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Scenario

How to navigate college as an older veteran student

I have been taking college classes for three years using my GI Bill but I feel like a fraud sitting next to eighteen-year-olds when I have seen more of the world than my professors.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The wisdom earned through extreme experience can feel invisible in academic environments that value different forms of knowledge.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Veterans & Military Families?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.