Former military/admissions

CollegeBoundVet
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:29:57 +0000

Greetings all,

By the spring 09 semester, I will be out of the military and starting college… Hopefully. My grand plan is to take community college while I’m in, which I’m doing now, and attending the University of Illinois. I’ll be a little older than most of my peers (22). In your opinion, is this going to be a disadvantage?
Also, by the time I get out, I’ll have about 24 transferable credits. Would you suggest taking the SAT and/or ACT over, seeing as I didn’t do very well in it during my formative high school years.
This last question might not produce a very accurate answer, but in your opinion, am I at an advantage or disadvantage when I send in my application? Would you say that I’m in a better position to get accepted compared to other applicants?

Thanks to whoever helps me out here. Have a good day.