bevelhead Posted July 18, 2016 Here's a pretty basic question that I've had trouble answering, which PA programs give scholarships? I don't mean financial aid or your grandma's rotary club scholarship, I mean straight scholarships to attend their institution. I've heard rumors about some like Yale doing that but there seems to be no concrete list of this. It would certainly guide my decision whether or not to a particular school. Obviously I know it is rare since competition is so high, they don't need to offer scholarships to entice students but surely there must be a number of schools that offer merit or need based scholarships. Does anyone have experiences to share?
QCEMPA Posted July 18, 2016 Yale no longer offers need based scholarships or merit scholarships. Otherwise, I do not know of programs that offer scholarship. Your best bet would be to contact programs you are interested in to inquire.
MT2PA Posted July 18, 2016 I don't know why "surely there must be some". For exactly the reasons you mention (they don't need to entice students) there is no reason for a program or overarching school to offer scholarships to PA students. The only reason I could see a program using a scholarship would be to entice a TOP candidate along with an early acceptance - to perhaps persuade them to accept and not even bother interviewing elsewhere. I certainly wouldn't pick schools to apply to based on a potential scholarship. With an average of 60 students per class ranging from 30-90ish, odds are that if a program offers them, it goes to a handful of students (<5?) and is likely very, very small in value (think <5k). That's not going to put a dent in your loans and no guarantee you'd be the recipient. Pretty much everyone qualifies for need based aid at this point.
bevelhead Posted July 18, 2016 Author MGH apparently gave someone a full ride, according to a rep from their office. I don't know why "surely there must be some". For exactly the reasons you mention (they don't need to entice students) there is no reason for a program or overarching school to offer scholarships to PA students. The only reason I could see a program using a scholarship would be to entice a TOP candidate along with an early acceptance - to perhaps persuade them to accept and not even bother interviewing elsewhere. I certainly wouldn't pick schools to apply to based on a potential scholarship. With an average of 60 students per class ranging from 30-90ish, odds are that if a program offers them, it goes to a handful of students (<5?) and is likely very, very small in value (think <5k). That's not going to put a dent in your loans and no guarantee you'd be the recipient. Pretty much everyone qualifies for need based aid at this point.
MT2PA Posted July 18, 2016 MGH apparently gave someone a full ride, according to a rep from their office. New program....had to entice a top applicant....
MT2PA Posted July 18, 2016 Sign me up! Just be aware, there's no guarantee they'll keep it up and there's never a guarantee you'll get it. Picking a program just because you *might* get a scholarship still isn't the way to go about finding a program that's right for you. Not that this is the case with MGH, but a bad free education is still worse than a costly good education.
newton9686 Posted July 19, 2016 Have to disagree slightly with MT2PA. There is something to be said about a free education. And when 75% of what PA schools do is the same, free might be be comparable to really expensive, especially if you take it upon yourself to do more than the bare minimum. I know I wouldn't trade my school for anything, because I do think we have one of the best PA programs in the country. But having 100,000 dollars less in student loans would sure make me think about it.
corpsman89 Posted July 19, 2016 I believe Dyouville college in New York offers some form of scholarship. 10,000 a year? Something like that.
bevelhead Posted July 19, 2016 Author Have to disagree slightly with MT2PA. There is something to be said about a free education. And when 75% of what PA schools do is the same, free might be be comparable to really expensive, especially if you take it upon yourself to do more than the bare minimum. I know I wouldn't trade my school for anything, because I do think we have one of the best PA programs in the country. But having 100,000 dollars less in student loans would sure make me think about it. That's my perspective. Stony Brook is my top choice because it's both cheap and a highly respected program, with a long history educating successful PAs. Plus the fact that paying more is not a guarantee of any better quality education. I really don't believe a degree should cost $100k, even if you make a good salary later on. It's just ridiculous, especially since your second year you are working! Albany College of Med is also pretty inexpensive and has been around for a long time. I just had a thought that I could be leaving some schools out because their tuition is very high, not realizing they offer scholarships to buffer the cost. Anyone know about Seton Hall, LIU, Hofstra?
jlumsden Posted July 20, 2016 MEDEX, at the University of Washington, offers a small number of scholarships to current 1st and 2nd year students. These are small awards, and used to recognize students interested in certain areas, such as women's health or emergency medicine.
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