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I'm looking at switching from AD to ANG with 10 years in at time of separation. How do my Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits pay out in that situation? Is it the full 100% per my understanding of previous posts?
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Jun 21, 2011 04:08
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How quickly does the Post 9/11 dollars pay out to the school and to the veteran from the start of the process?
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Jun 22, 2011 19:07
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How picky, in your experience, are colleges on accepting credits to fulfill the transfer student reqs? I ask this because we have a guy who separated recently and he said that the college he applied to accepted only a handful of stuff from his transcripts. Is this a budget thing? Like schools wanting to get more money from the GI Bill or something else entirely?
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Jul 7, 2011 05:11
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Vasudus posted:99% of colleges won't give you credit for classes that they do not teach themselves. I have an electrical mechanic submariner type Pokemon that I finally was able to get transcripts to the registrar for. He would have gotten upwards of 24 credits in electrical engineering courses - if my school had an EE program. So basically find out the degree program, knock out the gen ed courses listed, and then send those transcripts in? Hey, man, thanks for answering these questions. It's much appreciated.
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Jul 7, 2011 05:30
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So there's no proper "Separating out of the Military" thread but I do have a question that many of you probably had to deal with. What the hell did you all do to prepare for going from full-time job to college student financially? Are some of you working now or living off of savings?
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Mar 12, 2012 04:28
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Alright cool. I'm on target to hit 20K+. Didn't realize that unemployment could be collected while using the GI Bill. That makes things much easier.
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Mar 12, 2012 05:03
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Sarah posted:You can get pell grants too. Pell Grants? I'll have to google that. But thanks all for the info. That's one less thing to worry about as much.
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Mar 12, 2012 05:32
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How does the GI Bill work in conjunction with something like Illinois' Veterans Grants program? The IVG covers tuition and fees for either undergraduate or graduate study at all Illinois public colleges and universities up to 120 units. Would I still be able to collect on the BAH and book money?
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Mar 25, 2012 19:28
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Xanzar posted:Having gone to U of I-Chicago for my undergrad, any left over grant money was refunded to me directly at the end of the semester. I'm not sure if the GI-Bill pays you directly, or the school, but IVG should cover the tuition+fees and the GI-Bill would either pay you directly, or the school (where it will be refunded at the end of the semster). OK cool. I was hoping there wasn't a lapse in BAH/book coverage. How was your experience with U of I? I'm looking at the Champaign-Urbana campus right now.
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Mar 25, 2012 19:46
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Spongebob Tampax posted:UIUC is a big party school because it's surrounded by immense amounts of boring corn and livestock. There's only so much you can do in Champaign-Urbana before you realize how boring the place is, so everybody drinks. This is the consensus of the three family members of mine that went there (that weren't boring prudes). I'd much rather be downtown than stuck in loving southern IL. Got in touch with one of the veteran assistance guys for U of I. I should get some good info tomorrow.
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Mar 27, 2012 02:52
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I figured that I wouldn't be able to start school till Spring 2014 because my DOS is 23 Aug 13, but apparently you can start the process to get GI Bill benefits early while on terminal. How do I go about this so I can make the fall semester?
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May 29, 2012 05:11
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Two questions: do most decent state schools take in account veteran status when looking over admissions and am I hosed at all with applying to schools two credits short of a CCAF? My concern is that a school won't accept enough of my credits to qualify me as a transfer student. I don't know what happens if that is the case.
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Jun 8, 2012 00:49
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Vasudus posted:Depends on the school, but generally yes. So what happens if a school doesn't accept the minimum? Am I turned down to attend or they just enroll me as a freshman? I'm seriously thinking worst case because I'm overly worrisome about this.
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Jun 8, 2012 02:13
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Vasudus posted:Well, depending on the school, yes you might be considered a freshman or sophomore. Some schools have exempted status for transfer students - like a class might be listed as "Juniors/Seniors only" except you can get an override because you have previous classes that will give you a fighting chance. No worries dude. I just wanna be a college civvie student so bad.
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Jun 8, 2012 02:32
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Are there any gotchya's to attending a school in a state that you're not a resident of or is it pretty much the same as attending an in-state school?
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Aug 17, 2012 04:10
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Cryogenic Jesus posted:Hope whatever school you chose does yellow ribbon program. Eh, I'm expanding to the region as opposed to the state of IL because my top pick school is closing their aviation department. Just looking at options is all.
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Aug 17, 2012 04:40
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First college application submitted to UIC. poo poo is getting real.
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Aug 20, 2012 06:58
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SquirrelyPSU posted:I'm assuming you mean Illinois proper. In any case Yea U of I - Chicago campus. Hipster broads and whatnot. Vasudus posted:Pretty soon you'll be screaming at the VA like the rest of us. I cannot wait for the day to be angry at the VA for screwing me over on payments.
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Aug 20, 2012 17:01
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So University of Illinois has the requirement that transfer students send in ACT/SAT transcripts to them along with the admission application. Uh what the gently caress do I do if that poo poo is totally expired for me? Last time I took those was back in 2002. Are they really going to ask me to re-take both of them?
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Sep 6, 2012 01:16
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Vasudus posted:It's possible that they have a nontraditional student waiver system - usually the prereq is being out of high school for 7 years. They may or may not advertise it, you might have to call admissions and speak to someone that isn't a secretary. You were right on about this. U of I basically told me that I'll pretty much get the waiver being a vet but didn't tell me that I'll get the waiver, if that makes any sense. I just had to shoot them an e-mail explaining my situation and the admissions counselor explained how they are 'very willing' to work with veterans. So yea, Vasudus hits yet again.
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Sep 9, 2012 04:17
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Today is a good day. I've completed applications for all four colleges I picked after thinking long and hard about it. Surely one of them is dumb enough to admit me. This thread has been a tremendous resource so thanks to all who answered my questions.
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Sep 13, 2012 21:04
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Vasudus posted:The fun begins when all four accept you and you have to pick one. That will be the best problem. My top pick is Southern Illinois for their aviation school. Every other college, I applied to for biochemistry or engineering.
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Sep 13, 2012 21:12
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Are there any figures for what loans that are available for a vet typically pay out? I'm working my budget here for next year so this would help me know what goes into my "banging college girls" (beer and rubbers) fund.
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Sep 29, 2012 21:57
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GD_American posted:Check your BAH rate for your school's zip code at an E-5 with dependents rate. Already got those numbers.
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Sep 30, 2012 03:36
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Does anybody have any experience dealing with the Yellow Ribbon program? I'm hoping it's pretty painless to get going.
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Oct 3, 2012 17:59
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I have to get familiar with what DePaul has, but from what I've read they have unlimited slots. They really push a vet-friendly angle with admissions so we'll see how it goes push come to shove. The other good thing is I'm slated for the Fall 13 semester. Got plenty of time to work poo poo out.
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Oct 3, 2012 22:11
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Vasudus posted:Full time costs $31,650. Well thanks for gathering that info for me. Wasn't expecting that. I'll be giving them a call here shortly. ^^^^^^ DePaul covers up to 12,500 after CH33 runs out in addition to the VA covering 12,500. Essentially, the school is a free ride. bloops fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Oct 5, 2012 |
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Oct 5, 2012 04:17
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RonJeremysBalzac posted:Just got an interview invite from loving Columbia University (for dental school) It's a good feeling isn't it?
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Oct 5, 2012 20:32
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FooGoo posted:Has anyone used Post 9/11 for flight training? GI Bill pays out as one would expect when that flight training is part of an institute of higher learning meaning a schoo like Purdue, OU, Southern Il, or Embry-Riddle. Can't answer the rest for you. Sorry bro.
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Nov 9, 2012 01:13
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After 1 Jan, I'll be applying for FAFSA. Now is that good for all sorts of federal grants/free money or is there other paperwork to fill out? I was on the FAFSA site today and there was mention of other federal, state, or school benefits and poo poo. I just wanna make sure that if there's free money out there for me that I get it.
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Dec 21, 2012 06:26
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So I'm doing the first-time FAFSA registration where it asked if I could be interested in a work-study thing? What kind of work does that actually entail?
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Jan 3, 2013 05:15
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BULLETS CURE ISLAM posted:Easy work @ like your schools VA office/maybe a VA clinic/somehwere on campus. It pays federal minimum wage but isn't taxed and isn't reported as income. You can usually make your own hours. Pretty cake. Not that it really matters for filling out FAFSA afaik Cool. Is there any huge rush to get the FAFSA stuff all done ASAP? Like my current address will change at least once before school starts and I don't have my tax info for 2012 yet. Don't know if it's not a big deal to let it sit for a few more weeks till W-2's get released. edit: I see the deadline is June 30th for 2013-2014 school year and for Illinois, it's ASAP after 1 Jan 2013. bloops fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Jan 3, 2013 |
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Jan 3, 2013 05:26
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Spoke to my school's financial aid department today. They gave me the go ahead to file for FAFSA. poo poo was painless other than having to dig up my 2011 tax return.
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Jan 4, 2013 02:30
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Holy poo poo. DePaul awarded me 46 credit units from my transcripts. My awful math breaks that down to 30 semester hours. Best news I've gotten all day! And some of the classes transfer over!
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Jan 5, 2013 08:09
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Two things -- one for me and the other for a friend. She's about to finish up an associates through her community college. That's cool and all but she is telling me the GI Bill will not pay for anything else after because she has completed her program. is that true or is someone telling her bad info? Second, is Voc Rehab for vets who deployed to OIF/OEF or for vets who served during the time of those?!
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Jan 24, 2013 03:09
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genderstomper58 posted:Voc rehab is for people >10% disability, though you have to apply and be approved. Cool thank you moker I think you're a good dude.
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Jan 24, 2013 03:25
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LEGIT WAR CRIMINAL posted:Any school that only recognizes two genders is obviously poo poo. My small liberal arts school recognizes 7! gonna have to see those listed out here tia
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Feb 13, 2013 02:42
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Be aware that earning a bachelors prior to getting out will put you at a loss for any FAFSA type benefits. Vas, correct me if I'm wrong there.
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Feb 26, 2013 08:05
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About the Yellow Ribbon program since I've dealt with this a lot recently--be sure to look if you're school has a specific number of slots to give out. Some schools break it out by degree, school (College of Comm, Science, etc) or just have a blank number. On that note, some school just don't give a poo poo and go, "Hey! You qualify for Post-9/11 then you qualify for Yellow Ribbon!" This is something to be keenly aware of. Since I've made it known to a few vet buddies that I'm attending school on the YR program, they've given me their horror stories about qualifying for it one year, but not the next or some poo poo like that. It's not a super complex thing to get and I'd wager most financial aid counselors are super willing to talk to a vet about it because really it's for us vets, now and future, to use. Schools like us; we're guaranteed money.
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Feb 26, 2013 08:27
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Just an idea--y'all think it would be beneficial to had a list of GiP dudes and what schools they attend for anyone who may be considering one on the list?
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Feb 26, 2013 22:34
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