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Originally Posted by LatinStyleLover 
So I got a letter yesterday from the Veterans Administration regarding my GI Bill...
So now the government is telling me which schools I can go to and which I cannot?
So now the government is telling me which schools I can go to and which I cannot?
No. The government did not say that you cannot go to Stanford. The government is saying that it will not provide you a full ride to Stanford. That's a pretty significant difference.
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Originally Posted by Zackb911
Hold your horses buddy...
The new gi bill is amazing... The problem is your school... Plus this new GI Bill came about before the current administration...
I only got 10 months of the new benefit as I used most of my benefits under the old GI Bill which did indeed suck.
Your problem is Stanford will only match, under the Yellow Ribbon $3k to the VA's $3k. My school matches $20K to the VA's $20k, this is on top of the highest instate tuition!! I.E. complete free ride... Wait there's more, I also get housing allowance of ~2,200+/month tax free and a book stipend.
It's not the VA that's to blame, it's Stanford, yellow ribbon participation is up to the school. Now you'll also get the highest instate tuition from the VA as well, not sure what that is in California.
Chapter 33 Post 9/11 though is AMAZING
http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/r.../yellow-ribbon
"The Yellow Ribbon Provision of the New Post-9/11 GI Bill
Stanford is committed to providing benefits through the Yellow Ribbon Provision of the Post 9-11 GI Bill. If you qualify for Chapter 33 benefits at the 100% level, you will receive additional tuition funding through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Under this program, Stanford provides an annual award of $3,000 to supplement the Chapter 33 base tuition benefit (disbursed quarterly, excluding Summer quarter). The VA matches Stanford's Yellow Ribbon contribution, so the student receives a combined total of $6,000 in additional funds. The amount of the institutional contribution is higher for graduate students enrolling at the Graduate School of Business. The Graduate School of Business will provide a $7,500 annual award (disbursed quarterly, excluding Summer quarter). The VA matches this contribution for a combined total of $15,000 in additional funds. "
The new gi bill is amazing... The problem is your school... Plus this new GI Bill came about before the current administration...
I only got 10 months of the new benefit as I used most of my benefits under the old GI Bill which did indeed suck.
Your problem is Stanford will only match, under the Yellow Ribbon $3k to the VA's $3k. My school matches $20K to the VA's $20k, this is on top of the highest instate tuition!! I.E. complete free ride... Wait there's more, I also get housing allowance of ~2,200+/month tax free and a book stipend.
It's not the VA that's to blame, it's Stanford, yellow ribbon participation is up to the school. Now you'll also get the highest instate tuition from the VA as well, not sure what that is in California.
Chapter 33 Post 9/11 though is AMAZING
http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/r.../yellow-ribbon
"The Yellow Ribbon Provision of the New Post-9/11 GI Bill
Stanford is committed to providing benefits through the Yellow Ribbon Provision of the Post 9-11 GI Bill. If you qualify for Chapter 33 benefits at the 100% level, you will receive additional tuition funding through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Under this program, Stanford provides an annual award of $3,000 to supplement the Chapter 33 base tuition benefit (disbursed quarterly, excluding Summer quarter). The VA matches Stanford's Yellow Ribbon contribution, so the student receives a combined total of $6,000 in additional funds. The amount of the institutional contribution is higher for graduate students enrolling at the Graduate School of Business. The Graduate School of Business will provide a $7,500 annual award (disbursed quarterly, excluding Summer quarter). The VA matches this contribution for a combined total of $15,000 in additional funds. "
I have to say that Zackb911 is right on the money with the facts in this thread. And I also have to agree with him that the new GIBill is amazing. Take it from somebody who used the old version to put himself through undergrad at a top public school and still came out thousands of dollars in the hole - you're getting a sweet deal.
All in all, as somebody who served more than 6 years on active duty, including stints in Kosovo, cleaning up dead bodies after an earthquake in Turkey, being in the first wave of Marines into Afghanistan after 9/11 and then being called back after 2 years of IRR service to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom, if anybody has a right to bitch about the new GI Bill it's me! I did public schools all the way and the assistance I got from the VA at the time was a pittance compared to what it covers now.
