Army mom here who will have a son using his dad’s GI Bill and his chosen university is a Yellow Ribbon Program school, so yes that means we pay instate rates. The GI bill covers the instate portion. Housing stipend takes care of room and board so any other fees will be very minimal for us thankfully.
With that being said some questions for you:
-Do you have 100% of your dad’s GI Bill benefit or are you sharing with your mom or siblings? You can use your portion til it runs out (so if less than 100% it’ll be less than 4 years so you’ll need money from elsewhere).
-Only look at schools with Yellow Ribbon and be sure to READ what they offer. Not all will offer it to all GI Bill students. Some will limit the total dollar amount and it’s first come first serve and others will limit it to certain colleges within the university (say nursing, business, law, etc) or to a certain total number. Also you will not be able to use the Yellow Ribbon unless you are actively using YOUR GI Bill.
-Your dad is a resident of one of the 50 states. Ask him and find out. It’s the state he pays his taxes in. Then investigate what that state offers for instate residents. Both FL and TX have good programs for residents especially for high stats ones.
-As for the math requirement, call the college you are interested in, explain your situation and ask if there is some kind of conditional acceptance or workaround. Not all schools require all four years of math, english, science or three/two years of foreign language. See what each school requires. You can quickly get this info in chart form by googling “common data set + name of college”. Page down til you find that chart.
-Yes many deadlines have passed but check the list mentioned above as there are still very good schools accepting applications (and be sure to double check their Yellow Ribbon programs or else you’ll have to take out loans or find another way to pay). Many private schools especially do not participate in it.
And lastly, sit down with your school counselor as they may have some advice as well. Good luck to you!
One other thing, are you on track for HS graduation and hitting all the requirements for your county/state? I know with all the moving around, some states are notorious for having state specific classes required for graduation (VA and TX are examples of this as they require their own state history classes to graduate). BUT since the passing of the Interstate Compact, military children are now exempt from those state specific classes if they had a comparable class in another state or in DODEA. There is a school liaison person at every military post who can help you navigate that if you happen to have trouble with those required classes and getting them off your to do list, so keep that in mind too!