Sadly, most people are barely this aware of ANY world events, not just Iraq and Afghanistan. I always bring up current affairs and usually my friends have no idea what I'm talking about. I also liked the commentary on studying abroad, because that's pretty much accurate. However, is that true about it being harder to join the military than get into college? I'd imagine it would depend on the college...
Matt goes to Columbia, right? A school with some 26,000 students? 300 vets may be a good percentage for the "Ivy League," but thats not really all that much compared to other schools in America.
Former Army officer and Iraq veteran turned grad student/writer. Now living in New York City. Working as the senior writing manager at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Likes include Wake Forest basketball, Guinness, and Volkswagen buses. Once dropped the F-bomb on C-SPAN2. Thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are my own.
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Sadly, most people are barely this aware of ANY world events, not just Iraq and Afghanistan. I always bring up current affairs and usually my friends have no idea what I'm talking about. I also liked the commentary on studying abroad, because that's pretty much accurate. However, is that true about it being harder to join the military than get into college? I'd imagine it would depend on the college...
ReplyDeleteYou do happen to be attending the school with the largest population of student-veterans (300+) in the Ivy League.
ReplyDeleteMatt goes to Columbia, right? A school with some 26,000 students? 300 vets may be a good percentage for the "Ivy League," but thats not really all that much compared to other schools in America.
ReplyDeleteI would have bashed her head in. How can you be so ignorant?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, this lack of awareness isn't limited to college students.
ReplyDeleteVery Nice post
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