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Hi guys,
This forum has been my homepage for about a year and half but have never posted anything (a little stalker-ish if you think about it since I kind of know most of you guys haha). But anyway, I've been aiming my life towards vet school, taking all necessary classes and pounding those books. However, I'm starting to have doubts about whether I should even apply, not because I'm reconsidering my career choice, but the harsh financial reality is starting to become real to me. I have one more year of undergrad to go, and I expected I will graduate with about 45,000 in debt. And on top of that, my state vet school is Tufts, so I would have to shell out around 50,000 a year for that. This seems impossible to me. How do you finance this? Do you have to take out private loans, or do you generally get enough government sub/unsub loans to pay for it? The financial aid page on Tufts doesnt really explain things very well. Also, am I missing something, or do the states that Tufts have contract with have a lower tuition than massachusetts residents since they contribute 12,000 to a student from their state's tuition?
Another question I have been looking for an answer to is whether it would be best to enter vet school as soon as I can, so I still have a full bucket of undergrad debt so maybe this would maximize my financial aid in vet school? Or should I work a few years to pay off at least a good portion of my undergrad debt before applying to vet school? I'm a 21 year old guy, so youth is kind of working against me here. I don't really know that much in the financial area of things, but I have seen a lot of knowledgeable financial advice given out on this forum, especially from the older members on here. Any help with this jumble of questions would be greatttttlllyyy appreciated.
This forum has been my homepage for about a year and half but have never posted anything (a little stalker-ish if you think about it since I kind of know most of you guys haha). But anyway, I've been aiming my life towards vet school, taking all necessary classes and pounding those books. However, I'm starting to have doubts about whether I should even apply, not because I'm reconsidering my career choice, but the harsh financial reality is starting to become real to me. I have one more year of undergrad to go, and I expected I will graduate with about 45,000 in debt. And on top of that, my state vet school is Tufts, so I would have to shell out around 50,000 a year for that. This seems impossible to me. How do you finance this? Do you have to take out private loans, or do you generally get enough government sub/unsub loans to pay for it? The financial aid page on Tufts doesnt really explain things very well. Also, am I missing something, or do the states that Tufts have contract with have a lower tuition than massachusetts residents since they contribute 12,000 to a student from their state's tuition?
Another question I have been looking for an answer to is whether it would be best to enter vet school as soon as I can, so I still have a full bucket of undergrad debt so maybe this would maximize my financial aid in vet school? Or should I work a few years to pay off at least a good portion of my undergrad debt before applying to vet school? I'm a 21 year old guy, so youth is kind of working against me here. I don't really know that much in the financial area of things, but I have seen a lot of knowledgeable financial advice given out on this forum, especially from the older members on here. Any help with this jumble of questions would be greatttttlllyyy appreciated.