how much debt will you have when all is said and done ?

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roughly speaking ? (by the time you get your md ?)
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Total = (Expenses * 4) *2

Expenses = general living loan, tuition, etc.
'2' represents the approximate loan's interest accumulation
 
i'm pretty sure it depends on who you are and what school you go to, but i read the average is 180k-250k
 
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Pinocytosis said:
Total = (Expenses * 4) *2

Expenses = general living loan, tuition, etc.
'2' represents the approximate loan's interest accumulation
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Good news, your estimation is way too high. The amount capitalized to you loans at graduation will only be around 15% of your yearly expenses *4. And if I do a 5 yr residency, I'm expecting to have around 125% my original loans
 
About 8 years.
 
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Matthew9Thirtyfive said:
Yeah. Praying I get selected. They take 6 from the Navy.
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How you'll feel if you get selected
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if you go private even more. heck, Columbia med alone is nearly 90k YEARLY - plus your ugrad loans
 
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Mansamusa said:
Good news, your estimation is way too high. The amount capitalized to you loans at graduation will only be around 15% of your yearly expenses *4. And if I do a 5 yr residency, I'm expecting to have around 125% my original loans
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You also have the years it takes you to pay off the loan. I know there are a lot of heroes on SDN who plan to be debt free 3 years after school, but 10 years is a much more feasible time frame for most people. That actually does put the total cost of the loan at right around 2x the original amount.

Every school I'm applying to is ~$50k/yr (some of us don't have state schools :/ ), plus ~$20k/yr CoL loans... I'm hoping to make it out of this paying less than $600,000 over 10 years. In a strange twist, the better the school I get into, the less I'll probably end up paying thanks to need based scholarships.
 
freak7 said:
Hey don't call him "sir", he works for a living! :rofl::rofl:
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Only when I can't get away with skating. ;)

Lost In Transcription said:
Ahh, congrats!

Also considered just doing FAP too. Makes me feel a little guiltier though..haha. And USUHS is freaking awesome.
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Yeah. I know a few docs who went to USUHS and loved it. The O-1E pay will be nice too.
 
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Matthew9Thirtyfive said:
Only when I can't get away with skating. ;)



Yeah. I know a few docs who went to USUHS and loved it. The O-1E pay will be nice too.
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Dude, right? It's like you're getting paid twice. No school fee and a salary not a stipend. The value of that whole package is just insane.
 
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freak7 said:
Dude, right? It's like you're getting paid twice. No school fee and a salary not a stipend. The value of that whole package is just insane.
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And BAH. Mine will go up by about $400/month. Not as good as it was in HI, but close (although the COLA really takes HI money over the edge--too bad it sucks the big one to live on Oahu).
 
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hurtem&healem said:
You also have the years it takes you to pay off the loan. I know there are a lot of heroes on SDN who plan to be debt free 3 years after school, but 10 years is a much more feasible time frame for most people. That actually does put the total cost of the loan at right around 2x the original amount.

Every school I'm applying to is ~$50k/yr (some of us don't have state schools :/ ), plus ~$20k/yr CoL loans... I'm hoping to make it out of this paying less than $600,000 over 10 years. In a strange twist, the better the school I get into, the less I'll probably end up paying thanks to need based scholarships.
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Okay, but OP asked about the time you get your MD and if there is ever a time when your debt is 2x the original balance you are doing something wrong (yes, you may pay in total close to 2x, but that is a different story).

When people plan to be debt free, they are talking about after residency. People with average amount of debt could pay it off in that time frame. Most people could do it in 5-6yrs after residency if they make debt their focus.

You will also probably find that $20K/yr is too much for COL (assuming you don't have a family or a car to take care of and are still on your parent's health insurance). I live in one of the major, high COL cities and I am a good amount below my $14K/school year target. Found cheaper housing, so rent + utilities= $750. That leaves $650/month for all other expenses if $14K is my goal. I've been spending on average $40/week on food (I could go lower if I went to all the free food events) and $50-60/wk on going out (which may get lower when things ramp up), leaving me almost $250-300 below target. You can work out the details once you get in, but create a firm budget and you will not need $20K

Edit: I stressed out a lot last year about the debt aspect of this thing- it was not a fun stress. Good luck with your applications and with getting aid!
 
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I'm hoping to have under 200k in loans by the time I graduate. I'm not sure tho, because my grandpa left me some money when he died, and I think there's about 50k in the account now, but my parents control the account (I know, I should be independent or whatever, but I'd definitely eff it up if I had to manage the account myself) and apparently it changes every day so I really have no idea.


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Mansamusa said:
Good news, your estimation is way too high. The amount capitalized to you loans at graduation will only be around 15% of your yearly expenses *4. And if I do a 5 yr residency, I'm expecting to have around 125% my original loans
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That is good news. haha. Thank you.
 
freak7 said:
Dude, right? It's like you're getting paid twice. No school fee and a salary not a stipend. The value of that whole package is just insane.
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Don't worry. The military will make it back and more when they control your life and underpay you by 50-70K/yr for the next 6-8 years after residency.
 
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68PGunner said:
Don't worry. The military will make it back and more when they control your life and underpay you by 50-70K/yr for the next 6-8 years after residency.
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Yeah, I actually don't mind that. I don't want to make big doctor money which is why I want to end up debt free; so I don't have to chase money.
 
68PGunner said:
Don't worry. The military will make it back and more when they control your life and underpay you by 50-70K/yr for the next 6-8 years after residency.
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I've been in for 5 years. I know what it's like to get ****ed. The benefits outweigh the negatives for my family and me.

freak7 said:
Yeah, I actually don't mind that. I don't want to make big doctor money which is why I want to end up debt free; so I don't have to chase money.
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Same. I actually just like the Navy, even with the occasional rough sex.
 
Poor family, 100% loans, 0 savings. 65k/year, baseline of 260k, assuming 25% extra total (fees, interest) from PLUS and unsub fed loans averaged over 4 years, close to 330k.
 
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Poor family, 100% loans, 0 savings. 65k/year, baseline of 260k, assuming 25% extra total (fees, interest) from PLUS and unsub fed loans averaged over 4 years, close to 330k.
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I love the name
 
Lannister said:
I'm hoping to have under 200k in loans by the time I graduate. I'm not sure tho, because my grandpa left me some money when he died, and I think there's about 50k in the account now, but my parents control the account (I know, I should be independent or whatever, but I'd definitely eff it up if I had to manage the account myself) and apparently it changes every day so I really have no idea.

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Hey, Cersei may be a little controlling, but she just wants what is best.
 
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