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But no job offer....? I am confused. Wait for the offer, you never know what might happen and a couple days isn't going to change much in the DEA process anyway. And then you will have an actual practice address so you won't have to go back and edit your license anyway.

I would wait on the DEA. It's not cheap and many employers will either pay for it or if it is non-profit the fee will be waived. It takes less time to get than credentialing takes to process so really no need to hurry.

You didn't actually ask if the price was comparable... if that is your question, then --- no!! $100K is REALLY expensive!! However, I did not get the impression that this is what you were initially asking. $100K is a lot of money. By the time you graduate, your loans will amount to something like $115K with interest. This is assuming that you do not borrow anything for living expenses. I have friends that thought they had saved money to live on, but being in school is more expensive than you think. Books, equipment, professional clothing, course fees, activity fees, car repairs, car insurance, health insurance, copays, gas money to travel to rotations- or even worse, rent to go to away rotations, etc. Err on the side of caution and assume that you will borrow for some part of living expenses. To put it into perspective, paying off $100K is about $1350/month for ten years. While that is a doable payment, it hinders other things in your life. I find myself postponing purchase of a home or fully funding retirement or savings because I would rather pay this beast of a loan and as long as I have it hanging over my head, I wouldn't qualify for the house I want anyway. I considered a school with this pricetag, I canceled my interview at the last minute (before I was accepted anywhere else) when I really thought about what this price tag would mean for my future. For me, it wasn't worth it.

Things that make a difference in this decision: -- do you have student loans from undergrad? -- will you be borrowing all of the money to cover tuition? -- will you be borrowing money to live on also? -- is anyone helping you? And if so- does helping you mean that they are putting themselves into debt or they have money set aside for you? -- does the school have any scholarships or grants available? Ask them- they will not tell you upfront.

Awww... OK. I'm not married so my cap is at like $80K. thanks for the reply

As far as I know, and have been able to claim- a PA salary is beyond the limits of deducting student loan interest. Please tell me if I am wrong and exactly how to fix it- I would love to cut $7000 off my taxable income this year.

Prerequisites are not optional.

Wow. I honestly feel for you. This got blown way out of proportion.

I'm curious... how did they know about this piece of your medical history? What question did they ask that required you to disclose this?

Have you ever been to San Antonio? I'd say it is at least 53% hispanic...

On LInkedIn- privacy> what others see when you've viewed their profile>> anonymous profile characteristics such as industry and title According to LinkedIn, my industry/title is medical assistant/technician I certainly did not get this pile of student loan debt from becoming a technician ;) PAFT, if you could respond that would be great. I would be happy to send a message as well if someone figures out how to contact the right department.