Service to School Stories

On today’s episode, we chat with Service to School co-founder, Gus Giacoman. Gus is a graduate of West Point, earned his MBA from NYU Stern, currently works as a business management consultant, and the current chairman of Service to School’s Board of Directors. Gus shares about how friendships built at West Point and mutual passions to continue serving after the military led to the foundation of S...

Today we are joined by Service to School veteran applicant, Taehwan Kim. Tae is a veteran of the US Army, international and first generation college student, and most recently admitted student at Princeton University. Tae brings a unique perspective to the conversation as we discuss how a desire for financial education and stability while living in a new country away from home led to joining the m...

We dive in today for a great discussion about supporting student veterans with colleagues from two of our VetLink partner institutions - Mike Brown, the Director of the Office of Veterans & Military Service Members at Villanova University, and Beau Butts, the Exec Director of Veterans Initiatives, Programs, and Services at the University of Chicago (UChicago). We chat about the ways both insti...

In today’s episode, we sit down for an inspirational conversation with Service to School applicant Terren Wise. Terren is a US Navy veteran, community college transfer student, and current student at Brown University. We talk about trying new things & gaining new experiences, reflecting on life passions, leveraging community college courses to strengthen your application package, perseverance...

Today’s episode is all about GRE & GMAT test prep for graduate school admissions with test prep professional, Jeff Miller. Jeff is the COO of GMAT & GRE Instruction at Target Test Prep. Jeff brings 13+ years of experience in GMAT & GRE prep to the conversation and provides practical tips & advice for approaching graduate school testing with confidence. Dive in with us as we chat ab...

Today’s episode we are joined by two of our admissions colleagues from Princeton University - Alex Bustin, Senior Associate Dean & Director of Transfer and Military/Veteran Admissions, and Dr. Keith Shaw, Director of Transfer, Veteran, and Non-traditional Student Programs. This rich conversation hones in on Princeton’s support of the veteran population through the admissions process and the ti...

Today’s episode highlights the core of Service to School’s foundation and the impact that supporting veterans through college admissions has on our community. We’re joined today by Service to School co-founder, Anna Ivey. Anna is a former film finance lawyer as well as Dean of Admissions at The University of Chicago Law School, two-time author and currently running an education technology startup....

Today’s episode explores a hot college admissions topic - test-optional policies. We sat down with Ryan Ricciardi, Associate Dean of Admissions at Bowdoin College, and Benjamin Toll, Dean of Admissions in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at George Washington University. We chat about different opportunities to showcase your strengths to an admissions committee without standardized test score...

Today’s episode takes listeners on the journey of today’s guest, Hillary Browning, from the Navy to Yale Law School. Hillary is an enlisted Navy Veteran, an Eli Whitney scholar, Yale University graduate, first generation college student and most recently the first female enlisted Veteran admitted to Yale Law School. We talk about the ups and downs of the college & law school admissions process...