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Hi Everyone,
So I have been calculating my pharmacy school attendance costs and the money that I will have available to put towards my graduate education. 4 years of school while living at home will cost about $100k - using my current funds and working 20 hours a week will allow me to graduate with just under/near 50k in debt. Is this a reasonable amount of debt accrued for a pharmacy education? Yes, I realize the market is not ideal. I have weighed my options however and really enjoy working in pharmacy. I have no previous debt from my bachelors as I received a full academic ride to my undergraduate university.
While it is still an amount of debt to be reckoned with and taken seriously, I do think it can be paid off within a reasonable amount of time (3 years max) and have added in additional cost factors as well. I'd like to pursue clinical pharmacy but understand that I will have to distinguish myself from other candidates in other ways (residency, additional training etc.).
Any reasonable, contributing opinions? Looking for insight based on your experience; not rude comments. Thanks.
So I have been calculating my pharmacy school attendance costs and the money that I will have available to put towards my graduate education. 4 years of school while living at home will cost about $100k - using my current funds and working 20 hours a week will allow me to graduate with just under/near 50k in debt. Is this a reasonable amount of debt accrued for a pharmacy education? Yes, I realize the market is not ideal. I have weighed my options however and really enjoy working in pharmacy. I have no previous debt from my bachelors as I received a full academic ride to my undergraduate university.
While it is still an amount of debt to be reckoned with and taken seriously, I do think it can be paid off within a reasonable amount of time (3 years max) and have added in additional cost factors as well. I'd like to pursue clinical pharmacy but understand that I will have to distinguish myself from other candidates in other ways (residency, additional training etc.).
Any reasonable, contributing opinions? Looking for insight based on your experience; not rude comments. Thanks.