FAFSA (Veteran Voices)
FAFSA (Veteran Voices)
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Well, I think there's several ways that you can finance your education. Specifically, for me, at a private institution, I used all my GI Bill. I was fortunate enough that the institution was also a Yellow Ribbon Partner, which is great, obviously. And then FASFA, as an independent adult living in the city in which I attend the university, I get access to federal loans.
On top of that, a lot of institutions will have scholarships. So I was fortunate enough to get an academic scholarship, which really helps out with your finances. But this whole idea that in-state, out-of-state, private versus public, there's definitely, obviously, a big difference between the sticker price.
But if you decide that attending a private institution or even an out-of-state institution will benefit your future kind of career prospects or what you want to pursue, and you've kind of weighed those options diligently, then yeah, it's absolutely attainable and possible to finance an education that may be outside the GI Bill, what the GI Bill is able to pay.
There's private loans that you can take, and if you're fortunate enough to have a co-signer, that can really benefit as well. But there's other scholarships, academic aid, FASFA, and if the school's a Yellow Ribbon provider, these resources really help alleviate the financial cost of some of these more expensive institutions.
On top of that, a lot of institutions will have scholarships. So I was fortunate enough to get an academic scholarship, which really helps out with your finances. But this whole idea that in-state, out-of-state, private versus public, there's definitely, obviously, a big difference between the sticker price.
But if you decide that attending a private institution or even an out-of-state institution will benefit your future kind of career prospects or what you want to pursue, and you've kind of weighed those options diligently, then yeah, it's absolutely attainable and possible to finance an education that may be outside the GI Bill, what the GI Bill is able to pay.
There's private loans that you can take, and if you're fortunate enough to have a co-signer, that can really benefit as well. But there's other scholarships, academic aid, FASFA, and if the school's a Yellow Ribbon provider, these resources really help alleviate the financial cost of some of these more expensive institutions.