Schools with tuition free 5th years?

[jram2323]

Can anybody either list these schools or direct me to a thread with a list of tuition free fifth year schools? thanks

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[deleted307836]

I've never heard of such a thing. What is the fifth year for? Some people take a research year for which they may not pay any tuition. I'm sure that's possible at most if not all schools.

 

[kyamh]

Yale

 

[487806]

Yale

This is the first that comes into mind.

 

[jeghaber]

Emory has a tuition-free 5th year as well. Penn also has "Fifth year fellowships," but I'm not entirely sure about whether it's in fact tuition-free.

 

[lemonliz]

The University of Rochester has this.

 

[deleted307836]

What's the purpose of the fifth year? It looks like U of Rochester has one for undergraduates but I can't find anything for medicine.

 

[deleted307836]

Oh. Just realized you are talking about undergraduate. Nevermind

 

[Skyye]

If you're talking about medical schools, the UMN's Flex MD program is essentially what you're looking for. http://www.meded.umn.edu/flexmd/

 

[yehhhboiii]

even though it's tuition free, the interest still adds up, no?

 

[GopherMD]

If you're talking about medical schools, the UMN's Flex MD program is essentially what you're looking for. http://www.meded.umn.edu/flexmd/

This.

 

[pyrrion89]

Can anybody either list these schools or direct me to a thread with a list of tuition free fifth year schools? thanks

CCLCM (Case Western's Cleveland Clinic college track) has a 5th year that is free. But that is because its 5-year program has no tuition for all 5 years.

 

[Ismet]

if you're talking about med school, i'm pretty sure most schools would allow you to take a leave of absence for a year without penalty. a lot of people do that at my school in order to do research, get an MPH, etc. you don't need a special "5th year" program to do that, and if you take a leave of absence, you don't pay tuition anyway. but, see below...

even though it's tuition free, the interest still adds up, no?

always :cry:

 

[Nymphicus]

A lot of schools have this in some form, especially those with a lot of research funding. For example, my school offers a tuition-free year + stipend if you get your year approved.

Also, I know I have seen threads with this same topic so a search might get you some results.

 

[kyamh]

if you're talking about med school, i'm pretty sure most schools would allow you to take a leave of absence for a year without penalty. a lot of people do that at my school in order to do research, get an MPH, etc. you don't need a special "5th year" program to do that, and if you take a leave of absence, you don't pay tuition anyway. but, see below...

Question: if you just take time off and aren't part of the "program" for that year, aren't you no longer a student and won't you start to be responsible for your loans just like you start being responsible 6 mos after graduating undergrad? If the school has a 5th year program you are then still a student and don't have to pay...right?