Thanks for that, Wagonwheel. I think I will because it's so close to me in NYC. The cost of getting there wouldn't be too bad, but I'm sort of burnt out on the whole process. I canceled my Vermont interview because it would have been a $400 trip and I couldn't see putting up with all that snow, but now I regret it a bit. Options are just becoming sort of oppressive.
You just helped me so much with my regret! Thank you! Vermont's a really expensive school and that was part of my thought about it. Also, the info re: SEPTA etc is very helpful.
Congrats!!! I need this to happen for me too. Everyone cross your fingers, paws, tentacles, or whatever appendage you prefer.
Congratulations!! 🙂
My cats will cross their cute little paws for you.
Yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy congratulations
It completely depends on the family. Does your SO work? Do you have kids?
Woot!!!!!!!! And I am sure an awesome one!
If transfer is an option for your SO, then I'd say head on down to Texas 🙂
My #1 thing now is to move somewhere that my husband and I are both happy with.
Man this is almost my exact same issue. I still hope for some good financial aid from the competing school, but for me the question right now is: save $160k and move to a tough, lonely location at a lesser-known school, or move to California close to friends and family at a UC?
I haven't filled out FAFSA for med school yet, but I did not have to provide my parents' information on the FAFSA for grad school this year. I don't believe I'll have to provide but my own family's financials for med school, though individual schools may ask for your parents' information regardless of your age.
They usually do ask for your tax information. Did you answer that you hadn't filed your taxes yet? I believe if you say no to that question, they don't ask and expect you to update them once you've filed.
If that's the case, then that makes sense. I can't fill in my parents' information because I don't have it yet, so maybe that's why I can't put in my own tax info. Mine will be done as soon as we get W2s, but my parents always get extensions so that will take forever.
My husband's sister got married, and her income made her now-husband lose his full-ride need-based scholarship for undergrad. Needless to say, you are making the right decision financially-speaking.
I'm confused- are you saying that you have to fill out your parents' financial information because you're not married? Or is it because of your age?
No we're saying we have to fill it out regardless of whether we're married or not.
Is that school-specific? EDIT: I am asking because I have yet to fill out the FAFSA, but for graduate school I did not need my parents' information. Would this be different for med school, and if so, why?
SAME situation, so I understand. My dad is 76 and was retired awhile ago. My mom is turning 65 on the 18th and was forced into retirement in September because of an autoimmune disorder that has demolished her liver. (Now in ESLD and my sister and I have put in paperwork for being live liver donors.) I am 31 and have been in a committed relationship for 10 years. Delaying any sort of marriage. He is a lawyer, but we are definitely separate with our finances. Not bringing him into the med school loan game.
Well the FAFSA will tell you you don't have to fill out your parents' info, but you should check with each school. Most schools I've got info for so far want parent information even for married and financially independent people, so I'm guessing most people will be filling out their FAFSA with parental tax info. Which is sooooo dumb, but we can't do anything about it 🙁
I just figured we wanted to get married so we might as well. Now I'm thinking maybe that was short-sighted. Oh well.
It is ridiculous. I know some schools require your parents' information regardless of your age. I remember reading that for HMS, it drops drastically between ages 29-32 (seems arbitrary!) and after 32, your parents are responsible for like 20% of your tuition. I don't believe the school I'm matriculating into will require my parents' info, so I'm not offering it. I'm sorry that so many of you still have to! It just doesn't seem fair for a lot of reasons, but I can also understand the flip side; there are lots of students who are financially independent but their parents can and will give them tremendous help, so schools don't want to offer aid to those who will get that help anyway. I think that it really should be done on a case-by-case basis.
Oh no! I would send grades now, regardless of that one class.
I'd just send it. Time is of the essence. Maybe tell your professor today that it would be awesome if he could post it like NOW. But then send the update regardless.
RIP Bowie. 🙁
Yay! The admissions gods were gazing upon you this morning. Or maybe it was David Bowie's parting gift to you.
