MeatHeadMed
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Title really says it all. I have read a lot of disgruntled accounts of people who took the HPSP scholarship. Just wondering, what type of people are HAPPY they took the scholarship? What are some characteristics of a person that most likely wouldn’t regret taking the scholarship?
I plan to apply next cycle. I am currently in the process of studying for the MCAT which I take in September. To kind of give you my mindset, I want to take this scholarship for various reasons:
1.) I want to serve my country. I want the “prestige” of being a U.S. soldier. I grew up admiring those who served our country and from a young age it was engrained in me the importance of supporting our troops. If not for an athletic scholarship, I almost enlisted out of high school. Nobody in my family has served although I am from the rural south and we are very patriotic.
2.) Money. I have never been in debt my entire life. All 4 years of college were covered in Athletic scholarship and the thought of taking out loans and going thousands into debt makes me nauseous. Also, the stipend could cover my living expenses and could remove that added stressor.
3.) I was a NCAA athlete for 4 years and live an extremely active Lifestyle. I have zero problems with the thoughts of the mandatory PT, going to basic, etc.
If anything, I believe I would doubt Medicine before i doubted military. I wanted a career that I could be financially secure, and help people. And I’m relatively (very relative) smart. So I chose medicine. Military was an option to me before Medicine ever was.
Are the majority of people that give negative accounts simply not know what they were signing up for?
Really just worried I have a false sense of what the military is like. Hoping someone with a lot more experience than me can just come shove the “ugly sides” of being involved in military medicine down my throat and “burst my bubble.”
I plan to apply next cycle. I am currently in the process of studying for the MCAT which I take in September. To kind of give you my mindset, I want to take this scholarship for various reasons:
1.) I want to serve my country. I want the “prestige” of being a U.S. soldier. I grew up admiring those who served our country and from a young age it was engrained in me the importance of supporting our troops. If not for an athletic scholarship, I almost enlisted out of high school. Nobody in my family has served although I am from the rural south and we are very patriotic.
2.) Money. I have never been in debt my entire life. All 4 years of college were covered in Athletic scholarship and the thought of taking out loans and going thousands into debt makes me nauseous. Also, the stipend could cover my living expenses and could remove that added stressor.
3.) I was a NCAA athlete for 4 years and live an extremely active Lifestyle. I have zero problems with the thoughts of the mandatory PT, going to basic, etc.
If anything, I believe I would doubt Medicine before i doubted military. I wanted a career that I could be financially secure, and help people. And I’m relatively (very relative) smart. So I chose medicine. Military was an option to me before Medicine ever was.
Are the majority of people that give negative accounts simply not know what they were signing up for?
Really just worried I have a false sense of what the military is like. Hoping someone with a lot more experience than me can just come shove the “ugly sides” of being involved in military medicine down my throat and “burst my bubble.”