Do you get financial aid or do you pay for school out of pocket?

I'm getting Finacial Aid, but it won't cover all of it, so i will end up paying out of pocket. I'm also going throught the NexStep program which will give me up to 8000 if i qualify, so hopefully with that i won't have to pay the out of pocket that Financial aid won't cover, and I will also pay the school 100 a month.

Up until now I've been paying through my company's tuition reimbursement program because we don't qualify for financial aid and I really don't want to add to my already existing student loans. However now that I'm in a situation where my job will be ending in January, I have had to put school on hold until I can figure out how I can continue without breaking the bank.

I also get FA but because my school costs more I also have to pay before I start my classes. Its anywhere between $100 to $400 on top of what I get for FA. Plus books come out of pocket also.

I've got way too many finaid loans right now. I used to get more grants but money is short so they are gone. Some of it I've had to pay out of pocket. I've only been in school for 2 1/2 years (5 semesters) and I've got 14,600 in loans and I've probably paid over 1500 out of pocket as well as about 2500 in grants. It's crazy what I've had to pay for school. This semester I'm going to a community college so I won't get any finaid and I'm going to pay for it all out of pocket! It's so dang expensive now....

Financial Aid, plus out of pocket. :(

Lol, they say my parents and I make 2 much money(yeah right) so i have to pay it all outta pocket

I have to pay out of pocket too!!!

A few people have told me that we as military spouses can use or hubby's GI Bill, but I don't think that that is true. Have any of you heard this? Mainly I have heard this from Army Wives.

A few people have told me that we as military spouses can use or hubby's GI Bill, but I don't think that that is true. Have any of you heard this? Mainly I have heard this from Army Wives.

it has been talked about.... but that is about it

No, you cannot use the GI bill for spouses.

Grants, scholarships, and loans!

THat is what I thought too girls! People act like they can't understand that though. LOL!!

The bank of mommy and daddy.

The bank of mommy and daddy.

that is how i pay too:yes

Wow, I didn't realise how much it cost to go to school in the states! :inshock

The organization I work for paid 70% tuition and full books. The rest came out of pocket.

Financial aide, and help from the parents.

No, you cannot use the GI bill for spouses.


WELL! XB sure misinformed me on that one!! He said it could be used for spouses and children too!

When I didn't work, I qualified for a Federal Pell Grant.

Now that I work and make good money, I don't qualify for a grant anymore. So now I have student loans!

WELL! XB sure misinformed me on that one!! He said it could be used for spouses and children too!


I know that children are paid for. When Joey was thinking about getting out he went to the TAPS class and they told him that his children could go to school for free in the state that he got out in, so in our case that would have been California, but no where else.

my school was paid for by loans, a semester was paid by a trust my grandpa left for me, under my parents i don't qualify for any finiancial aid, scholarships are what i'm working to get for this next round of school

I know that children are paid for. When Joey was thinking about getting out he went to the TAPS class and they told him that his children could go to school for free in the state that he got out in, so in our case that would have been California, but no where else.

not all states do this, just an FYI

I looked up the GI bill for dependents and so far what I found is:
Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty (MGIB) is permitted to one or more of a servicemember’s dependents under certain circumstances.

Currently, only a very few Air Force servicemembers are eligible to transfer entitlement to their dependents.

Who Can Transfer Entitlement: Only persons specifically selected by the military Services are eligible to transfer their chapter 30 entitlement to a dependent. Transfer of education entitlement is not a "right" for all servicemembers. Only the Air Force implemented the TOE (Transfer of Entitlement) program and that was for a very limited trial period.

Individuals allowed to transfer entitlement are those who, after approval by the Service secretary concerned: (1) have completed six years of service in the Armed Forces and (2) either have a critical military skill designated by the Secretary for transferability purposes; or are in a military specialty designated by the Secretary concerned for transferability purposes as requiring critical military skills; and (3) enter into an agreement to serve at least four more years as members of the Armed Forces.

Eligible Dependents: Transfers may be made to the individual’s spouse, to one or more of the individual’s children or to a combination of the above.

Months of Transfer: The total number of months of entitlement transferred by an individual may not exceed 18 months.

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