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I am one of those students who entered after 2006 and now have 186,000k in student loans at 6.8%. Should I consolidate? If they're not consolidated, does that mean that 6.8% can go up to a higher percentage? Secondly, does it make more sense to start contributing to a roth IRA or pay back on...

I was planning on applying this month (October), but my letters may not be in until November. Is it too late to apply? I know that the chances of getting interviews is lower the longer you wait, but what is the real deadline for getting LORs in? Should I just start despairing now?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123179145452274561.html Surgeon Shortage Pushes Hospitals to Hire Temps $135,000 as a private practice surgeon? closing her practicea and doing temp work to pay off student debt? :scared: Tell me it doesn't actually look this bleak...

thanks for the advice. I did ask for a letter from an attending I worked with for an entire month on IM, and surprisingly, she said we "hadn't worked together long enough for her to feel confident in writing me a good letter". An ENTIRE MONTH is the longest I've ever worked with an attending, so...

Why, thank you, AttyHubby, for your insightful and encouraging words concerning my question about LORs. Maybe it is ridiculous concerning it is towards the end of September, but I have had a lot of trouble choosing a specialty due to 1) geographical limitations because my husband is already...

So, our school is saying that our LORs have to be postmarked by October 9th. I am confused because the application due date for a lot of programs I'm looking at is November 30. Some are as late as January 31st. So is postmarked by Oct 9/ recieved by Nov 1- are these dates that universal deadline...

I worked as a server in an ice cream shop for seven years on and off during high school and college. I feel like it was a large part of those years, but I'm unsure if it would be appropriate to list it under "work" in my ERAS application. I'm just slightly confused as to how exhaustive of a list...

Ah, I loved that guy. He replaced the water for the nurses one time. Such a nice, optimistic guy to be doing surgery. What a shame.

I know virtually nothing about radiology, but I'm curious how much physics the specialty involve? Do you really have to be inclined at physics/math to do well in this specialty? Just curious...

actually I felt that way the first time around. The second time around, when it's less novel to see babies everyday, you start to notice that they require constant attention, feeding, changing, etc, and actually it has had the opposite effect. I guess the stress of being a fourth year and...

I have always had anxiety problems while presenting as well, pretty much my entire third year. Even now, I hate presenting patients on rounds. I never used propranolol, but I ALWAYS have a photocopy of my note, the H and P on hand, which I read over before rounds so that I remember the initial...

do you think more FP's will practice now that it's official? I really considered ob/gyn, but am more holistic and "crunchy granola" in approaching pregnancy and L&D- I wonder if FP route could create more of a bridge between the ob/gyn surgeon mentality and the home-birth midwife approach. I...

Hoping for some advice here. I am a fourth year med student. I have absolutely no clue, NOT A CLUE, what to do specialty wise. I'm in a unique predicament bc husband is already matched in a five year surgery program somewhere with not many other programs. We bought a house there, not much...

I've heard that after august 10th it's a six week delay as opposed to a three week delay. does anyone think this is a big deal at all? can anyone confirm this?

I just heard that as of August 10th, they are making less questions on the exam and as a result there will be a two month lag in getting the scores back. Can anyone vouch for this? I am really tempted to move mine up a few days if this is the case- I'm currently signed up for August 11th...