Now is the Time for Warrior Scholars?

[reed11b]

I also agree with @racing_kitty on the fact that many probably quit school not because they don't have the intellectual capacity to do the work, but rather they just get fed up with professors who talk down to them, fellow students who are clueless, and a general idea of "I feel like I am back in kindergarten".

Yup. 100% on the money in my case at least.
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[LogDog0402]

Some schools that have Vets on staff assign them to work with Vet students to help them succeed and point them in the right direction for helpful resources. This has been my experience when I was getting my MBA and also as I am now working on a second undergrad degree in Computer Animation. In the masters program there were several other Vets and retirees so we could all relate. In my second undergrad that has not been the case, I have come across very few fellow Vets. I should note that I am taking online classes now because there is no way I could deal with the 18yo's that haven't done shit but smoke weed.

 

[DA SWO]

The author is making the assumption that dropping out of college is synonymous with failure. I disagree, but will admit that sometimes it does. What about the statistic about veterans being twice as successful compared to their non-military peers in entrepreneurship? I only say that to bring up that there is more than one metric to measure success.

Have to agree, dropping out may just be a door opening into another career.

 

[CDG]

I should note that I am taking online classes now because there is no way I could deal with the 18yo's that haven't done shit but smoke weed.

Not picking on you here, LogDog, but this comment reminded me of a point I had for this thread. We don't do ourselves any favors as a group by acting like every single person who has never served is a dope smoking, pacifist, whiney piece of shit. I am guilty of it as well, but we do the exact thing we blast others for at times. I took several semesters at a CC in Virginia, and there were definitely students that fit the stereotype we typically apply to non-vets. However, the majority of them did not fit this stereotype. Most were ignorant, but a lot of them were genuinely interested in learning more about the military and how being a veteran shaped a differet worldview. Going into college with the attitude that everyone you meet is going to fit a certain stereotype is not setting yourself up for success.

 

[LogDog0402]

Not picking on you here, LogDog, but this comment reminded me of a point I had for this thread. We don't do ourselves any favors as a group by acting like every single person who has never served is a dope smoking, pacifist, whiney piece of shit. I am guilty of it as well, but we do the exact thing we blast others for at times. I took several semesters at a CC in Virginia, and there were definitely students that fit the stereotype we typically apply to non-vets. However, the majority of them did not fit this stereotype. Most were ignorant, but a lot of them were genuinely interested in learning more about the military and how being a veteran shaped a differet worldview. Going into college with the attitude that everyone you meet is going to fit a certain stereotype is not setting yourself up for success.

Don't get me wrong, I looked for classroom settings first, it wasn't until I took the online classes that I realized for me it was a better choice. The were other factors for me in this decision as well. I'm 39 and have small kids and so those responsibilities along with being a Vet made it obvious to me that online for undergrad was a better way to go. Had I been going for a second master's degree then it would have been different since I have more in common with that age group. I prefer the classroom setting and the interaction with fellow students.