offered HPSP late…but want to do OMFS
Hello,
I was recently offered the Navy HPSP scholarship, but I have already started my 2nd year of dental school at a 3 year school. So I will still have 3 year of service obligation for the remaining of my tuition/expenses covered. (I will essentially have about a little over half my tuition covered, roughly 350k of the 650k in loans.)
I am very hesitant and leaning towards not accepting because I want to specialize in OMFS now and have been very set on it.
I know I can specialize OMFS through the Navy but would I be able to do it immediately after school and would it be concurrent with my payback years? How competitive is it go get into the Navy OMFS residency? Are there any programs that can help me pay off my remaining debt that I have already taken out?
Idk if I’m weighing all the pros and cons properly but it doesn’t seem like the scholarship is worth it for my situation anymore??
Does anyone have more insight or can answer these questions? Thank you.