How do I survive financially as a veteran

[GeorgiaPeach]

I'm in need of desperate help. I am about to graduate with my bachelors in Sociology and I wanted to work in the human services field, so I chose Speech-pathology. I will be medically separating from the Navy probably at the end of the year. My GPA right now is a 3.4 but hopefully by the time I graduate (December or January) it will be a 3.7. I haven't taken the GRE because I'm still studying (I plan on taking it in Aug). I want to go to a good school so I will apply to schools in different states. I'm worried about my finances. I have a son and I don't know if I will survive financially. When I get out, the Navy will give me a monthly stipend depending on my location, but that will probably just pay my rent. I'm debating about finding a school back home so I can live with my parents. How do you survive financially going to school full-time without a job?

[ImHis]

Some schools award stipends that work around your schedule. If you hit a certain GRE/GPA, you can get tuition reduction. Others take out loans. If you're really worried, maybe you can work for 1 year after graduation, move back in with your parents so you can saved as much as you can for your grad school expenses and then apply for grad schools. It will help give you peace of mind.

Edited July 4, 2015 by ImHis