From what I can tell, the new federal law says all public universities must grant in-state tuition to military members and their dependents no matter where those military members and their dependents are from. Otherwise, those states won’t receive any GI bill money. Therefore, a military member or dependent who never lived in California would receive in-state tuition if accepted into a college there.
Is there a link?
I found this http://www.ucop.edu/general-counsel/_files/ed-affairs/uc-residence-policy.pdf and on page 29 it talks about the requirements for the instate tuition for veterans. It said that the person has to be discharged from active duty, but my dad is still in the military so I’m not sure if that applies to me. Unless I’m missing something… I thought a veteran was someone who was discharged from the military or fought in a war. My dad was deployed to Afghanistan, doesn’t that make him a veteran?
Here’s a link about the UC’s waiving out-of-state tuition for veterans and dependents.
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-uc-veterans-20150320-story.html
Here’s a more general purpose news article -
http://www.governing.com/news/headlines/sl-veterans-tuition.html
I’m not finding the California university sites to be clear at all. Too much bureaucratese.
I believe MI offers in-state tuition to dependents of active duty military.
We recently visited Michigan Tech, and while it is remote, and the weather in winter must be extraordinary, I suspect a kid raised at military bases would feel sort of at home.
Almost everybody is far from “home,” for example.
Also, maybe think about Missouri Science and Technology. Not super close to St Louis, but not too far either.
It’s time for the UC Regents do something that makes sense. If not all of them should be fired.
Florida State …lively, affordable. Florida Atlantic…nice college in coastal town a bit north of Miami., U of South Florida. In Tampa.
Florida universities will have their applications up in July. Apply to several, as well as the honors colleges.
UF and FSU are the best ones. New College and Wilkes Honors colleges are small honors colleges - New College has no grades but narrative transcripts and a work hard/play hard reputation, and Wilkes is especially good for the sciences and 20mn away from its “parent” university, FAU.
FAU, FIU, UNF are all well-located. FIU’s honors college is rather good and not too hard to get into (based on what you indicated above, you qualify). It could make for an excellent safety.
Alabama is close to Florida and their Honors College is excellent, as is the
Once you have your first affordable admissions’ applications out, you’ll be able to relax and apply to other, more selective universities. Look into Northeastern, Olin, USC?