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College Tool: A GI Bill® App for Military Families That Shows Its Work

College Tool shows a student what their GI Bill® benefits actually become before they pick a school.

It does the math, including what changes if they switch schools or go overseas. Type FSU or Ole Miss and the school's housing figure comes up. A plan can start at home, move to California and take a semester in Tokyo, with each phase getting its own housing allowance. Print the plan with its official references.

Free to start. A one-time purchase unlocks the full phase approach.

No account. No tracking. What you type stays on your phone unless you share it.

See how College Tool works: https://wegotyou1776.com/gi-bill-app

College Tool on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/college-tool/id6777793101

College Tool on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wegotthis.collegetool

We Got You 1776, LLC is a Veteran-founded education-technology company that builds tools helping military families plan their education benefits.

College Tool is built from official sources but is not an official source itself, and it cannot cover every case, so use it as a starting point for your plan. VA decides eligibility and benefits: confirm your plan with VA and your School Certifying Official, and read the sources that apply to you.

Independent planning tool from We Got You 1776, LLC. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense. Not financial, legal, tax, or benefits advice. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.

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College Tool. It shows a student what their GI Bill® benefits actually become before they pick a school.

Find the school. FSU, UGA, Ole Miss. Browse any state, or type a school, a city, or the short name families actually use. Each one carries its housing figure and its Yellow Ribbon participation.

Mix and match. Home, California, a semester in Tokyo. Each phase is its own term, with its own location and its own housing allowance. It switches term by term, based on where you’re physically sitting in class.

Your budget. Cost of living. You amend the variables until the picture reflects your actual situation.

The order. The order that gets the most. If you hold more than one benefit, the sequence changes the total, often by thousands. The app maps it.

Your plan, printed. With its official references. It prints your plan, your inputs organized into estimates with the official references, for your records and review.

Check it yourself. It shows its work. The rates, rules, and figures link to their official VA sources, so a family can check the math themselves. The output is a starting point for the conversation with a VA representative or a School Certifying Official.

Pricing. Free to start. A one-time purchase unlocks the full phase approach. No account. No tracking. What you type stays on your phone unless you share it.

College Tool. Plan around your education benefits. wegotyou1776.com/gi-bill-app. College Tool is built from official sources but is not an official source itself, and it cannot cover every case, so use it as a starting point for your plan. VA decides eligibility and benefits: confirm your plan with VA and your School Certifying Official, and read the sources that apply to you. Independent planning tool from We Got You 1776, LLC. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense. Not financial, legal, tax, or benefits advice. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.

We Got You 1776 is independent. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense, and nothing it publishes is financial, legal, tax or benefits advice.

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