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hey all,
i have a question about loan repayment for residents. i believe (but please correct me if i am wrong!) that stafford loan repayment is a 10-year term.
ok, so are your loan payments constant from the second you graduate med school? by this, i mean if you are 200k in the hole, can you pay smaller payments as a resident and then pay back the bulk of the loan as a practicing physician? it seems to me like paying back a 200k loan over 10 years with constant payments (incl. interest) would put residents below the poverty line.
would somebody please set me straight!? help!
i have a question about loan repayment for residents. i believe (but please correct me if i am wrong!) that stafford loan repayment is a 10-year term.
ok, so are your loan payments constant from the second you graduate med school? by this, i mean if you are 200k in the hole, can you pay smaller payments as a resident and then pay back the bulk of the loan as a practicing physician? it seems to me like paying back a 200k loan over 10 years with constant payments (incl. interest) would put residents below the poverty line.
would somebody please set me straight!? help!