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The Medical School Thread

mike
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well pooh on them they don't deserve a Winter quality candidate anyway.
SmoovB
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Accepted to UCI's MSTP. Do I take it or do I wait?
Shawn
Total posts: 1366
When do you have to decide by?
mike
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you accept everything first then sort it out later. not to mention UCI would be aweeesome ;-)
Drew
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Bill Winter M.D. M.D.
SmoovB
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I got a phone call not the "official" correspondence that will be arriving some time this week. I'm supposed to have two weeks to respond once I've been notified.
mike
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Sample Repayment - $130000 Federal Stafford Loan

At current interest rate (6.8% fixed):
$1878/month $225351 total repayment ($95351 interest cost)

Assumptions:
4 yrs of medical school 3 yrs of residency 6 months grace period 2.5 yrs economic hardship deferment interest capitalization one time 3 yrs after graduation no voluntary or early payments no borrower benefits standard 10 yr repayment

... What have we done?
:p
ps congrats on UC Irvine!
SmoovB
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I'm starting the long drive to Irvine tomorrow morning. Wish me luck (there are dinosaurs lurking in West Texas and New Mexico).
mwinter
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it's true. dinosaurs and giant robots IIRC.
Drew
Total posts: 5111
i think there's a big michael jackson robot wandering around now too