Vasudus posted:

Generally speaking exceptions can be made for most colleges. I just had a small victory a few weeks ago regarding one particular Veteran. Our MSW program has a strict, no poo poo cutoff of Jan 25th for the following fall semester. Dude calls me up from the korengal-motherfucking-valley on a DSN phone in mid May. He's getting back in August just in time to start the program but the secretary in the social work department is kicking him back.

I call the head of the department and a five minute conversation makes an exception to the no exceptions rule. Blammo.

This is why you need a vet rep at school.

Vasudus posted:

Start with stating that you got denied (duh) and offer an acceptable rebuttal to the reasons why (they should tell you why). If your grades were poo poo from high school, and that was several years ago, give them a dose of patriotic horseshit about serving the country and bettering yourself since then. List various military accomplishments that may or may not be really that impressive, but sound impressive none the less.

Depending on the school and the reason you were denied, it shouldn't be too terrible. They expect most of their incoming students to be snot nosed teenagers and I bet you 99% of them are scared off immediately.

Rrail posted:

There weather rules what a great summer to stay here and go to school.

Rrail posted:

Oh. I was under the impression that they were actually pretty challenging.

sharkbomb posted:

I'm applying to a few private universities for the Fall 2012 semester. Part of choosing which school to attend will be dependent upon willingness to give me the extra money under the Yellow Ribbon program. Some of the schools state that they give the award to X number of undergraduates...

My question is, what kind of timeline or process can I expect in determining if I'm selected for Yellow Ribbon?

Jaysus posted:

I meant to add that. This is ONLY a Washington thing that I'm talking about. I have no clue about any other state.

Kinochen posted:

I am currently collecting my benefits while attending college in Northern Virginia, but my Dad who I was living with moved to Baltimore for a new job. I would like to transfer to a school up there so that I can continue to live rent free, but I cannot get a straight answer from any of the schools about a waiver for out of state tuition fees due to being a recently discharged veteran.

I know that the Post 9/11 GI Bill will not cover out of state tuition, but when I enrolled in school in Virginia they allowed me to claim in states tuition by providing a lease and registering my car in Virginia.

Do waivers for out of state tuition vary between schools/states? If they do where can I find this information other than the institutions website/counselors which have been no help.

Kinochen posted:

I am waiting on a call from one final person in their records department to verify their policy on out of state waivers. I did find some random chapter of the Maryland education code that says that dependents of veterans and active duty military can receive in state tuition, and since my dad is retired air force I think I still qualify under that as long as I am attending school and living with him.

While this isn't strictly a GI Bill question I was wondering if I could get some feedback on this decision. I am currently renting a room in Northern Virginia while finishing out my semester in Northern Virginia Community College. I opted for community college because I got out last minute and was not in time to apply for a regular four year school. This school has a degree transfer agreement with George Mason, the school I wanted to get my Bachelors at, and I figured it would be better to get started than wait a year doing nothing and burning up my savings. My fathers move was unexpected, but not a disaster I have the means to take care of myself it was just a money saver and a convenience to be able to move back home and have one less thing to worry about. My question is this. I would be saving myself 550 a month in rent by going up to Baltimore in addition to receiving an extra 440 a month by going to school in Baltimore instead of Northern Virginia. If I cannot get in state tuition should I skip a semester and tough it out? It would only take 3 months to be eligible and I did very well this semester and should have no problem getting into Towson next school year, which from reading is a fairly respected business school, or not waste any time and stick it out here and bite the cost of paying rent etc?

Thank you Vasudus and Squirrely for your prompt replies and information. I really wish that places would make this easier to understand, or at the very least have people at the schools that know how to do more than transfer you to another person that might have the answer.

Kinochen posted:

Thank you Vasudus and Squirrely for your prompt replies and information. I really wish that places would make this easier to understand, or at the very least have people at the schools that know how to do more than transfer you to another person that might have the answer.

sharkbomb posted:

Waiting to find out what schools I'll get into is even more nerve-wracking than it was during HS, especially since schools don't start notifying transfer applicants until around my EAS date.

Mad Pino Rage posted:

Yeah, I have a feeling I'm not going to get accepted. I'm going to go down to the admissions office and try and sneak my way an audience with someone who is not a student working at the admissions office. I have terrible grades from high school, and I do understand that would be a reason why I didn't get accepted into the computer science program. Maybe they'll let me in on a probationary status or I can go in under exploratory/undeclared then switch later.

rockamiclikeavandal posted:

Why aren't you going to a cc to get a better academic resume?

rockamiclikeavandal posted:

I can't tell if you can't get into UW/WSU or you can't get into the respective engineering schools. I'm not in my school's engineering school right now, because I haven't been in school forever and I didn't have the math background. They do have plans set out on what you can do to get in which is what I am doing now.

vx15i posted:

My grades were terrible and my application to college was rejected. I made a trip to admissions and asked to speak to the administrator. After a maybe 10 second conversation he agreed to let me in. They only let me major in general studies but after a semester of good grades I was able to switch. I graduated yesterday.

Vasudus posted:

Have to remember that most admissions places are used to dealing with traditional students: ie joe chucklefuck from high school whose single crowning achievement is being a member of the A/V club. You have things that set you apart even if you did the most boring, run of the mill admin job.

Always, always appeal that poo poo.

Jaysus posted:

Jesus God drat Christ, man, what classes are you taking?!

Vasudus posted:

It probably has something to do with how you were certified.

Also something like 80% of all Post 9/11 money goes to the University of Phoenix. It's a depressing as gently caress statistic.

Relentlessboredomm posted:

xwonderboyx posted:

Where can I get my Certificate of Eligibility? I tried clicking access my documents but none could be found. The status page shows I am 100% eligible with 36 months and 0 days remaining.

It tells me:


And calling the number is worse than useless.

Sarah posted:

Edit: Actually, the only small pain in the rear end with PA was no one could tell me where to send my DD-214 in. It took some phone calls but finally got an address. Guess they don't get too many vets moving to that county.

Vasudus posted:

No, it means that they aren't going to pay you the kicker amount until they have the documentation. You will get backpaid for the difference when you can produce those documents. Several of us have gotten back ~9 grand (I personally got ~12k).

It should be in your enlistment contract.

Also, as always, your kicker was 'up to' x amount of dollars. Don't expect anywhere near what they promised you.

Relentlessboredomm posted:

Yea no problem. I'm on leave right now so give me a few days. Once I get to Tampa I'll give you my email.

I wish could stay on leave forever.

xwonderboyx posted:

CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY GET!!!!

I am finally fully complete with signing up for school.

Six classes left until I am a college graduate. Eleven years after I started

Vasudus posted:

If you start in Spring you have a maximum of 1,000 dollars split over 24 credit hours to be taken before August 1st. So if you're doing 15CR in the Spring, and take 9CR over the Summer, you will cap it. If you take under 24 credit hours in that time period, anything remaining is lost. Unfortunately, they don't just cut you a check for 1k without strings.

moker posted:

Yeah, my universities' department seems to have 2 kinds of math professor: person that can literally barely speak english(lol bigot) or old rear end tenured dudes that don't give a poo poo about teaching. Usually getting a TA is your best bet to actually learning in class which says quite a bit.

moker posted:

Whats it like to have a junior level math course with less than 50 people in it?? I'd like to know

rockamiclikeavandal posted:

Squirrely, your old avatar was much much better.

I don't even know who you are anymore.

Jaysus posted:

Huh, so I guess I'm going to have to start going to work again soon.

The whole 6 months of extra unemployment is going away after February, unless I qualified for it before like the 23rd or something. My 6 months runs out in March. I guess it's possible for it to be moved up again, but drat that sucks if not.

Vasudus posted:

I wasn't formally matriculated into my grad program until earlier this week, so I had to pay everything up front and out of pocket. Our state tuition waiver applies for matriculated students only. Then I get a lovely automated email from the school this morning telling me that I'm getting my 5 grand back.

Feels good man.