<p>my husband is active duty and we are stationed in hawaii. i'm 20 years old and i'm a sophmore. i have completed most of my core courses for my degree. none of the community colleges on island offer the courses i need to complete my degree, so i am forced to attend a university while we are here. tuition is supposed to be 13k a semester, and i was only offered a 2k grant and a 2k student loan. combined, we only make about 20k a year. i cannot apply to any of the scholarships offered for the university because i am not a hawaii resident. what can i do?</p>
<p>Is the univ considering you to be OOS? If so, can you wait a year and then be considered instate? Or will they consider military that is stationed there to be instate? </p>
<p>Or is this a private univ? </p>
<p>because i’m stationed here with my husband, i am considered non-resident but with a military exemption. so i don’t pay AS much as a non-resident, but it’s still a lot more than resident tuition. but i will never be considered a resident since i am not here to establish residency, only to be with my husband. </p>
<p>Can you take one class at a time like a “distance” course at UofH? They have courses that community members can take.</p>
<p>that’s not my ideal plan, since i wouldn’t be awarded ANY grants or scholarships if i’m not attending f/t. would have to pay $450 out of pocket every semester and would basically be getting nowhere. would be better waiting until we leave hawaii, but i’m trying not to waste any time. i’d like to be a surgeon before i’m 50 (haha). i will keep that in mind though as a last resort, thank you!</p>
<p>What state are you a resident of? Can you take distance classes from a univ from a state school from your home state??</p>
<p>i’m from mississippi, so there probably aren’t very many programs. but i will look into it!</p>
<p>Would this military campus program help you?
<a href=“http://www.hpu.edu/Military_Campus_Programs/”>http://www.hpu.edu/Military_Campus_Programs/</a></p>
<p>?? Mississippi has plenty of programs.</p>
<p>What is your major and career goal? Likely Ole Miss or MSU or another univ has your major/career goal.</p>
<p>i cant believe no one has ever mentioned that to me before! i’ll try to get in contact with an academic advisor to see if they offer my program. (gah, i’m so worried about programs like this though. it seems like the credits would be less likely to transfer when we move.)</p>
<p>i’m a psychology major and i’m planning to go to medical school.</p>
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<p>Are you saying that you are a rising sophomore? If so, are you sure that you have already taken all the classes needed so far at a CC? </p>
<p>What classes have you taken so far? </p>
<p>Have you completed the premed prereqs? What is your cum GPA? What is your BCMP GPA? </p>
<p>How much longer will you be in Hawai’i?</p>
<p>yes, i’m a sophmore w/ 38 credits. i’ve completed everything for my psych and pre-med reqs that i could at a cc, except for calculus. </p>
<p>i’ve got a 4.0 gpa. and i’ll be in hawaii for a year and a half. i have no idea where we’re going after.</p>
<p>Take one course that will apply towards your degree where ever you end up going or just use this time and work and save some money. In say 3 years or less, you and your Husband will be sent to someplace else and then go there.
Or your husband can claim residence there and the following year you will get instate tuition.
Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>When do you plan on studying for the MCAT?</p>
<p>What about Gen Ed/Core classes. With only 38 credits, it seems like there are still another 25+ you could take there.</p>
<p>it really does seem like the best option is just to wait until i’m back on the mainland. i guess it just stresses me out that some people i went to high school with are already in med school or are seniors by now. i had to take only one class per semester when we first got here (so far 2 semesters worth - a year wasted it feels.) </p>
<p>as far as studying for the mcat, i’m planning on starting once i complete my higher-up chem & bio courses or get towards the end of my degree. </p>
<p>most of the core classes are already full at this point for ccs. because i’m a transfer student i get the last pick (like 10 days before the semester starts.)</p>
<p>also: thanks everyone for your help and suggestions and questions! no one in my family has ever gone to college before so i have no one to ask but the internet! it means a lot. thank you for your help.</p>
<p>In order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree you will have to eventually choose and be admitted to a four year college or university that will grant you a bachelor’s degree. Each college or university will have their own graduation requirements that must be met to earn a Bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>Most colleges and universities will have policies for the % of classes that need to be taken at the college or university to earn a degree. Most colleges and universities also have specific courses that must be taken to meet the specific general education requirements for the college or university to grant you a degree. </p>
<p>I think you need to choose a college or university where you will matriculate and work to meet those requirements. If you still have not earned an Associate degree you can now look for a local (or online) university where your credits will transfer to meet requirements for a degree.</p>
<p>You can still take courses at other institutions to meet those requirements (transferring those credits back to the home institution), but you will need to be working towards the graduation requirements at a specific institution in order to make sure you understand the gameplan you are following to work towards to earning you degree.</p>
<p>How long will you be in Hawaii? Will you be there long enough for it to make sense for you to earn your degree at a college or university in Hawaii? </p>
<p>Online education (through accredited institutions, like Southern NH University) may be your best bet… fleshing out online coursework (to transfer back to your home institution) to meet requirements. Always looking for the best financial deal that will offer you strong educational opportunities.</p>
<p>If you know your husband will be deployed in one location for enough time for you to earn your Associates and/or Bachelors degree you can apply to matriculate as a full time or part time student.</p>
<p>Financial aid will be dependent of the FAFSA (federal aid programs, and state and institutional programs that use the FAFSA), and institutional aid program that use the FAFSA and/ or the Profile.</p>
<p>“so i have no one to ask but the internet!”</p>
<p>as a military spouse, you can talk to the education specialist at the education center. </p>
<p>I just inprocessed at the post I am now and the Education Center people said to bring your spouses or children for counseling also. </p>
<p>from the army Hawaii website. <a href=“http://www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/education/”>http://www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/education/</a>
“Welcome to the Army Continuing Education System (ACES) website, serving U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii. Active duty military, reserve component military, retirees, Department of the Army civilians and their adult family members may receive counseling, information about financial aid and local programs, and enrollment in selected programs.”</p>
<p>Also you should have checked with the spouses group. I’m sure you could have found other spouses who would be very willing to help answer your questions. </p>
<p>You have your own path. I’m sure some of your former high school friends envy you for living in Hawaii. And they might not be married or have a spouse in the military. You’ll have challenges and also rewards. If you can afford to take some classes, maybe you can take some things that interest you for gen ed electives.
You could get a job or volunteer at a hospital and get practical experience.</p>