Today’s episode kicks off Season 5 & introduces listeners to Kate Ruelan. Kate is a US Marine Corps veteran, first generation college student, and current student at Cornell University. We talk about Kate’s transition from the military to working full time in electronics manufacturing, deciding to leave her job to pursue education full time, her experiences navigating the admissions process, deciding between two prestigious universities, and more! 
Main Topics 

(0:35) Kate’s background & introduction 

(5:25) Experience enlisting in the military while peers were applying to & high school was pushing college 

(8:15) Decision to go to college while working in a job where you had built experience doing in the military, loved job & workplace, saw deadend ahead 

(10:40) Navigating the admissions process as a first generation college student 

(13:00) Creating a balanced college list 

(14:00) Experience with the S2S Scholars Cohort, space for service members/veterans to share challenges & ask questions free of judgment 

(17:10) Deciding between college acceptances & weighing best fit, evaluating schools beyond their rankings 

(23:20) Initial experiences & energy on campus as a new student at Cornell 

(26:25) Suggestions for veterans that desire to pursue a high caliber higher education 

(29:45) Veterans community at Cornell 

(31:30) Piece of advice to first generation student veterans 


Additional Resources 

Resources for Undergraduate Veteran Applicants

S2S VetLink College Partners


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