Each travel company is different, the guy says that in the video in the video I think. I probably came off as a star-y eyed undergrad who believes this is the greatest thing since the 1967 Mustang fast back. "Get paid ~$100,000K as a new grad with "no" catch? Awesome!" I was watching "Untold Stories of the ER" (Exciting right?) and there was one with a Travel Physician who was in a small town where everyone knew each other and everything was completely unorganized.
With most good things in life theres a catch. I also realize that going to "cool cities" isn't always an option. Theres another thread on here that points that out, and the pay decrease you'll get for it. (How much enticement does someone need to work in Long Beach, CA vs Abilene TX?) I prefer the latter pretty much solely due to pay. I'm going to be drowing in debt, my parents "make too much money" to get real financial aid, but dont make enough to pay for my schooling. As alot of people are. (The crisis our Government has yet to fix. How they can campaign as 'One of us' and not have a son $70,000+ in debt at 21 is beside me) My loan repayments are going to be the bane of my existence for quite a while. But personally, I'm about those checks. I would rather be miserable for 5-8 years doing travel PT, (theoretically of course I won't know until I do it) networking, and paying off loans ASAP than have those loans linger for the rest of my life. (Or at least pay off a good chunk and then hope and pray I marry rich. haha) Theoretically, you can take multiple contracts in the same location (pending need of course) so thats an option too. Nothing's perfect but ~$95K as a new grad wouldn't be too shabby.
I would love to talk to Travel PTs, if you know of any that are on here, please let me know! I actually ran into a Fraternity brother on here and he's giving me great info on his schooling and the job itself, etc.