MCPHS Worcester Tuition 2006-2007

pharmforme said:

Ok, I am unable to find this on their website (every time I try to see it says "webpage not available", and a post on the pharm board said it is going to be 46K next year.

Anyone know for sure? I know it was 32,600 + fees last year. I will be blown away if it went up that much in one year.

Want to know if I am going to have to sell a kidney or not...

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That's crazy! I hope it isn't that expensive. Maybe they put into account all the books, housing, etc.

pharmforme said:

Ok, I am unable to find this on their website (every time I try to see it says "webpage not available", and a post on the pharm board said it is going to be 46K next year.

Anyone know for sure? I know it was 32,600 + fees last year. I will be blown away if it went up that much in one year.

Want to know if I am going to have to sell a kidney or not...

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Tuition and fees were around 30K this year, and that 46K is probably referring to the total amount it will cost to attend school and live in the Worcester area--i.e., the total amount of money the school has decided a student can borrow. I thought the figure this year was 48, but maybe it was 46. Isn't is awful that I don't even know how much I'm paying and how much I've borrowed!?

imkim01 said:

Wow, that's a lot of money... I thought there is a maximum amount of government loan you can take, not sure how much it was but I guess the maximum was around $32k. So I assume that some portion of your loan may be from a private sector. Don't most of students work and make some money to help their expenses? I was going to work about 15~20 hrs such that I don't have to take out too much loan. By the way, what is the hourly rate for pharmacy intern in Worcester? I have heard that it varies from state to sate, chain to chain and city to city.

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Yes, there is a maxiumum amount you can borrow from the government. Then using the figure the school provides for what they estimate for total expenses, including cost of living in the area, you can borrow the remainder, up to this total figure, from a private lender. The total borrow-able amount will vary from school to school. I work 10-12 hours a week, but it's not to reduce my loans. It's to gain experience and have some spare cash. I have about 20K in student loans from undergrad that I've been deferring and dragging around since 2000 when I graduated, so I don't worry about the debt and the loans anymore.

I can only numerically speak for what CVS pays their interns. They start you at $10 for your first year, raise you $1 after you've completed some training courses and CDs, and raise you $1 each year you progress in school.

I don't know the figures for Walgreens, but it is less than their interns receive in other parts of the country. My roommate makes less than she expected to make, based on what interns at her old Walgreens made before she moved here. They explained it as such: they don't have many stores in this area, so they aren't really interested in attracting interns here because there aren't interested in recruiting future Walgreens pharmacists because there aren't jobs for them here.

I spoke to the Worcester financial aid lady and she told me that tuition is $34,500 plus parking permits and books...