maqlubainmybelly
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Hi all,
I just made this account because I am in desparate need of help or advice, anything I can get!
I am a Canadian applicant who was recently taken off the waitlist and accepted by a US MD school for the 2020-2021 cycle. The issue is I was under the wrong impression that their tuition for Canadians was considered Out of State (OOS) at around ~75k USD. They recently clarified to me the mistake and let me know that as a Canadian I am still considered International and so the yearly tuition is a whopping $100k USD... Talking with the school's financial advisor we came to a 4-year cost of $450k USD for tuition and living expenses, or $562k CAD. This is simply not feasible for me or my family, and no line of credit or loan I can get from a Canadian bank comes close to what I would be paying over 4 years + residency. I did as much calling and research as I could and I found some possible private student loans in the US, but they require US-resident cosigners and there is no family for me in the US that we could possibly ask to do this.
My family and myself are simply not in a position to accept this offer, but I've read that reapplying through AMCAS after an acceptance is a "death sentence" that ADCOMs will immediately see. Is there anyone who knows what I can do? There are other US MD schools that consider Canadians as OOS and have tuitions in the 60-70k USD range, which is the only thing we would be able to afford.
I'm really hoping for any advice, help, or guidance any of you could give me. I would appreciatey anything at all more than you could ever know.
TL;DR: It is not possible for me to afford the school I was accepted to as a Canadian/International applicant, is it possible to reapply to schools in the next cycle or withdrawing the acceptance now a death sentence?
I just made this account because I am in desparate need of help or advice, anything I can get!
I am a Canadian applicant who was recently taken off the waitlist and accepted by a US MD school for the 2020-2021 cycle. The issue is I was under the wrong impression that their tuition for Canadians was considered Out of State (OOS) at around ~75k USD. They recently clarified to me the mistake and let me know that as a Canadian I am still considered International and so the yearly tuition is a whopping $100k USD... Talking with the school's financial advisor we came to a 4-year cost of $450k USD for tuition and living expenses, or $562k CAD. This is simply not feasible for me or my family, and no line of credit or loan I can get from a Canadian bank comes close to what I would be paying over 4 years + residency. I did as much calling and research as I could and I found some possible private student loans in the US, but they require US-resident cosigners and there is no family for me in the US that we could possibly ask to do this.
My family and myself are simply not in a position to accept this offer, but I've read that reapplying through AMCAS after an acceptance is a "death sentence" that ADCOMs will immediately see. Is there anyone who knows what I can do? There are other US MD schools that consider Canadians as OOS and have tuitions in the 60-70k USD range, which is the only thing we would be able to afford.
I'm really hoping for any advice, help, or guidance any of you could give me. I would appreciatey anything at all more than you could ever know.
TL;DR: It is not possible for me to afford the school I was accepted to as a Canadian/International applicant, is it possible to reapply to schools in the next cycle or withdrawing the acceptance now a death sentence?
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