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Costs in the U.S are ridiculously expensive. I still remember that I paid less than $1000 to spend a year in a French law school, right after high school (yes, it does make sense in France.)
I have been recently awarded a 2.5y scholarship to attend a very expensive private school, but before that I was taking classes at a community college. No education should cost 60k a year. Period. Education you should give you tools to start your future, and a 25 years long loan is nothing close to it.
I have been recently awarded a 2.5y scholarship to attend a very expensive private school, but before that I was taking classes at a community college. No education should cost 60k a year. Period. Education you should give you tools to start your future, and a 25 years long loan is nothing close to it.
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Yes, SGM (Join to see), absolutely. I'm sure it did help on warrant officer promotion boards to have a master's degree. And when it came time to be hired as a DA civilian, my college education had to be a plus there as well.
Granted, I used tuition assistance and VA benefits (the GI bill) to pay for most of my education, so the cost to me personally was a lot lower than if I had had to pay for everything with no military "subsidies."
Granted, I used tuition assistance and VA benefits (the GI bill) to pay for most of my education, so the cost to me personally was a lot lower than if I had had to pay for everything with no military "subsidies."
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Izzy Avila
The question I have is, compared to what? There are a lot of affordable education options where service members/ veterans can pay little-to-nothing out of pocket. The only cost, for many, is time. One of the things I like to share when speaking with service members on the topic of time management, is "Whenever you say 'yes' to something, you have to say 'no' to something else." They just need to figure out what they are going to say 'no' to.
I used Tuition Assistance to pay for my education while on Active Duty, so to answer your question, I say yes, it was absolutely worth the investment of time away from the TV for a few hours a week : )
I used Tuition Assistance to pay for my education while on Active Duty, so to answer your question, I say yes, it was absolutely worth the investment of time away from the TV for a few hours a week : )
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The article referenced in the above is an opinion poll: "People were asked if they thought"
The bookings institution says it is.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/10/07-college-not-a-waste-of-money-burtless
Using the GI bill seems like a no-brainer. (But make sure it will be there for you: https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/will-the-gi-bill-be-there-for-you-impacts-of-section-702-of-the-veterans-access-choice-and-accountability-act)
A.) particularly at a not-for profit school.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/09/22-veterans-labor-market-rothwell?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14228200&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_C0nAN8sLv7uSyBQPA1a30Qx8ncqF2Uu2MrkkBR83OIIoDR3CPm8Z-XhP61_etWeeOezvE--ln0Y3TgbLbu7zHW5IWe7WKzayWOZ-rnr8Uatuv8SQ&_hsmi=14228200
B.) Potentially in STEM
http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/job-vacancies-and-stem-skills#/M39580
C.) Or Possibly go for an MBA if you already have an undergrad degree
http://blog.militarytobusiness.com/2014/07/4-reasons-i-brought-my-military-uniform.html
D.) Think about the Return on your Investment (ROI)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/which-college-and-which-major-will-make-you-richest/359628/
The bookings institution says it is.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/10/07-college-not-a-waste-of-money-burtless
Using the GI bill seems like a no-brainer. (But make sure it will be there for you: https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/will-the-gi-bill-be-there-for-you-impacts-of-section-702-of-the-veterans-access-choice-and-accountability-act)
A.) particularly at a not-for profit school.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/09/22-veterans-labor-market-rothwell?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14228200&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_C0nAN8sLv7uSyBQPA1a30Qx8ncqF2Uu2MrkkBR83OIIoDR3CPm8Z-XhP61_etWeeOezvE--ln0Y3TgbLbu7zHW5IWe7WKzayWOZ-rnr8Uatuv8SQ&_hsmi=14228200
B.) Potentially in STEM
http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/job-vacancies-and-stem-skills#/M39580
C.) Or Possibly go for an MBA if you already have an undergrad degree
http://blog.militarytobusiness.com/2014/07/4-reasons-i-brought-my-military-uniform.html
D.) Think about the Return on your Investment (ROI)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/which-college-and-which-major-will-make-you-richest/359628/
College Is Not a Ludicrous Waste of Money
A couple of weeks ago former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich published an article under the unfortunate and misleading headline "College Is a Ludicrous Waste of Money." Readers who did not finish the article might have assumed Reich was arguing that a college degree is vastly overpriced, offering graduates little in the way of an economic return.
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