I’ve made a few posts, I’m a 40+ vet with about 20 credits under my belt. I am looking at deciding what university I want to attend to earn my bachelor’s. First I’m going to transfer to a community college near where I end up deciding to finish school. One reason to try to get residency, and two so I can finish an associates then transfer. I plan to get a bachelor’s in Business, or perhaps something leading to law. Most likely social science/ liberal arts type degree, maybe International Business, Linguistics. I’ve seen some programs with a major that has a law emphasis.
Something crazy happens I may end up switching my major to Computer Science. I’m so behind on the math, don’t think this will happen, but just throwing it out there.
Any opinions, knowledge, experiences, etc. on any of the schools, good or bad, would be appreciated.
Schools I’m considering:
Univ of Alabama - So for example, I would go to Shelton CC for a year, xfr to UofA
Auburn Univ
Univ of South Florida - Go to Hillsborough CC for a year then xfr
Univ of Central Florida
Florida International Univ
Florida Atlantic Univ
Florida Gulf Coast Univ
Univ of Texas - San Antonio or Arlington
Univ of Mississippi
Mississippi State
Michigan State University
Oakland Univ
Wayne State Univ
Cal State Univ - Long Beach or Fullerton or Los Angeles - Go to Long Beach College for a year then xfr
Also considering Univ of Texas, Univ of Georgia or Univ of Florida, but highly doubt I would
get accepted to any of those.
What question exactly are you asking? You already have several threads asking about getting in state tuition in CA and FL and a lot of useful info about those schools. At this stage, you might just want to consider what area you’d like to live and retire in. So Cal is expensive, so I don’t suggest any CA schools. I think Mississippi and Alabama are a lot more affordable.
I’m curious…what will you do with your degree? Honestly, in your shoes and at this point in your life, maybe a good option is to use your GI money for some kind of vocational training. You’re interested in law. Why not train as a paralegal? Or learn to code and work in web development. Or in just a couple of years from now, you could be earning good money as a computer repair tech, skilled HVAC tech, or a mechanic or plumber, etc…
If you just want to learn for the sake of learning, there’s a big variety of courses at community colleges or adult education programs. Have you considered volunteering? There are many interesting options which can give you intellectual and emotional fulfillment, and maybe even lead to job opportunities. For example, I volunteered for years st a local historic site. As time went by, I learned more and more about a fascinating period of American and local history. We had outings as volunteers and I worked with a lot of fun groups of kids and adults. Eventually, I was offered a job at the historic site.
I get the sense that you’re not certain what your next moves should be. I don’t want to be a downer on your plans. I’m not sure how much you need to earn to be comfortable, but being honest, getting a Bachelor’s degree in business or law isn’t going to really help a ton in the job market. Starting as a new hire, when your competitors are very young with the same degree, is going to be a daunting task. In your position, I’d choose an option that’s going to pay a decent amount of money, and satisfy my intellect with night or weekend classes or volunteering. Good luck to you.
Work hard and go for it! I’m a veteran (11B) and just transferred to Stanford after a year at a state school. Relearned high school math on my on and am now majoring in physics. You got this!