Talking it Through (Veteran Voices)
Talking it Through (Veteran Voices)
Transcript
One piece of advice that I really appreciated when I first began my process for applying to colleges was to really, really think about my goals and to stick with them. And to not let anyone plant seeds of doubt in my head, if I could fulfill my dream of going to college or not.
A lot of negativity will come from a service member wanting to separate, and I don't want to believe that it's malicious, I just think that maybe some people don't see that they could go to college, and so they don't see how you could go to college. And that's not true at all, that's that person's reality and that doesn't determine yours.
So just prepare, prepare, prepare. Read as much as you can, do as much research you can, because there's nothing sadder than wasting your GI bill on something that you didn't want to study. Or, wasting it and not going at all.
The best piece of advice I was given was from my older brother in this process. And it was that I shouldn't stress about which school I got accepted to and denied from. Because at the end of the day, the undergraduate curriculum at all these schools, more or less, is pretty equivalent. So if you're learning Calculus at school a, it's going to be more or less the same as calculus at school b. And that really helped take a weight off my shoulder.
As Veterans, as a Marine, specifically, I want the best. I want to get into the best school, and I was really worried that if I didn't get into my best school that I was going to be a failure. Do I even want to do this? And he really kind of set me at ease by telling me it doesn't matter, you're going to make the most of your education.
As an undergraduate, this education's more or less consistent across the board. It's really up to me as the individual to make the most of my education. So that was the biggest piece of advice I was given.
A lot of negativity will come from a service member wanting to separate, and I don't want to believe that it's malicious, I just think that maybe some people don't see that they could go to college, and so they don't see how you could go to college. And that's not true at all, that's that person's reality and that doesn't determine yours.
So just prepare, prepare, prepare. Read as much as you can, do as much research you can, because there's nothing sadder than wasting your GI bill on something that you didn't want to study. Or, wasting it and not going at all.
The best piece of advice I was given was from my older brother in this process. And it was that I shouldn't stress about which school I got accepted to and denied from. Because at the end of the day, the undergraduate curriculum at all these schools, more or less, is pretty equivalent. So if you're learning Calculus at school a, it's going to be more or less the same as calculus at school b. And that really helped take a weight off my shoulder.
As Veterans, as a Marine, specifically, I want the best. I want to get into the best school, and I was really worried that if I didn't get into my best school that I was going to be a failure. Do I even want to do this? And he really kind of set me at ease by telling me it doesn't matter, you're going to make the most of your education.
As an undergraduate, this education's more or less consistent across the board. It's really up to me as the individual to make the most of my education. So that was the biggest piece of advice I was given.