Full ride with 3yr commitment vrs top ten!!

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1. how do you know about financial aid from the other school yet? are you not applying for need-based aid? 'cause that info isn't coming out for a month or two, at least.

2. unless that school is in the caribbean or something, it'd be awfully hard to turn down full tuition + stipend... come on, now.

also... troll?
 
The fact that you're even considering not taking the full ride indicates to me that you need to do more research on how med school works.
 
dw2158 said:
1. how do you know about financial aid from the other school yet? are you not applying for need-based aid? 'cause that info isn't coming out for a month or two, at least.

2. unless that school is in the caribbean or something, it'd be awfully hard to turn down full tuition + stipend... come on, now.

also... troll?
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I'd take it.. 3 years working even in rural PA/OH would be completely worth having monthly stripends and a full ride...
I'd take it.. However is it one of those plans where you have to do PC(primary care)? In that case i might be a little reluctant to do it..
 
wait, does the full ride cover the "additional expenses" & you get money on top of that? or JUST tuition and the stipend will just trim down the expenses?

if it's the latter, i would actually consider the top 10 school depending on its cost, the location, opportunities, and the fact that you'll have no commitment.

if it's the former....yea, no contest
 
3 year working commitment vs. 1 or 2 decades of repaying student loans?

Are you high?
 
serenade said:
I'd take it.. 3 years working even in rural PA/OH would be completely worth having monthly stripends and a full ride...
I'd take it.. However is it one of those plans where you have to do PC(primary care)? In that case i might be a little reluctant to do it..
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No.am allowed to specialize in any field and do residency anywhere.Just need to come back for three years of service.

Thanks for your advice!
 
a full ride is pretty hard to turn down unless the med school is medical college of no-one-has-ever-heard-of-here or university of shady school: barely accredited school of medicine. but i assume you wouldn't have applied to a school you didn't think you could see yourself going to.

unless there is some reason you would not want to stay in that area after your training (would force you to be far away from family/spouse) , i'd go for it. by virtue of having no debt you'll be making more right out of school than someone who went to that top 10 school.

beware that if you commit and then back out of it, you may have to pay them back up to 3x the money they gave you in the first place. some places do that to make sure you really reconsider before backing out of a contract
 
Jolt21 said:
wait, does the full ride cover the "additional expenses" & you get money on top of that? or JUST tuition and the stipend will just trim down the expenses?

if it's the latter, i would actually consider the top 10 school depending on its cost, the location, opportunities, and the fact that you'll have no commitment.

if it's the former....yea, no contest
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paranoid99 said:
It pays full tuition and about 30k in stipend each year.
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:wow:

Tell the Top 10 school to shove it and run away to this school that is literally throwing money at you. Never even look back. Do it. NOW!
 
paranoid99 said:
It pays full tuition and about 30k in stipend each year.
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So.. 30k stipend.. + full tuition... I'm thinking to myself.. this is a done deal.. you'll be out of medical school with 0 debt..
Yah.. if you can also specialize in whatever you want.. Thats easily a done deal.. I wouldnt care if Harvard Med accepted me.. i'd go here without a doubt..

Btw tell me what school this is and where i can sign up lmao..
 
paranoid99 said:
It pays full tuition and about 30k in stipend each year.
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then unless you hate the location, or there is just some glaring fact about the school you can't get over, or the additional expenses are like 60k a year...you should probably take it.

but in the end, it's up to you. if you just can't turn down the top-ten school, then whatever, just know you won't be living your full potential lifestyle till who knows when. no one here knows your values but yourself.
 
serenade said:
I wouldnt care if Harvard Med accepted me.. i'd go here without a doubt..
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well, the Harvard fin aid package is automatic and extremely generous...so yea, idk about that one. lol
 
Catalystik said:
Couldn't you could get something like that same deal with the top ten school with the US military, but with the payback at about seven years and without a guaranteed choice of specialty for residency?

You've gotten the best offer I've ever heard of.
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Seriously this offer is insane. Im really starting to think

:troll:
 
Geekchick921 said:
I'm starting to think that, too.

If this person is serious, however, I'm going to just say it: You're an idiot if you don't take this offer. Straight up.
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Thanks guys!!I will go ahead and take the offer.It was solely because of the commitment part thats why I tried to think about it.
 
Tell us what the two schools your looking at are but I highly doubt that will make a difference in the advice you get. Just for kicks I guess.
 
link2swim06 said:
Well how much they going to pay you for the "3 years." If it is like the military pay or you are forced into a specialty, I would not take it.
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that's an interesting thought, too. forgot about stuff like that. even in the same residency, not all hospitals pay the same/renew visas/cost of living/etc.
 
paranoid99 said:
Thanks guys!!I will go ahead and take the offer.It was solely because of the commitment part thats why I tried to think about it.
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I really don't think you'll regret it. They are basically paying you $200K or more to attend their school, when you consider tuition and the stipend. No top 10 school is worth that, if you ask me, not even close. I would kill for an offer like that next year. You won't truly appreciate what a gift that is to you (and possibly your future family) until you're out of school debt-free and your colleagues have student debt totals the size of mortages.
 
OP noted that he was not forced into any specialties. Next even if he gets paid resident salary I would take this. I mean he is getting free tuition + 120K over the 4 years! If he chose the top 10 he would be in debt up to his ears for about 10 years.
 
link2swim06 said:
Well how much they going to pay you for the "3 years." If it is like the military pay or you are forced into a specialty, I would not take it.
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You will be payed just like any other doctor.You are on your own.Just have to work there for the three years.And no! you are not forced into any speciality
 
A 30k stipend is huge (on top of the full tuition). Can I ask what the name of this scholarship is? Or would the OP prefer not to reveal it if it's specific to the school...
 
I have a hard time believing any school would hand out a full ride + 30k/year stipend. I have an even harder time someone would possibly turn it down.
 
take the top 10 spot and give the scholarship to me 🙂

seriously though, congrats on the scholarship - in my opinion you would be crazy not to take it! good luck with whatever you decide
 
I think the OP should tell us a little more about the medical school that gave the full ride before we all jump on it... this medical school is in the US, right? Is it allopathic or osteopathic? Where is the "there" you have to commit to practicing in afterwards? I'd feel wary of telling someone that choosing a school is an absolute no-brainer based on so little information about it even with a giant scholarship like this.

But a school that gives out full tuition with a 30k/yr stipend for a 3 year commitment must have sizable financial resources... so idk.
 
assturtle said:
I have a hard time believing any school would hand out a full ride + 30k/year stipend. I have an even harder time someone would possibly turn it down.
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I feel the same way. I know a friend who got near a 4.0 at Duke, 38 on MCAT, got a full ride to a top 20 school, but nowhere NEAR that stipend. I've never even heard of such a thing. And she got excepted to EVERY school she applied to (including JHU).
 
schrizto said:
I think the OP should tell us a little more about the medical school that gave the full ride before we all jump on it... this medical school is in the US, right? Is it allopathic or osteopathic? Where is the "there" you have to commit to practicing in afterwards? I'd feel wary of telling someone that choosing a school is an absolute no-brainer based on so little information about it even with a giant scholarship like this.

But a school that gives out full tuition with a 30k/yr stipend for a 3 year commitment must have sizable financial resources... so idk.
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Its fakopathic , he's not telling us the name of the school for some reason.. :laugh:
 
I wouldn't do it if it was military. No amount of money could entice me to join the military, no matter how short the commitment. And that's about the only program that I know of that has such a generous offer.
 
mvenus929 said:
I wouldn't do it if it was military. No amount of money could entice me to join the military, no matter how short the commitment. And that's about the only program that I know of that has such a generous offer.
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Military is full tuition + like 25k a year total stipend + 20k signing bonus.
 
Either this is a troll or a subtle-bragging-by-pretending-to-ask-a-question post. OP is looking for a reaction, not an answer.

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i'd guess his school is that new one in Florida.

otherwise, troll for sure.
 
paranoid99 said:
Why give you the name of the school?If you dont believe it,fine.Leave with that.I am tired of how many times I have to respond,"Its not a troll".

Usual premed reactions!!Not surprised.)
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Haha, usual premed troll.
 
paranoid99 said:
The fact that you haven't heard it before doesn't imply its impossible or nonexistent.Genius!

U just want the name of the school.Am sorry am older than that game.The probability is 1/110. Figure it out,if u can!
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I'm not sure someone who writes like you could get into medical school, let alone get a scholarship.
 
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