s New England region. I found new friends in my officer team and we work together to encourage participation in our region. Membership provides me access to thousands of scholarships that will help me transfer to a four year college when I graduate. I never thought I’d come this far when I first enrolled in CT state. I fell in love with this community and have been finding much success in it ever since. Thanks for listening to my story, Alex, I’m flipping it back to you.

– Thank you, Dakota. We’re so impressed with the work that you are doing with Phi Theta Kappa. Great job and thank you for taking part in the college tour.