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Does anyone know any information about reimbursements for laptop rentals / good places to look? Thanks
Wow that's pretty crazy.USAF didn't take 4 year newly accepted applicants this year. Couldn't even apply.
Have you considered using Google?Does anyone know any information about reimbursements for laptop rentals / good places to look? Thanks
Does anyone know any information about reimbursements for laptop rentals / good places to look? Thanks
Why shortsighted?
If I were on an adcom, I wouldn't be so eager to accept an applicant the second time around if they'd already turned the spot down once.
I understand the reservations for taking out a bunch of loans, but taking out one year of loans (at Columbia, including cost of living, maybe $130k?) won't be too much of a setback. The "average" dental student debt is ~$250k+, but that includes students who don't have to take out any loans. It's probably closer to $300k+ if you don't include those people. Getting out in 4 years with only $130k in debt and a guaranteed well-paying job to pay that off isn't a bad spot to be in.Do you think there is harm in even asking for a deferment?
Do you think there is harm in even asking for a deferment?
so I got waitlisted by the Army HPSP in Feb and got the call 2 weeks ago asking if i am still interested in being considered for getting off the waitlist. I replied yes.
However, I felt this is very strange since my recruiter told me the station had one applicant's Army HPSP scholarship taken away since she couldn't get into a US dental school. Yet, I already got accepted into a dental school on Dec 1st and still got waitlisted by the Army. My stats and ECs are okay I got into 2 private schools and 1 public school (that grants in state after a year).
This yields the question mark: Does Army probably guestimate/doubt my commitment to accept and serve the Army if granted the scholarship? or doubt if I just do 4 year and quit to join private dentistry and have no possibility of lifetime commitment?
or if I am purely not good enough, I will accept that.
I am also wondering if the call to check interest of waitlisters go to ALL waitlisters or only the chosen few. If the former, then this will be a long shot.
That was probably my scholarship, I singed my papers declining on Thursday last week...
Not out of choice. I didn't get an acceptance during the 2015 cycle
So did you commit to the Army or the Air Force?Yeah, my recruiter mentioned that the number of scholarships will be in the "teens" so it's definitely going to be difficult to get one. I earned a 25AA and 25TS on the DAT but my GPA is only 3.72. I definitely know my stats are beatable but my recruiter said it's definitetly worth shooting for and worst case scenario my application can be rolled over to the 3-year HPSP which the AF has around 50-60 so my odds would definitely increase. I'll just have to stay optimistic and hope I land one of those two.
So did you commit to the Army or the Air Force?
I had tubes when I was younger, could this result in me having to get a waiver or being disqualified to serve ?Congrats! I just got notified that my hearing loss waiver has been denied. So I am not in it anymore
I had tubes when I was younger, could this result in me having to get a waiver or being disqualified to serve ?
Did anyone else not receive commissioning documents yet? I have received my Final Selection Letter but am still waiting on those documents and school is starting in less than 2 weeks... Just as a background, I was selected for the Navy HPSP on June 8th
Looks like you're a medical student. Maybe you can try asking other folks on the hpsp facebook page; they seem kinda active to me.Did anyone else not receive commissioning documents yet? I have received my Final Selection Letter but am still waiting on those documents and school is starting in less than 2 weeks... Just as a background, I was selected for the Navy HPSP on June 8th
Is there anyone out there who was put on OML for the 4 year scholarship who is still waiting to see if they get it this year. I'm just dying still waiting. I know a lot of people have declined their original offer to go with the navy or in state tuition, but I haven't seen anyone get selected to fill those spots.
Yeah, army. And yes, I got that call about 3 and 1/2 weeks ago. You?you are referring to Army Correct? if so, I am in the same boat. didn't hear a beat. did you receive a call from your recruiter confirming your continuing interest?
The stats aren't that high. This thread is a small sample size. The stats he/she gave are competitive.If you check the thread you can see that both the army and navy had around a 3.7 GPA and 21 DAT. I assume your recruiter is starting you with a 3 year HPSP since you already will be in school this fall. It takes about a year to apply and get board selected. There are no 2 or 1 year HPSP's.
Army HPSP
I think I am on the same boat with you guys.Yeah, army. And yes, I got that call about 3 and 1/2 weeks ago. You?
Thank you boshwag. Since my school has already started, I guess I need to get some loan first in order to pay the summer tuition.Dude that's the thing, we don't really know! I am under the impression that there were about 20 scholarships that were not accepted. That means those should go to the people on OML. But no one has any time frame for when those will be offered. At least I haven't been able to find out from my recruiter.
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so in our cases the actual stipend is less than 48months for 4years program, right?Same for me. I'm at OU, and we started June 13th. They told me that they will reimburse all tuition and fees, they just won't back pay the stipend. You only get that when you commission.
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I think I am on the same boat with you guys.
I got several calls in June and asked for interesting for military, I said yes, but just dont have any offer yet.
Then two days after the last call from Army, I got accepted by a dental school..... (=_=)|||
I called back immediately, but they said my current status is Order of Merit List.
May I ask the chance of being pulled out from the OML? Is it gonna be slim since it is toward end of cycle?
ps do they rank candidates just based on stats? I truly hope the LOA can be taken to consideration.
Ty ice cream. The waiting almost killed me…The tuition is relatively high for my school. finally it may lead to 360k loan in total, which is acceptable for me. The other reasons of going to army are the matching rate of specialty and also the experience of military life.hey congratz on getting accepted to dental school finally.
that is one hell of a wait to wait until June. You will become a dentist, which is the most important thing.
but I understand how you still hope for army if your school is exorbitantly expensive.
The stats aren't that high. This thread is a small sample size. The stats he/she gave are competitive.
Can anyone confirm if laptop rentals are still covered? I looked on my CDW and it stated that the rental is not authorized for my year group.
Yes, the Army does allow for laptop rental ($500.00 per ACADEMIC year). My guess is that you probably jumped the gun and submitted the CDW within the same academic year as the last time you were reimbursed. That is just an educated guess.
Questions like this are best handled by calling the HPSP office at 877-MED-ARMY. While a lot of the posters on SDN are very knowledgeable - and I defer to them a whole lot, the way your questions are worded can lead to misperceptions by others and can further lead to incorrect answers.
Has anyone that boarded for the navy on August 1st received the stipend or even the edu action account from BUMED?
*Education account.. I think we receive some kind of login information/ military email in order to correspond with the navy. But i could be wrong.Nope, I am hoping for September 1st. Don't know what the edu action account is
*Education account.. I think we receive some kind of login information/ military email in order to correspond with the navy. But i could be wrong.