Every military serviceman or woman who has chosen to leave their established ordered life in the military has taken a chaotic risk. The broad expectations provided by deployment cycles and the everyday concretized routines provided grounding for their lives. When they chose to leave that ordered world, they cut their moors and, inevitably, found themselves …
WSP will equip you with the right mindset and tools to prepare you for success as you embark on a new journey as a student veteran.
Around this time of the year, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, receive an email stating the “sincere” regrets from the schools they once dreamt of attending. The weight of rejection falls more heavily on veteran applicants than traditional applicants looking forward to their senior prom. Not only do college rejections interrupt veterans’ behind-schedule academic …
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I quit what I was good at. I try to write my articles as if I am talking to you, to us. I am writing to current military members or former military members who have found this website and are thinking of their choices concerning higher education. I want you to feel like you can …
The college admissions process can be confusing and intimidating for those who are unfamiliar with it. As a first-generation college student, I had no idea how the application cycle worked or how I would stack up against other applicants. Luckily, I made it through the process and now have the privilege to be able to …
On Monday, Cornell University announced that it will extend its current temporary SAT/ACT test-optional policy for freshmen applicants during the 2022 application cycle. Freshmen applicants are those who have completed 12 credits of coursework or below. The extension will apply to both regular and early applicants. Students who have taken the test can choose whether …
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What to Expect from this article:• How I went from being a college fail-out to a student at an Ivy League institution• The actual path and decisions I made to get here What not to expect from this article:• A sob story • How to navigate the Post 9/11 GI-Bill, Montgomery GI Bill, or Vocational …
College Fail-Out → U.S. Marine → Princeton Student. My Path and How You Can Do it too. Read More »
Finding ways to pay for college is the last thing on a veteran’s mind prior to, and during the heat of their studies. Most student veterans know the ins-and-outs of what the Post 9/11 GI Bill has to offer and virtually every student veteran, once at a university, puts their blinders on, their head in …
Post 9/11 GI Bill Rogers STEM Scholarship: An Additional Lifeline Read More »
Hi *insert name here*, My name is Austin Cox. I’m a senior at Columbia University, a special operations veteran, a pizza-loving student athlete, and an adventure seeking sports fanatic. I’m emailing you today… Wait, this isn’t a cold email. This is a 2020 guide for transitioning military to help avoid the above wherever possible. Throughout …
Many service members think of going back to school as a distant or unattainable goal. Whether you’re thinking about returning to the classroom after you get out of the service, attending next year, when you pick up your next rank, or whenever, it’s extremely beneficial to prepare mentally for the educational rigors ahead. For many, …
Our Princeton associate, Sam Fendler, is a rockstar. He’s currently serving as the President of the Princeton Student Veterans Association and President of the Ivy League Veterans Council, all while balancing the challenges of a senior at Princeton University. On top of all of this, Sam will be running on November 13th, in celebration of …
