This article first appeared in Medium on Dec 21 and is written by the Veteran, James Hatch. It is a fascinating read of about 11 minute and highly recommended for its real life, real time lessons learned by the author who describes himself as: Retired Serviceman-combat wounded veteran. Fortunate Freshman at Yale University. Founder of Spike’s K9 Fund.
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My Semester With the Snowflakes
At 52, I was accepted to Yale as a freshman. The students I met there surprised me.
May of 2019, I was accepted to the Eli Whitney student program at Yale University. At 52, I am the oldest freshman in the class of 2023. Before I was accepted, I didn’t really know what to expect. I had seen the infamous YouTube video of students screaming at a faculty member. I had seen the news stories regarding the admissions scandal and that Yale was included in that unfortunate business. I had also heard the students at Yale referred to as “snowflakes” in various social media dumpsters and occasionally I’d seen references to Ivy League students as snowflakes in a few news sources.
I should give a bit of background information. [Read more…]