How can an enlisted service member (Army in my case) enter a bachelor's program in an Ivy League university?

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Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2019 7:04 PM

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Loads of cash, a legacy family member making a phone call on your behalf, or insanely good GPA and SAT scores. Are you wanting matriculate while still an active service member?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2019 7:51 PM

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Just like any other college. Being Ivy league doesn't prevent you from college

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 8 at 2019 8:11 PM

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https://www.thoughtco.com/earn-an-ivy-league-degree-online-1098183

Assuming you are talking about concurrently, then your options will be limited to which of the 8 Ivy Leagues offer online or blended programs. Once you are out, the admissions process is just like any other student, though you may have special skills that can set you apart.

Alternately, your options are completing your BS/BA and then using the Ivy's MS/MBA/etc programs instead (much more of those).

How to Earn an Ivy League Degree Online

Get a top-notch degree by taking online classes from one of the Ivy League schools - Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, UPenn, or Yale.

Response by LTC Eugene Chu made Feb 8 at 2019 8:21 PM

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With significant preparation and sacrifice. Pasted link to non-profit that assists enlisted veterans in gaining admission to ranked competitive colleges

https://service2school.org

Home - Service to School - Free Application Counseling to Military Veterans

Our goal is to help veterans gain admission to the best universities possible and to help them maximize their education benefits.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 8 at 2019 9:25 PM

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SGT Private RallyPoint Member "How can an enlisted service member (Army in my case) enter a bachelor's program..." ...what exactly are you asking? Can you go to an Ivy League school? Sure you can. Qualify and get acceptance. Are you asking about resourcing it? Loans, grants, scholarships, post 9/11 GI Bill, school specific funding/waivers like the Yellow Ribbon program. Are you asking about a resident program from the Army? Unlikely. Advanced Civil Schooling is for Officers pursing Masters Degrees with a cap of 18 months. The objective for ACS is to get officers to Masters degrees...and then Send them to a utilization tour to pay an Army bill. The only enlisted equivalent to me, is Green to Gold and West Point Appointments.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2019 6:06 AM

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To enter a bachelor's program in an Ivy League school, you must apply and then get accepted. There's no trick to it.