Getting Your Degree

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As a Veteran, You Have a Head Start on the 3 Things All College Bound Students Need

A college degree is arguably the best way to reach your career goals, create new opportunities, find your dream job, and increase income. However, the cost, time, and effort it takes to earn a degree can be overwhelming. But, thanks to your military experience you have a leg up in all three of those areas.

Money For School

The cost of a college degree can run over $40,000 a year – in tuition alone. But, as a result of your military service, you can virtually eliminate the cost of higher education through programs like tuition assistance, scholarships, and of course, the GI Bill.

Time Saved To Complete

Earning a degree typically takes between 4 and 5 years. However, your military experience can reduce the number of classes needed to earn your degree through a program known as ACE (American Council on Education). ACE is used by schools to determine the college-level equivalencies for your military training and experience.

Effort Through Training and Adversity

Unlike most freshman college students that have never had to push themselves through adversity, your training and experience in the military has given you the focus and tenacity to meet the demands of earning your degree.

Your combination of education benefits, life experience, and support programs will ensure your success as you prepare for going to college. So, don’t let your concerns about Money, Time and Effort slow you down.

4 Tips to Prepare For Campus As a Student Veteran

We’re not going to say that making the transition from the military to campus is going to be smooth sailing. (Especially if you aren’t preparing for it.) However, if you actively take strides to prepare for the transition, you will succeed. Guaranteed. Invest in your future by preparing for it, and you’ll pave the way…

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How To Make Connections On Campus Before Arriving

Arriving to campus for the first time is daunting. Usually, students don’t know anyone on campus (maybe other students, but definitely not any administrators or staff). This automatically makes everything a little scarier. Students don’t have anyone ‘on their team’ or who understands where they are coming from, what their goals are, or what they…

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Veteran Friendly Engineering Programs

Why Should Veterans go Into the STEM Field? A job in the STEM field guarantees job security and a consistently higher paycheck. Many times, a veterans’ military career has prepared them for a job in the Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math fields. However, not as many veterans (or civilians for that matter) are exploring STEM…

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5 Degree Programs Hiring Graduates Like Crazy Right Now

Five Degree Programs Being Hired Like Crazy No one wants to invest time, energy, and money into a degree that gets you nowhere. Especially when you have already dedicated years of your life serving in the United States Armed Forces. It’s now time to transition out of the service and into the civilian world. The…

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GMAT Waiver for MBA Program for Military & Veterans

A growing number of business schools are allowing prospective students to apply for MBA programs without a GMAT because of their military service. These programs value their military experience and support them with a GMAT waiver for military.

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