I applying to business school for R2 but I also want to use my GI Bill benefits to get my PMP Certification. Should I wait to hear back from the schools first? Can I get the required 35 hours of...

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Can you not get Accenture to pay for your PMP? I would say wait for b school to use the benefits to max it out unless the PMP course costs more per credit hour than your target school

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Wasn’t aware they offered that, nice. Either way, I’d say figure out how many months of entitlement you’ll have to spend for b school. If you’ll have some left over then it’s an easy choice, otherwise the cost of the PMP comes into play. Also keep in mind that with ch33, you need to be > half time to get BAH allowance, so you’re throwing money away if you won’t be more than that for those months

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For reference, when I was FT in grad school (non-mba) I got all my tuition covered @ 12k/semester, and 1275 a month in BAH. Coming from a poor family and without much savings, it was nice not having to take a part time job or loans for grad school

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I agree EY1, I got all of my undergrad, including study abroad, paid for. Best decision I’ve ever made

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Ditto EY1. Assuming you mean Post 9/11, use it for school. Even better if the school participates in Yellow Ribbon Program. Made that Ivy tuition a sweet sweet 0 (plus BAH for living).

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University of Syracuse has an endowment from JP Morgan for Vet certs. You can get it through them for free and they will even pay for exam.

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... coursework while in a MBA program?

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I’m actually at IBM now and they don’t pay for you to take the PMP. The impact to my remaining entitlement is minimal. I found this on the VA website a few minutes ago

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Thanks. I think I’ll use this option instead and save my benefit for B-School

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