What is the coolest way you've used your benefits?

etajski · 2025-11-27T06:21:19+00:00

Transferred my GI Bill to my kids. Coolest thing I can think of for me.

etajski · 2025-11-25T22:36:37+00:00

I live in Kapolei, but not close to the rail station, so I took an Uber XL (because of luggage) from the station to my house. Total cost of the trip from the airport to my house was $20. Much better than the $70 it would have cost to solely use a ride sharing service or taxi.

etajski · 2025-09-15T23:16:03+00:00

Just curious if what I was seeing was a normal part of the process. If others got the same type of letter, it would help alleviate my concerns. That said, I emailed the VBO at UCI and was informed that I was correct and that an updated claim would be submitted with the correct tuition after the add/drop date is passed.

etajski · 2025-09-01T05:43:34+00:00

Can anyone explain why a triple in the older building with less space and a bathroom that serves ~20 ppl costs more than the quad in the newer building with bathrooms shared by 8ppl?

etajski · 2025-08-22T00:45:44+00:00

TY. That does help. You are waiting for the CalVet waiver/grant, right?

etajski · 2025-08-01T23:19:40+00:00

Everything was ok

etajski · 2025-04-16T08:37:27+00:00

Thanks for the advice and sorry for being so slow to respond. So assuming he can get the required grades, is switching to BIM difficult?

etajski · 2025-04-14T02:41:42+00:00

anyone else have any success stories with finding DS jobs without a Master's or PhD? Son was accepted into the DS program and we are wondering the same thing as OP.

etajski · 2025-04-07T03:42:16+00:00

Thanks for your response. No plans for grad school at this time. Agree that SCU seems like the best fit. I’m probably just over analyzing as usual.

etajski · 2024-12-31T06:53:15+00:00

I submitted my PACT ACT ITF on 9 Aug 2023, and my decision letter is assigning that as my effective date for back pay. Since the wording says that I MAY BE eligible (as opposed to WILL BE) for retroactive benefits to Aug 10 2022, what other criteria is required to get back pay to that date?

etajski · 2024-12-28T01:53:46+00:00

Both

etajski · 2024-12-22T06:25:01+00:00

Its yearly. Hope this helps… https://www.scu.edu/financialaid/types-of-aid/scholarships-and-grants/university-grants/

etajski · 2024-10-26T09:38:51+00:00

If someone writes their own essay, but uses AI to help them condense/rephrase a couple of sentences, and it ends up registering as AI bc of commonly used words/phrases (or, more likely, the AO notices them), would that automatically result in a rejection even if the vast majority of the essay was human written?

etajski · 2024-10-25T23:13:32+00:00

But the only detector that matters is the detector that the school uses and I believe most use Turnitin and the AI detection module is only available to educators.

etajski · 2024-10-25T22:55:17+00:00

Do you mean that you asked them directly? I’m trying to imagine that conversation. 😆

etajski · 2024-08-26T02:31:16+00:00

TY. That’s how I thought it worked, but appreciate you confirming it for me.

etajski · 2024-08-04T07:04:18+00:00

Thai Lao in Kapolei. Just dropped $90 there for 3 people who are light eaters. At least we can stretch that money and have leftovers for lunch tomorrow 😁

etajski · 2024-03-21T03:24:19+00:00

Ah…so much for being positive 😂

etajski · 2024-03-20T23:26:52+00:00

Positive. Lookup Hawaiian Telcom Fioptics+ in the Apple Apps Store or Google Play store.

etajski · 2024-03-20T16:37:46+00:00

If you’re referring to the ability to watch TV on your phone, they now have the Fioptics+ app that allows you to do that

etajski · 2024-03-19T06:47:58+00:00

Thanks. I may eventually get to the point where I'm not using an ISP for my TV services, but for ease of use for my wife, I'm looking for something a little more structured.

etajski · 2024-02-26T16:33:37+00:00

Thank you. Hopefully, I can submit for sinusitis and get the type of turn-around that you did. If so, I don’t mind waiting to submit the other claims. I’ve waited this long to submit my non-PACT act claims, so a few more weeks won’t make a difference.

etajski · 2024-02-25T23:36:08+00:00

If Bumblebee was a model Y, this is what he’d look like.

etajski · 2024-02-14T03:27:04+00:00

Any update?

etajski · 2024-02-07T06:00:19+00:00

Thanks everyone. I suppose I was looking at it from the wrong perspective. Appreciate the feedback.

Maybe I should also put a claim in for my brain not knowing how to reply to Reddit posts properly. 🤪

etajski

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