Like me, many of our brothers and sisters are returning from war to start their new lives and embark on their higher education. And that is great! This is where I am now:
But the reality is that predatory schools (for-profits) are still exploiting our uniformed men and women to make a quick buck. They leave our vets with MASSIVE debt, low job prospects, and a piece of paper (diploma) worth about as much as the paper it is printed on.
But there’s something you can do about it.
Instead of Stanford, I almost ended up at the for-profit college DeVry. Back then, I didn’t think I could get into a good college and thought it was my only option. Luckily, someone I knew convinced me to endure community college for a little longer and try to transfer. If I had gone to DeVry, there would have been less than a 40% chance I would have graduated. I would have been in an even worse situation than before I joined the Army.
I joined a nonprofit called Service to School, and we’re a bunch of veterans and a top admissions consultant who help veterans get into the best college possible—for free. While there, along with Stanford’s own Reagan Odhner and a Yale veteran named Zach McDonald, I helped write a 50-page Undergraduate Admissions Guidebook specifically for veterans. We wrote it to show veterans:
1. The tricks for getting into a good college
2. How to put together a great admissions packet
2. To stay the **** away from for-profit colleges
In other words, this free guidebook is a one-stop shop for veterans who dream of attending a top university like the ones we’re at right now.
I need your help: share this guidebook with any veterans you know. You can download it here: http://wordpressdevelopment.com/service/resources/
Thanks for your support.
OEF 11-12
Platoon Sergeant | 113th Combat Stress Control
Psychology BA Candidate 2016 | Stanford University
