Thread by @cristinemariep

Journeys of a non-traditional FSO
#EnlistedtoDiplomat:

Classmate: Wow you went to four undergrad institutions but @Georgetown still gave you a degree? 🚩

Me: Yes?

C: Oh most schools wouldn’t allow that, if you earned a lot of credits elsewhere...
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Me: I had an AA and then just a few other credits from taking night classes while active duty so it wasn’t a lot.

C: Oh so like online classes? 🚩

M: No they were in-person satellite courses. I took some while deployed.

C: And you still got a Georgetown degree? 🚩
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M: Yes. I had to do three full years at Georgetown to get the degree. I had just enough GI bill to make it work.

C: Wow, no debt. The military is another world 🚩

🙃I’ve never received so many backhanded compliments in under sixty seconds🙃

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1️⃣I got my AA through DLI, took night classes using TA, and then Gtown on the GI Bill. It took me 8 years to get my Bachelors

2️⃣The GI Bill is capped and does not fully cover undergrad at GTown

3️⃣Massive student debt isnt a badge of honor it’s a policy failure

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4️⃣There’s nothing wrong w/ Satellite (or online) courses

5️⃣Debate the military (industrial complex? Glorification of war?) or the 💵 of higher ed with me all you want but don’t disguise the chip on your shoulder as intellectual critique

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Anyways.

Here’s this proud #GIBillgrad giving one of the student convocation speeches for @georgetownsfs Class of 2018.

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