To "Admission Accomplished" and beyond! Applicant advising is at the heart of what we do at S2S. Below is our guidance to help you provide the best advice and recommendations possible.
Can't find something? Have recommendations for other guidance information or tools? Let us know at s2s.ug@service2school.org.
Stanford's Veteran Accelerator Program* - An eight-week summer program building upon a veteran's significant military experience to further develop important academic, professional, and personal skills needed to thrive at a four-year institution
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars - NCAS gives community college STEM students an authentic NASA experience and encourages them to finish a 2-year degree or transfer to a 4-year university to pursue a NASA-related field or career
Vince Prep - Application resources for those looking to apply to MBA and grad school programs (the YouTube videos come recommended)
Warrior Scholar Project* - Immersive one and two week academic workshops provided free of charge to enlisted veterans and held at some of America's top colleges and universities
Kaplan Test Prep- Counselor's resources page to help prepare your applicant for the SAT and ACT
Harvard Law School*- Harvard Law School offers a number of support and programming opportunities to veterans, active duty military service members, and those interested in joining or supporting the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Free Online Courses (Ivy League MOOCs) - Free online courses from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale.
AJ Tutoring*- 1 on 1 test prep and academic tutoring. If your applicant is interested, please let S2S staff know.
Deloitte* - S2S is proud to have Deloitte as a corporate sponsor. Deloitte offers its CORE Leadership Program year round. Learn more here.
THINKdeal Training - a mission driven global educational firm, helping provide deep job skills and recruitment insights for financial careers, specific to mergers & acquisitions, private equity, investment banking, and investment research
Beyond the Uniform - Free resources to help veterans identify, evaluate, pursue and succeed at their ideal civilian career
BreakLine - An immersive educational program for veterans transitioning into new careers
Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise - A scholarship program providing new Phi Theta Kappa members with financial resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in an associate degree program to develop leadership potential through participation in Phi Theta Kappa programs
COMMIT Foundation - Mentoring programs and one-on-one assistance to those transitioning into the workforce
Facebook Community Boosts - Free in-person training and advice on how to grow your business or career
FourBlock* - A semester long, university-accredited program providing professional development, career exploration, and networking for veterans transitioning out of the military or about to graduate
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)* - A career program supporting veterans in all stages of their careers through tailored pathways to workplace success
LinkedIn for Good - Free access to LinkedIn Premium, LinkedIn Learning content, and more
Pat Tillman Foundation* - Offers annual leadership summit as well as the Tillman Scholar Program, a renewable scholarship
Facebook Vetworking - A technology field focused Facebook group for vets to network, share job opportunities, share advice, and more
Veteran Mentor Network - A veteran's mentoring network, especially for transitioning and job seeking active duty, vets, and military spouses
Veterati - A free mentoring platform for vets
Student Veterans of America - A coalition of student-veteran groups on college campuses across the globe
WeWork Veterans In Residence - A program offering 10 veterans and military spouses complimentary workspace for six months and the full WeWork member experience, from front-desk support to discounts on operational software in its Services Store
Women Veteran Alliance - An organization bringing people and programs together, offering events and conferences nation wide
FourBlock* - A semester long, university-accredited program providing professional development, career exploration, and networking for veterans transitioning out of the military or about to graduate
LinkedIn for Good - Free access to LinkedIn Premium, LinkedIn Learning content, and more
NGUYEN: Out of place - "Fewer than four weeks after being discharged from service as an army ranger, I was navigating Yale University. I was a first year, but I lived off campus, far from where my fellow classmates resided. I was covered in tattoos, a few years older and much more jaded..."
Navy SEAL will start at Yale this fall as a 52-year-old undergrad- "James “Jimmy” Hatch was part of Special Operations unit sent into Afghanistan’s Kunar Province in July 2005 to bring back the bodies of 16 fallen colleagues, who had been killed by a rocket-propelled grenade..."