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PMY 410: This DACA Student's Journey to Becoming a Medical Student

This DACA Student’s Journey to Becoming a Medical Student

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 410 Cheril Patel is a DACA recipient, who talks about his journey through undergrad, the application, and now, a medical student. We didn’t talk…

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How to Pay Back Your Medical School Loans

How to Pay Back Your Medical School Loans

Tony Sozzo is back! If you didn’t catch the first episode with Tony, go listen to it HERE.

The first question I ask Tony is why medical school, and undergraduate schools are so darn expensive. He gives some good reasons and mentions that about 2/3 of the cost to medical school is actually spent on the student, which is great to hear.

The second question I ask Tony is whether or not students should be choosing medical schools based on tuition. The overall answer is a definite NO. When you compare the difference paying back loans, the school that is $10,000 cheaper a year is only saving you a couple hundred dollars a month. If one school was more expensive, but I knew it was a better fit for ME, I wouldn’t think twice, and neither should you! Some other things you should think about, how comfortable are you, what is the philosophy of the school, what is the environment?

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