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diazepamazing
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Nope :/
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pugsygirl17
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I guess it's possible some people did get scholarships and they just didn't post or don't use SDN...
V true as well
I still think the scholarship date is self imposed and hence changeable.
I feel like I’m high school again, waiting for my crush to text back 🤧🤧
did they ever text back bc mine didn’t 😫
Did you get a scholarship from either of your other 2 Texas schools?
I did at TAMU, waiting on El Paso but they hinted it might come mid-Feb via email, and haven’t been accepted to Lubbock yet.
trikthekidney
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Watch us get the scholarship email on February 14th in the form of a Valentine’s Day card 😍
This is the reason I think UTMB is being disadvantaged with OOS admittees when they dont give some students the 1k, knowing another school can get them simply by offering it.
El Paso does not need to make you decide during the match since OOS has no deadline to choose until late April.
Totally agree! They have very deep pockets so they could, but they choose not to.
Where the scholarship at though 🙁
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Would it be fraud or some other crime to charge OOS students $1k above in-state tuition and just give them it back as a $1k scholarship to lower the bill overall?
Tuition at most public schools is predetermined by the Board of Regents or some other governing body. Those folks don’t care enough about us plebs as long as the entire class keeps getting filled. Plus, it’s more money to fund the school from the students so let effort to fundraise from donors or ask the state/federal government for taxpayer money. From the board’s perspective, it makes no sense to offer the same price to both in state and out of state.
Also, low tuition keeps Texans in Texas to then serve as physicians for other Texans.
SquirrelyStudent
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Assuming recruitment scholarships weren’t sent out, I wonder if they will let us know when the new date they expect to send them out by is.
That additional 10k is being covered from some other Govt scholarship/discretionary funding so it is not just a question of finding that 1k. Most schools in Texas do this for graduate students in all departments.
Doubt it
Yeah I've let go of the scholarship factor. If UTMB comes through, great. Otherwise, gotta rank these schools assuming they will all cost the same, which actually makes it easier (or does it?). Some money would be nice, though. We're just too close to 2/17 to be refreshing emails like maniacs lol.
On another note, am I the only one who says to himself, "Okay, this school is an absolute LOCK at this position," only to rearrange the rank list like three more times over the next few hours, before closing all my stupid Google research tabs and realizing I am no closer to a finalized rank list than when I started working on it 1,000 weeks ago!? 🤓
Just to be clear, UTMB is at a higher tuition than other schools. Overall COA may be similar since people claim rents are cheaper.Yeah I've let go of the scholarship factor. If UTMB comes through, great. Otherwise, gotta rank these schools assuming they will all cost the same, which actually makes it easier (or does it?). Some money would be nice, though. We're just too close to 2/17 to be refreshing emails like maniacs lol.
On another note, am I the only one who says to himself, "Okay, this school is an absolute LOCK at this position," only to rearrange the rank list like three more times over the next few hours, before closing all my stupid Google research tabs and realizing I am no closer to a finalized rank list than when I started working on it 1,000 weeks ago!? 🤓
They sure are. Rent is cheaper, but what you get for that cheaper rent is pretty shocking. Hit up realtor dot com and have a look around lol. Once you find some nice digs in Galveston, it feels like rent is pretty much the same as everywhere else.
Watch them say they'll be delaying scholarship notifications due to the snow and in reality they're like:
We aint Dallas - what snow are you talkin of.Watch them say they'll be delaying scholarship notifications due to the snow and in reality they're like:
It's cold, but ain't no snow lol!
Has anyone else gotten one? Wondering if they're sending in batches or all at once...
Never mind. Just got an offer for full tuition and I'm kind of in a state of shock and disbelief. I don't think my mind has had time to process this yet.
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AMAZING CONGRATS
WOW. Congratulations!
That is absolutely insane, congratulations!
So what are they offering??
AMAZING! CONGRATS
public_lemon
Full Member
that’s amazing!!!!! congratulations!
Got the scholarship as well: $10K a year 🙂
When did you get it??
you da man! Tell UTSW to forget you!
Looks like they are starting at full and winding their way down.
10K is full tuition??
No, the first announcement was full tuition, you got 10k about 30 minutes later. next will be next level.
I think full is 23k.
Congratulations!
You basically got a half-ride 😎
Full is 34 🙂 (to be clear, it was "full tuition and fees")
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Not gonna lie this completely shakes up my rankings. AGAIN. But extremely thankful and blessed to have this problem to contend with.
What is the 10k in additional fees?
Your guess is as good as mine. I'll copy paste from the email:
You have been selected to receive a recruitment scholarship worth a minimum of $136,000 (full tuition and fees) from the John Sealy School of Medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The scholarship may be used for tuition, fees, and other expenses. You will receive a minimum of $34,000 for your first year of school, with a recurrent amount of $34,000 per year, contingent upon you remaining in good academic standing for up to four years.
I guess some of it is living expenses?
You are getting bunch of beach party money, at least 9k extra unless you have to pay out of pocket for health insurance which can run into 2-3k.
I see the totals for instate are pretty much adding up to 26k max each year.
