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Since the rank ordering is all that's on my mind right now, I have a question for all of the other interviewees on this board.
What do you all think about the potential debt to be accrued during ortho residency? Some of these schools are mad expensive, and I'm just wondering if debt is a consideration in your list. Are the rest of you concerned at all, or is this something you'll deal with at a later date when residency is done and you finally have a real job?
When you ask the residents about debt, they don't seem to know or care if there are consequences, so I guess that's why I'm confused. I know that there probably aren't starving orthodontists out there, but the reality of loan repayment and real life hasn't really hit me yet, so I don't know what to think. At an interview earlier this week, one of the residents mentioned that him & his wife will have $600,000 in dental education debt when he finished with ortho. Add that to the loans necessary to buy & start a practice, it's likely that number could inch close to $1 million, which to me sounds real scary.
Boy am I glad to be done interviewing, I can finally unpack my suitcase for good and get a good night's sleep this weekend.
What do you all think about the potential debt to be accrued during ortho residency? Some of these schools are mad expensive, and I'm just wondering if debt is a consideration in your list. Are the rest of you concerned at all, or is this something you'll deal with at a later date when residency is done and you finally have a real job?
When you ask the residents about debt, they don't seem to know or care if there are consequences, so I guess that's why I'm confused. I know that there probably aren't starving orthodontists out there, but the reality of loan repayment and real life hasn't really hit me yet, so I don't know what to think. At an interview earlier this week, one of the residents mentioned that him & his wife will have $600,000 in dental education debt when he finished with ortho. Add that to the loans necessary to buy & start a practice, it's likely that number could inch close to $1 million, which to me sounds real scary.
Boy am I glad to be done interviewing, I can finally unpack my suitcase for good and get a good night's sleep this weekend.