How are you paying for the application process?

[Atticus]

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Hey everyone,
I've been sitting here thinking about how ridiculously expensive the entire application process is. First the DAT, then sending scores, then the primary apps, then the secondary apps, then interviews... It seems like the process never ends! Between my wife and I we make very decent money ( I work for the government and she's a dental hygienest)-- and we're still freaking out a bit. I can't imagine applying as a poor college student. With this in mind, how are you affording it?

 

[pinetar321]

3 jobs.

 

[sugarsting]

student loans

 

[GoldTigerPirate]

Privateering.

 

[lphiewok]

graduation gift..

 

[theconfused1]

poker money

 

[Concepcion10]

working full time during undergrad

 

[DrTootle]

piggy bank

 

[flying rider]

... Thank God for parents.

 

[orangutan777]

climbing into more debt (credit cards)

 

[lazybummy]

scholarship from middle school 😀

 

[vlct0ria]

Savings

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Full-time job.. while everyone is saving "paid time off" days for vacation, I am saving them for interviews.. sad.

 

[Chrono]

I'm working part time and paying cash for everything. I make commission though, so I work 25 hours but usually get paid for 35+.

 

[drm85]

Dice games

 

[fsddsms]

part time oral surgery assisting. Barely enough to cover it all including interview money. I have like 15 checks in the mail totaling like close to 1000$ waiting to be cashed =/ ... only 3 schools cashed em so far. Sad trip.

 

[bigasianpianist]

from my savings and livelyhood of the past 5 years. :'[

 

[cmills66]

loan shark

 

[AuFox]

loan shark

Haha! I hope you are kidding!

 

[PandaXpress]

nope, the interest is a killa

 

[DrKumar43210]

.

 

[xlonghornsx]

working the street corner. luckily, no one notices when I miss the occasional day because I have an interview. Though sometimes I like to use my sick days. My pimp gets mad, but I do what I want.


I'm just kidding, no but seriously if you're into that kinda thing.

HAHAHA 🙂


as for me...waiting tables and pulling out of my savings.
AND praying that the schools will not cash the checks at the same time. lol

 

[cmcner]

Take a penny leave a penny trays.

 

[karrotcake]

this thread totally made my day 🙂

 

[sixkiller]

Man whoring

 

[4thMolar]

I'm lucky my parents are paying for my costs. I guess it's their way of saying "you'd better take care of us when we get old".

 

[flying rider]

I'm lucky my parents are paying for my costs. I guess it's their way of saying "you'd better take care of us when we get old".

Haha, my mom reminds me of this almost every day. I'm asian so it's like, blasphemous if you don't take care of your parents and give them money once you start your career.

 

[xlonghornsx]

Haha, my mom reminds me of this almost every day. I'm asian so it's like, blasphemous if you don't take care of your parents and give them money once you start your career.

Glad to know I'm not the only one! 🙂

 

[timwatley]

extortion, rackateering, money laundering, murder for hire. yeah....It's a doozy

 

[DJwreckx]

Haha, my mom reminds me of this almost every day. I'm asian so it's like, blasphemous if you don't take care of your parents and give them money once you start your career.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t67jwjux0Ao[/YOUTUBE]

 

[a1pha]

Credit card...free money right?

 

[Tommy43087]

Taking a dive in the deep in end of the pool of debt! It's all worth it and not that bad if I/we gain acceptance and its one big chunk of debt thats gunna suck repaying if not! So far im in almost 3 big ones including app, sec apps, DAT materials, and i havent even thought about interview money yet.

 

[TedyBearSuicide]

Stimulus money.

 

[DDMess]

i strip on saturdays

 

[flying rider]

Haha awesome family guy clip.

 

[AuFox]

Haha awesome family guy clip.

Agreed.

I haven't applied yet (next year), but am now wondering how I'm going to afford it.

 

[pinetar321]

still waiting on Obama to send me money for college ROFL

 

[sfrice80]

Work and credit card debt! Got through applications and secondaries debt free but interviews will almost definitely be credit card debt!

 

[Dental Mom]

With a lot of this:

http://www.futureworldcurrency.com/Default.asp

Wow! This application is mucho dinero!

 

[BiomajorPreDent]

Part-time job, savings, parents

 

[LoLPoPs]

My awesome dad pays for everything😍
He's the best dad in the whole world!!!
Now once I become a dentist, I'm gonna save money for his vacation trip around the world~😉

 

[TheGreenWave]

Sold my left kidney on the black market.

 

[4thMolar]

Sold my left kidney on the black market.

Was this in New Jersey?

 

[whatagirl]

The parents... thats why I need to become a dentist and pay them back

 

[webdog54]

I applied last summer, my parents have always helped me out. Best parents ever, I can't wait to repay them back somehow.

 

[ucla2134]

My Mom and Dad! I cannot wait to become a dentist and buy them something nice. I love you my parents, thats why i work so hard😳

 

[Matt2010]

Male exotic dancer.

 

[longhornpride]

already about 25k in debt because of undergrad. what's another 3 or 4 thousand going to do right? 🙄

 

[dentalstudent09]

can someone give me a breakdown of these expenses?

 

[hs113891]

Working full time