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Growing up in St. Francis, Kan., a small town of around 1,500 people, Tyler Larson always dreamed of attending Kansas State. Larson, a senior in finance had an interesting journey to K-State.

Larson began his college career at Fort Hays State University, but after two years there he decided to transfer to K-State. He originally was going to transfer into the architecture program, but after figuring out architecture wasn’t the right major for him he decided to switch to business. After taking some time off to complete Marine Corps Reservist duties, he started taking business courses in the spring of 2012.

With the Marine Corps station in Kansas City, it worked out for Larson to attend K-State. Since his arrival, he has quickly gotten involved with organizations. Larson is a member of the Student Finance Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (a community service group), theExecutive Mentor and Professional Advantage internal advisory boards,International Buddies (helps international students transition to K-State), and K-State Cross Fit Club. He also has two paid jobs, including one withPowercat Financial Counseling, which helps K-State students manage their personal finances.

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It’s hard to believe that we have entered a new school year. For your graduating class of 2015 students there are a couple important fall tasks they should complete if they are planning to attend K-State next August. Here is a breakdown of the suggested fall timeline for incoming class of 2015 students. In January a timeline for the spring time will be published on this newsletter.

September and October 2014: Apply for admission and scholarships at K-State. You can find the online application here.

November 1, 2014: Priority deadline for incoming freshman students to submit their K-State scholarship application. K-State offers a variety of scholarship awards to incoming students and more information on scholarships can be found here.

November and December 2014: Complete the K-State housing application. Students can apply for housing anytime after they have been admitted to K-State. More information on residence halls and the application can be found here.

After growing up in urban Kansas City, Ingrid Perez, a senior in human resource management, has made the most of her opportunities at Kansas State.

Perez will be the first person in her family to graduate from college when she walks across the stage in December 2014. She credits part of her current and future success to the people and programs at K-State, getting a head start to her college education by participating in the Multicultural Academic Program Success (MAPS) Program. The program allowed her to meet professors and business professionals before she started her first fall semester at K-State. Dr. Dawne Martin coordinates the MAPS Program for College of Business Administration students and was influential in Perez’s decision to attend K-State and be a part of MAPS.

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