<p>Because, KP, on your thread your fellow veteran had come up with the idea: </p>
<p>“since they require SAT I and two SAT II scores. Taking these tests when you’re between 25-30 years old is a pretty humiliating experience.”</p>
<p>My point is that a high GPA from a CC needs some validation. If you get a very low SAT, or if you would of gotten a low SAT except you didn’t take it, then you are very unlikely to be competitive in a top college classroom.</p>
<p>I have also posted a preference for admitting a girl who drove trucks in Iraq over a marine (of any gender) that never served in combat.</p>
<p>Not all military experience is particularly compelling. Quite a few veterans have a big sense of entitlement - and a feeling of superiority over those high school kids. College is place where academics prevail, not guys spouting a bunch of military acronyms.</p>
<p>But mainly, it is so easy to get a rise out of those (deskbound) veterans, who can resist?</p>