After serving for eight years in the military, Jesse Morgan Raines is completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies. The first in his family to go to college, Raines is a senior majoring in Africana studies in the School of Arts and Sciences. He credits Service2School, a non-profit organization that offers peer-to-peer admissions assistance for military veterans, with helping him to make the move to Penn.
Today, he volunteers with Service2School as an undergraduate ambassador to help other veterans gain access to higher education opportunities. Paired with a handful of other veterans who are similar to him in some way, Raines helps them to research schools they’re interested in, introduces them to transitional programs like Warrior Scholar, guides them through the application process, and determines the maximum amount of their Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® benefits. As a result of his volunteer work, Raines has helped 25 veterans become college students, including a few at Penn.
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