Is there any info out there, or does anyone know, on the ratio (or actual numbers) of people interviewed to people given offers?
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I think they usually only invite you if they consider you a serious candidate for their school. Just do well in the interview! Check out the interview feedback page for an idea on how to prepare:
http://studentdoctor.net/schools/school/sco/survey/26
Also, depending on how far you are traveling and what you're stats are, they do offer some travel stipends.
If you are going to stay in a hotel, I recommend the Gen X right next to campus. It's the cheapest option that's safe and is literally across the street from campus. Also I had to fly into Little Rock and rent a car - even that was cheaper than a ticket into Memphis.
I hope are aren't being serious... with your logic people of lower socioeconomic status should not pursue medical fields?
Did they offer you a travel stipend? What are your STATS?
RE the interview... I was curious how many they interview/accept because if they are "seriously considering" everyone they interview.. does that mean that if they all interview well they can all get a spot?
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They should if they can get grants/scholarships. I'm just putting a warning out there that the student loan bubble will burst and tuition will go down in the future so why not work for a few years, save and figure out is this what you really want to do.
What do you think will make tuition decrease? Education is more than just a market driven enterprise.
And your tuition went down as a result?
Education is a business. The costs involved in running the business are going up, not down.
As states and the federal government cut their subsidies, the student will have to make up the difference. This of course will affect public schools more than private schools.
If you don't believe this, look at the recent increases in the tuition at California's state universities, including Berkeley.
If the market played a role, the new schools would be less expensive, they're not.
There is no way the cost of optometric education is going to be lower in the future.
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I disagree. Since the high spiraling tuition rates were caused (mostly) by the easy access to federal student loans (anyone with a pulse can get one nowadays still) then when these get cut there will be a lag time before tuition rates stabilize/return to their previous lower values minus inflation. How long is this lag time? Possibly 5-10 years even. Its very speculative.
It is true that unlike real estate or commodities whose prices fluctuate more rapidly there is still a supply and demand principle behind education. Just my opinion.
It is true that unlike real estate or commodities whose prices fluctuate more rapidly there is still a supply and demand principle behind education. Just my opinion.
Where is the evidence that the increase in tuition was caused by the easy access to federal loans?
If you truly understand economics, then you know that a significant influence is the existence of substitutes. What substitute do you have for higher education?
Higher education expenses have never decreased during ANY time period, regardless of the state of the economy.
I think it would be unwise to hold off on an optometric education thinking it will go down in price at some point in the future.
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Yea the cost will never go down. Usually the tuition increase is pretty on par with inflation which has not been the case lately due to the slumping economy. The recent tuition inflation is due to cuts in state funding for universities such that students have had to bear more of the burden (along with a cut in subsidized loans) - an increase somewhere around 9% per year. All the optometry schools I've been to this year to interview have pointed out that cut in federal subsidized loans and that it affects students, so they have updated their budget to let us know what the cost is and encouraged us to seek funds from relatives or to work and save up more. There's absolutely no hint of a decrease in cost. The tuition increase will be at a lower rate in the future once the economy stabilizes. They have to continue to increase costs to pay salary and benefits that have to increase with inflation - that will never change. Plus MOST universities (even private) are non-profit, so they aren't overcharging you in order to pack those funds away - endowments come from extra donations.
