the changes to the 9/11 gi bill could cause some students to have to drop out of school. this is true. while a lot of the articles on this issue address students at private schools, like columbia, students like our daughter who attend public universities as out of state students will also see a dramatic decrease in benefits. this past year our daughter chose to go to unc chapel hill based on what she was told her benefits would be under the 9/11 gi bill. she received $12,000 toward out of state tuition of $25,000. under the new bill she is limited to in-state tuition which is $7,000. because she is not entitled to 100% level of benefits, she does not qualify for the yellow ribbon program and she will receive only 60% of $7,000 or $4200 under the new bill. this is a huge loss of $8,000 and we are only learning of it now after she has signed a lease for next year, scheduled her classes and made the decision to attend unc last year. changes to protect students who are already enrolled and will see a significant decrease in benefits should include out of state students at public universities. out of state students are given a much lower cap than the students at private and foreign schools under the revised bill. fairness dictates that out of state students should also be grandfathered or at the very least be given the same $17,500 cap that students at private and foreign universities get. this has caused a lot of stress and uncertainty