Posted on May 8, 2018
Are there any additional sources for me to pay for college?
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I'm on my last term with using the GI Bill, I have a handful of classes that I have to complete before being awarded my degree. Is anyone aware of any additional sources that I can look into in regards to getting more funds to pay for the remainder of my college. Hopefully someone has a secret squirrel honey hole they want to share with me...and or pay for the rest of my school that would also work..thanks guys!
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LCpl Shane Couch
LCDR (Join to see) - oddly enough, I couldn't find anything either. But when I was going through my application process with my recruiter at the school the "Sons of Texas" was brought up and was described to me as a grant. This was also over 10 years ago, so naming could be off as well.
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LCDR (Join to see)
It could be the Hazelwood act, basically it is like a grant, any Texas supported school basically zeros out your bill after classes start. I used it for a PhD program at Texas A&M Corpus but then got awarded disability when I moved to San Antonio so is used VocRehab/Chapter 31 for my MBA at UTSA.
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LCpl Shane Couch
I wasn't granted anything and was even told I was denied a Sally Mae loan. Was forced to use my GI Bill, which I was fine with. Three years after I graduated from ITT, I started getting letters saying that my Sally Mae loan was in default. So I treated it as a scam, since I was denied a Sally Mae loan. Now I am paying on a loan that I never knew about to help clear my credit. ITT was the scam. If I hadn't been in my career for the time that I have been in, my ITT diploma would just be a waste of ink. I have applied for all of the programs and lists for ITT students that were possibly scamed on loans and other services. The loan was the only thing I have been scammed on, but was advised to fill out for everything.
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PO3 Nick Brown
Sgt Adrian Jones - Bill beat me to it. Hazlewood Act should more than take care of you. Bonus: the hours you don't use can be gifted to your kids (though universities are trying to get this "Legacy" benefit shut down).
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If you have a disability rating you can qualify for Vocational Rehab chapter 31. Worth taking a look.
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SSG Robert Perrotto
was going to suggest this very thing - talk to a VA representative, if you have service connected disabilities - bring your award letter, and 214 and have a conversation with the representative.
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Talk to your financial advisor at your school - or the financial department. There is always someone to help students find out their options to pay for college. They would have much more insight and know any obscure funding sources too.
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