How do you explain to potential employers?

[kalishakti]

Remember, don’t just explain, but actively highlight and promote your efforts in interviews Self-planning, self-teaching, self-motivating and self-funding (GI Bill, scholarships, grants etc count as self-funding also) your education should be a point of pride for everyone on this forum. It shows employers that you have organization, time management and project management skills, are a motivated self-starter, can work with a conservative budget, and are willing to “think outside the box” to solve problems. All of the above are highly valued in the business, IT and education fields, to name a few.

I actually had a question on an application questionnaire that asked what percentage of my education was self-funded (it specified that self-funded included out-of-pocket payment, military/veteran assistance, grants, scholarships and work-study, but excluded loans, gifts and parent/family payments.)