[nabs-l] Does VR cover DC schools?

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello Bobby,
State vr programs differ. But, I would think most states would say a partial 
No.
I live in VA btw.

Ask your vr counselor and maybe even their supervisor to ensure the info you 
get is right.
I believe they will not pay for a DC school though if you live in NC.

In VA and from what I've heard from most students it works like this. You 
have to pick an in-state public university/college.
VR has a maximum amount they will allocate for college.
VR wants you to go in-state if that will meet your vr goal.
If you go out of state, they will partially fund it if you have sufficient 
justification to go out of state.
For VA, I think they give you the tuition amount for the highest in-state 
school which will not be enough for out of state tuition.

Bottom line, you will get some funding if your vr counselor is cooperative 
and follows the rules which you need to find out.
But you will need to make up the difference they do not cover. Out of state 
tuition is almost double the in-state.
Also, DC schools are competetive and certainly high tuition.
You could establish residency if you have a way to live there a year, but 
this is easier said than done.
If you have friends or relatives, this may be more doable with their 
cooperation. You can use their address as your permanent address there when 
you go to live there even though you'll live on campus.

>From what I've heard getting out of state funding is definitely harder.
I hope you can come to dc if that is what you want to do, but you will have 
to find other funds like grants and scholarships.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bobbi Pompey
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:00 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Does VR cover DC schools?

Hello, I am in college in NC and VR is paying for it. I know they will fully 
pay for public colleges/universitiesin the state I live in.

Just for clarification, does VR cover schools in Washington DC?

Thank you,

PS- does anyone know how long you have to be a resident in a state before VR 
will pay for your college tuition?

Bobbi A. L. Pompey
(336) 988-6375
pompey2010 at yahoo.com
http://pompey2050.wix.com/bobbi-pompey
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