Veteran scholarships, check. Tuition discounts for military students and veterans, check. Campus social events for veterans, check. Active ROTC program, career placement counselor for veterans, and a policy that allows military students called to active duty to return without a penalty-check, check, and check. These are among the reasons Carnegie Mellon was named one of the 2011 Military Friendly Schools by G.I. Jobs, an organization that selects and honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools in the United States, as determined by the priority they place upon military students.
-Elizabeth May