GI Bill Dilemma

[Leherself]

So the reason I don't qualify for the local grad program is that I lack some specific pre-requisites (or, rather, they don't accept CBE or other alternative credit options to fill those requirements) It'd take a couple of semesters to fix that, and the GI bill only pays for classes that count toward a degree program you're admitted to - not prerequisite classes for a program you're not in yet. I also, sadly, don't meet the GPA requirement. Misspent youth (I was not ready for college at 17, it turns out - from a responsibility perspective, not an academic one).

The two other colleges in the area don't offer the same program. WGU does, and their admissions are a bit more forgiving.

Salary wise, it's a wash. I make pretty good money now - the career change would be an improvement in lifestyle, and would get me doing something a bit more meaningful than the governmental paper pushing I do now, but my pay isn't likely to change much, at least for the first few years.

Really, it's starting to look more and more like using the GI Bill locally is the best option, then paying out of pocket for WGU. And then I can take a bunch of Anthropology and Alaska Studies classes - which would be fun, interesting, and also actually extremely relevant to the work I want to do . Win win.