John Garrison

John is a native of Columbus, Ohio.  He joined the Air Force in 2012 and spent eight years flying on the U-28A and served most of his active-duty career at Cannon AFB, New Mexico and Hurlburt Field, Florida.  In 2020, John joined the Oklahoma Air National Guard and works there part-time as he attends graduate school.

John is a joint JD/MPA candidate at Stanford Law School and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is interested in assisting humanitarian aid organizations and working on national security policy once his studies are complete. In his free time, John enjoys reading novels, bourbon whiskey, and a good long run.

John’s Veteran applicant shared some inspiring words on the impacts of his mentorship: “It has meant absolutely everything. What I needed most was an extra set of eyes to help me edit admission essays for 6 different universities. I was having trouble trying to translate all of my military experience in a way that schools and civilians could easily understand. Even though John was also a full time graduate student, he still made the time to edit and give me feedback on which direction to go in. He did this numerous times over the course of a few months. His efforts helped me get acceped into 5/6 universities. I had offers from Yale, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, George Washington, and CSU Long Beach.” – Barry Sullivan, Johns Hopkins University, Fall 2023

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