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@piyapatel_
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 • 2 months ago •
Paying for College

Paying college myself
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Hi! I need to pay college myself, while I am a smart kid (4.0 GPA and going to have 11 AP's by the time I end HS and such), I don't qualify for any financial aid at all and I don't think that I could find so many external scholarships that I could pay it all myself. Im most likely going to the military path to have college paid. I want to get a pre-med in psychology and end up going to med school for psychiatry/psychology and all that has to be paid by me, so what military scholarship programs will pay for all of this and qualify for the respective subject. If you could give a timeline of events for these that would also be helpful. Im currently in Junior Year

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@Stronger10
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 • 2 months ago

Hey there! I'm a senior and preparing to go into college AND the Navy! Woah right? I was you just last year- no clue how to pay for college myself, even with the military in mind. Here's what I can tell you: the military will pay for your tuition, which is the biggest thing there is to pay for in college. You don't need any special scholarships! My plan is to enter into the Navy Reserves or ROTC so I can do part-time service alongside schooling, with the Navy paying for me until I finish my Bachelors. After that, I can enter the service fully as an officer (Bachelors degree=officer level btw). Since I want to get my Master's (in social psychology actually, so I see you), the GI Bill and extra money I get after I get out of the Navy will pay for it. See if this plan works similar for you. You got this honey!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@piyapatel_2 months ago [edited]

You literally have no idea how much that helped me. I LITERALLY never thought about the GI Bill. However, as an officer, do I need to be on the front lines or can something under the medical field still be considered an officer position? Also could you lead me towards the process that you did, because I don't know what steps I need to do everything in

@siggy2 months ago

As an officer, you'd be in charge of overseeing soldiers, or in this case, sailors. I'd suggest a good leadership quality before going into the Navy with ROTC, and be prepared for at least 4 years of service.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@piyapatel_2 months ago

What about for the Army? And also would Medical Field behind the scenes or near battle but not in it count as officer or would that make me ingelgible for ROTC? Thank you

@siggy2 months ago

Army is a great option! There are straight up Army doctors! You could be holed up in a hospital on home soil, never having to leave. You can be an officer.

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