A little about myself -- I am a schoolteacher living in Los Angeles at the moment and I am starting medical school in the fall (where, however, is a bit shaky as I am waiting to hear from a few schools this late in the game).
Already inundated with graduate school and credit card debt, I knew straight away that there was no way in Hell that I could take out any more loans. That meant I would not be able to afford another four years of schooling -- especially in this financial climate. I'm not even sure if my mutual fund portfolio still exists (my family needs assets right now). If it's still there, I can almost guarantee that it's value is next to nothing (It was worth at least $80k five years ago).
As such, I looked into various scholarships. They were spotty at best:
- I wasn't Jewish enough for the Jewish scholarships,
- I wasn't politically active enough for the political scholarships,
- I haven't lived in California long enough for their scholarships,
- I left New Jersey so long ago that I do not qualify for theirs.
So here's the deal -- I sign away a chunk of time to them:
- My four years of medical school,
- My internship, residency, and potential fellowship at a Naval Hospital, and
- Four years after that.
- 100% paid tuition, books, and fees.
- $20,000 upfront
- $1,907 a month for all four years.
- Rank of Ensign (O-1) during medcal school, and superceeding to full Lieutenant (O-3) upon graduation.
This blog, if I remember to post (and I promise I'll try), will chronicle not only my Naval life but my adventures in medical school as well.
This should be fun.
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