<p>so as a member of one of the services I'd like to help fellow vets out there that have a serious desire to get into an elite college. I've accumulated a wealth of knowledge about the process over the past 3 years and am happy to share that by mentoring a small group of vets that are serious about the process. If you would like help please PM me & tell me a bit about yourself: if you've already been discharged or will be in the semi-near future, and where your interests lie. </p>
<p>I only want to deal with serious people who know they will put in the necessary hours to ensure at least a 3.9 at the Community College level. From there I can help and we can develop a plan for the coming transfer process...</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I would PM you, but I do not have 15 posts. I am in the exact situation that describe and would really love to hear your experience; this is precisely what I came to this thread to seek. Please email me, bluebarron@**********</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>I got into Vandy with a 3.5 and my friend got in Cornell with a 3.7 so you still can get into top 20 without a 3.9 or higher.</p>
<p>I would love to attend any top 30 school. I’m currently attending at a J.R college in Southern California and currently in the Honors Program. I heard Columbia is a great school for Veterans, they should look into School of General studies. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>disneyjunior0311 - I’m a Marine vet who was accepted to Columbia this summer. What I’m going to tell you should give you some hope: it is extremely easy to get into Columbia as a veteran. Extremely easy. Personally, I know seven veterans who have applied, and all seven have been accepted. Their stats varied widely as well. There was an admin guy whom I served with who applied with a 3.0 average from an online school and got in. Granted, he had a very good essay, but with that GPA you typically wouldn’t consider him a competitive applicant. There was a Ranger who had absolutely no post-high school work, but was still accepted. Again, he had a very interesting essay. The rest had good GPAs and scores, usually 3.75-4.0. If you think you can tell a good story within 2,000 words (which is a LOT of space to write), then you’ll have a good chance of getting accepted.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>