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Ive been out of active duty for a few months now (EAS Jan 23 2014) and have been focusing on academics (starting college in the fall). I separated from Florida and moved back to California where I was stationed most of my career but maintained home or record in Kansas. I cannot get residency to get out of out of state tuition! This has put a hit on my finances considering the Post 9/11 does not cover the out of state fees and I cannot receive money from the state due to residency issues.
On top of it all, I am in the Select Marine Corps Reserve stationed in San Diego and that doesn't make a difference either for residency purposes. Anyways, my goal is to not use my Post 9/11 until I have 60 credits complete and was banking on state grants until this residency issue came to play, but still hoping for the Pell Grant.
Know of other ways to get free money? Help a brother out!
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I came off active duty april 2014 and i was a Az resident (enlisted form Pa). I moved to Utah and I registered all my vehicles, registered to vote in Utah and showed my 3 year obligation to the reserves in Co. C 4th LAR and my school granted me residency even though I'd been a resident for only 2 months.. Talk to your school residency office.
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GySgt (Join to see) Are you starting at a university or community college? I've looked into this a bit, because my daughter wants to go out of state. I'm far from having all the answers, but one thing you may look into is community college for the first year. Out of state tuition is much lower, and that year may give you enough in-state time to transfer to a University as a resident.
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I would try and look into any scholarship options that you may have. Unfortunately, a lot of service component scholarships are for dependents, but you may be able to find some others out there. If you are employed, your employer may have educational benefits. If you want to save money, I would suggest taking as many credits at a junior college and transferring to an associated four year school to finish up. Also ensure that your military transcript is complete and visit a the veterans advisor to get the most out of your military transcripts.
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