Why are ortheopathic schools soo expensive??

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It's osteopathic, and I don't know, but it sucks.
 
sorry. lol

Didn't see that..

Why are OD <-(correction) Schools soo expensive??

Just 1st year Medical school in Touro University alone is $61,554

http://www.tu.edu/user_files/16/TUCO...ear_Budget.doc

are all DO schools that expensive?

I just want to become a medical missionary, not deeply in debt!!!
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Correction: osteopathic


but still....

I mean, their whole philosophy is based on helping an individual as a whole. Then why are they charging us more to be better doctors? Don't you think that's weird?
 
I didn't look but that probably includes living expenses, etc. Although I do agree some of the schools are getting pretty expensive.
 
TCOM is 6 grand a year for residents. Probably the cheapest medical school you can find. Of course all texas schools are cheap if you're a resident. Except Baylor (private).

What the hell is an Ortheopathic school? By the way? Osteopathic......please....
 
bruiser903: TCOM is 6 grand a year for residents. Probably the cheapest medical school you can find. Of course all texas schools are cheap if you're a resident. Except Baylor (private).
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I am from california....Soo.....being out of state would constitute: me being in a very bad situation?

🙁Do I even get any financial aid that helps me paid a good amount of my tuition, that isn't loans?

:idea:I am a URM.
😛 And want to study medical missions.

Is there any possible way to attend any DO medical schools, and not be soo in debt?
or should i consider going MD?
 
I think part of it is DO schools get less funding from outside sources, i.e. research grants, government.
 
dybra said:
Why are OD <- (correction) Schools soo expensive??

Just 1st year Medical school in Touro University alone is $61,554

http://www.tu.edu/user_files/16/TUCOM_07-08_1st_Year_Budget.doc

are all DO schools that expensive?

I just want to become a medical missionary, not deeply in debt!!! 🙁
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ITS BECAUSE most if not all osteopathic schools are private. its no different than tuition at boston u or usc (allopathic schools). and even the state osteo schools such as michigan state are really expensive schools. i believe in state tuition at michigan state undergrad is 21 grand??maybe more. so its not because they are osteo schools that they are expensive, its because most if not all are private institutions.
 
dybra said:
I am from california....Soo.....being out of state would constitute: me being in a very bad situation?

🙁Do I even get any financial aid that helps me paid a good amount of my tuition, that isn't loans?

:idea:I am a URM.
😛 And want to study medical missions.

Is there any possible way to attend any DO medical schools, and not be soo in debt?
or should i consider going MD?
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I know some out of staters are somehow able to pay in state tuition at TCOM. Don't know how but you should look into it. Colorado I know comes to mind, not sure about Cali. Look into it.
 
lecom-bradenton's out-of-state tuition is $26,000 a year, so i think it's a really good deal
 
lala83 said:
lecom-bradenton's out-of-state tuition is $26,000 a year, so i think it's a really good deal
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Another one of the reasons Lecom-B is my top choice. 😀

TCOM is extremely cheap but after the $3,000 or so in fees it's closer to 10-11,000. Still a great deal. According to the MSAR, even though Baylor is private the tuition rivals that of the other state schools.
 
Thanks!!!😀


Conclusion:

DO's medical schools cost just as much as any private universities out there. But, its worth it!
 
WrightGiemsa said:
I know some out of staters are somehow able to pay in state tuition at TCOM. Don't know how but you should look into it. Colorado I know comes to mind, not sure about Cali. Look into it.
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The ONLY way to claim in-state in TX is to have some sort of state residency status for at least a year - and they tend to follow up on this data to ensure it's accurate. Otherwise, it's a no go, and I wouldn't mislead them. If they find through research that you've misstated your residency based on consensus, TXDPS, and IRS info you can count yourself as good as booted out of TCOM. TCOM is more like 10k a year after you factor in fees, the rest is state funded. (not directed toward you WrightGiemsa - just for general knowledge)

The only reason state-supported schools are seemingly less expensive is because they are subsidized substantially by the taxpayers in that state.
Cheers.
 
gasapple said:
The only reason state-supported schools are seemingly less expensive is because they are subsidized substantially by the taxpayers in that state.
Cheers.
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Not quite the only reason. Allopathic schools tend to receive income from more sources like clinics and hospitals, grants and research funds, residencies, and larger endowments and gifts as well.
 
scpod said:
Not quite the only reason. Allopathic schools tend to receive income from more sources like clinics and hospitals, grants and research funds, residencies, and larger endowments and gifts as well.
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Just to appease your sense of debate let me revise that statement by saying "The PRIMARY reason..."

The other sources you mention are also available to a large number of DO schools as well (KCUMB, PCOM, CCOM, DMU, etcetera). It obviously varies from school to school.

The discussion is about TCOM and they have many of the "other" sources of funding as well... hence, my focus on the uniqueness of state subsidy.
 
If you compare the M.D. and D.O. programs at MSU, the D.O. program is about $2000 and $4000 more for instate and O.O.S., respectively.

I don't know what my argument is, but these are two programs you can compare. They are both state schools, affiliated with the same college, or the same building for that matter.
 
So what if you attend a state school as an OOS student. Wouldn't that mean that you'd pay OOS tuition for just a year? Afterwords (assuming you are living off campus in an apt, register to vote in the state, etc. other residency requirements) wouldn't you pay in-state tuition? This is my impression? So for example, MSUCOM is roughly 60K for the first year, but 20-something K for the rest of the 3 years, and would average out to something similar to a private university tuition for all 4 years. Do I have this all twisted?😕😕
 
lackoftalent said:
So what if you attend a state school as an OOS student. Wouldn't that mean that you'd pay OOS tuition for just a year? Afterwords (assuming you are living off campus in an apt, register to vote in the state, etc. other residency requirements) wouldn't you pay in-state tuition? This is my impression? So for example, MSUCOM is roughly 60K for the first year, but 20-something K for the rest of the 3 years, and would average out to something similar to a private university tuition for all 4 years. Do I have this all twisted?😕😕
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This depends on the state residency requirements. If I understand Michigan, correctly, you cannot become an instate resident as a student. I think Ohio is a state where you can.
 
Jpc984 said:
This depends on the state residency requirements. If I understand Michigan, correctly, you cannot become an instate resident as a student. I think Ohio is a state where you can.
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Yep, it varies.
 
Jpc984 said:
This depends on the state residency requirements. If I understand Michigan, correctly, you cannot become an instate resident as a student. I think Ohio is a state where you can.
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Oh...yikes...Do you know where you find out this kind of residency information? Thanks!
 
Don't fret over tution. You take out student loans. Almost all students pay them back over a ten+ years. Look for a school that will fit you. In terms of tution all grad school tution is sky high if you are attending a private school and state schools are usually much cheaper for instate students. In terms of Medical school tution state schools are about $20,000+ cheaper than private schools if you are instate. If you are out of state going to state school that is not your state of residence the tution is almost as expensive as private schools.
 
Does anyone know about Texas? I have an interview at TCOM coming up and am very interested in attending, if accepted (god willing). Though, I'm not too worried since it's really cheap either way, but it would be even cheaper if I could become instate.😀

Thanks!!!
 
dybra said:
Thanks!!!😀


Conclusion:

DO's medical schools cost just as much as any private universities out there. But, its worth it!
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If you want to be a Doctor, then yes; osteopathic medicine is definitely worth it. You can check out MD (allopathic) schools as well. It sounds like you need to do some personal research on your own though, check out the 'sticky' threads at the top of the Pre-DO forums for more information. Make your own assumptions, then you will realize it is worth it!!😀
 
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