{"id":26759,"date":"2020-05-18T19:26:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T23:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2020\/05\/18\/necc-2020-graduate-vasil-zisi\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:49:58","slug":"necc-2020-graduate-vasil-zisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/05\/18\/necc-2020-graduate-vasil-zisi\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC 2020 Graduate: Vasil Zisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22751\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/05\/Vasil-Zisi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22751\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22751\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/05\/Vasil-Zisi-300x149.png\" alt=\"photo of Vasil Zisi on city street.\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vasil Zisi<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>: Vasil Zisi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major<\/strong>: Business Transfer<\/p>\n<p><strong>GPA<\/strong>: 3.98<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Haverhill<\/p>\n<p><strong>High School and Year of Graduation<\/strong>: Raqi Qirinxhi High School, Korce Albania &#8211; 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>What brought you to NECC?<\/strong> A lot of people recommended NECC to me because it is a great college. When I moved to the United States, I wanted to start college and I saw that I could get the credits I needed for my business degree at NECC. Also, it was close to my house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you choose your major?<\/strong> I choose my major because I love business and networking with people. I am invited to events and also promoted shows at different clubs and venues. It is all related to business. I love that and being a promoter is the first reason I got into the business field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you planning for fall, 2020?<\/strong> I&#8217;m planning to transfer to a four-year school. I have been accepted to a lot of good schools so now I have to decide the one I want to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you appreciate most about NECC?<\/strong> I appreciate the fact I had a lot of good professors during the time I was there. Most of them were very helpful and they build a good connection with students like me who try to do their best in school. I also appreciate all the friends I made. It was a good experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was there a faculty or staff member who was especially helpful?<\/strong> <strong>If yes, how did they help you?<\/strong> Yes. Some professors really helped me to understand the lesson better by explaining it through email or in class. Also, professors would give me helpful advice anytime I asked about the schools I wanted to apply to or about my major in general.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give an incoming NECC freshman?<\/strong> I would tell them to study hard and to put in more work because college is different than high school. If you don&#8217;t put in the work you will fall behind and won&#8217;t earn good grades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would people be surprised to know about you?<\/strong> They might be surprised by my English. I moved here in the summer of 2018 and started school in the Fall. A lot of people tell me that my english is very good and that I have learned very fast and a lot in just a year. However, I used to take english classes when I was in Albania because I knew that one day I would come to the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were the biggest challenges that you faced in pursuit of your associate degree?<\/strong> In the beginning the biggest challenge for me was the language. Coming from another country is difficult. English isn&#8217;t my first language so I was shy to talk to people because I would think that what I was saying I was saying wrong and they not like my accent. As the time passed, I would raise my hand in class and answer any question that the professors would ask. I became more confident and less shy to talk in English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your long term career\/education plans?<\/strong> I want to get my master&#8217;s degree and open my own business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What else do you want people to know about you?<\/strong> I&#8217;m glad I had the opportunity to win some awards from NECC such as:, Outstanding student award, student of the month and being chosen as one of the best student in Economics. Also, I had the pleasure of being one of the accounting tutors in Spring of 2020 at NECC. 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