What is a competitive SAT score for IPAP?
Yes, I know the minimums are 450 each category and 1000 cumulative, but noone applying should be looking at minimums. My current bluebook practice tests have me at 1370 atm. I'm trying to decide if it's worth taking the test soon to allow me to focus that study time elsewhere or if I need to study more to get a better score to be competitive.
Hello,
I am a little nervous about my upcoming OTS as I have not received OTS orders nor my travel confirmation. AFIT is down, and my calls are getting denied for some reason. Is/was anyone else in the same boat?
Incoming OMS1 debating between HPSP vs MDSSP vs Eating the loans
Basically as the title suggests, I’m an incoming OMS1 and am currently going to be attending an out of state school. I’m having a bit of trouble deciding on which route would be the best for me. I’m a 28 yo non-trad student for reference. Basically in my early 20s I cooked myself with credit card loans, currently sitting at around 25k and my Credit score has tanked. With the federal loans being capped and having to take a private loan to cover my housing and a portion of tuition, I’m looking at least 100k extra in private loans. With my low credit score the rates I already know would be insane and thats with a cosign.
Ive looked into the HPSP and MDSSP and am wondering if I should just go for it for the financial peace of mind while i’m in school. MDSSP is appealing because of the flexibility and the stipend. Was planning in aggressively paying of the cc debt with whatever’s left of the stipend after housing and life expenses.
HPSP on the other hand though not as flexible in the future, would allow me to pay the CC all off extremely quickly, especially since i’d get a (taxed) 20k signing bonus. I’m not 100% opposed to the military since my dad was in the army and am familiar with it.
Im pretty much 50/50 on hpsp and mdssp at the moment and just want some outside perspective to see if its worth it or just eating the high private loans rates. I also do want to get Into radiology and the military match just seems so hit or miss so thats another thing thats holding me back from hpsp. But something pushing towards HPSP is that my fiance and I are planning on starting a family in 2 years and it would be extremely helpful to have the financial piece of mind during school as well as the housing piece of mind later down the line. My parents would also be moving with us to help with the kids when I graduate and have to move which im extremely thankful for.
Anyways to summarize, im not against being in the military, im pretty indifferent about it, but I wanna know what others think. Idk if theres anyway to pay off my cc debt while im in school which is honestly a big factor as to why im looking into the military. Again im not opposed to sacrificing 8 years but would like to see if theres an other advise out there. Thanks!
Would it be possible to switch med schools after accepting Hpsp? Is it allowed but only up until school starts?
Going to Travis for an FM audition rotation. Is it better to try to stay at the base Inn during these rotations? I figure I could wait until last minute when reservations may unavailable to try to get an off base hotel.
I am currently a Junior in High school, and I am pursuing an associate's degree with dual college credit from my school. This degree will allow me to start undergrad as a Junior in college. I am thinking about joining Army ROTC for the military experience, not for the education funding or anything. Thus, I want to self-fund my own education, as I heard this will keep the army service payback at the end of my education to a minimum of 3 years. After graduating from college in 2 years with a Bachelor's, and a possible gap year, I want to apply to medical school and take a civilian residency and continue the pathway to eventually become a Military Surgeon. However, I also want to be in the military for the experience, but I don't want a lengthy service payback to restrict me in case I decide to change to a civilian pathway in the future, as I am also interested in the higher salary when I get older after the military. My question is, based on this self-funded strategy, do the pros of joining ROTC outweigh the cons, or is it not worth it, and should I just go the traditional civilian pathway? Will the post retirement benefits be worth it? Will I actually enjoy the army or will I be counting my days until the end of my service payback?
EDIT: Overall, my goal is
Educational Delay for Med School → Civilian Residency Deferral → 3 years of Service Payback as a Surgeon → Continue Service or Exit to Civilian Life. Is this plausible?
Looking for some realistic career advice. I currently serve in the Air Force Reserve (enlisted). I have been in for 11 years and would ideally like to hit 20. However, I just got accepted into medical school and have heard mixed opinions on the ability to do both. Is it possible to complete medical school and residency while serving in the Reserve?
Alternatively, if I were to separate from the military, what is the likelihood that I could return and commission as a medical officer in the Reserve after medical school and residency?
I have a 100% VA rating. That’s why I’m concerned about not being able to get back in to complete my 20 years.
I will be attending a private medical school. I won’t be using HPSP. I don’t want to inherited an active duty service obligation. I plan on using my GI bill.
If anyone has navigated this situation before, I would greatly appreciate your perspective.
Has anyone heard back if they recieved the HSCP for the Navy? My recruiter told me the HCA may have heard and PA applicants should be next, but I haven't heard anything yet.
So I’ve had surgery for both my eyes, I can see almost 20/20 my right eye is a bit off but I only wear glasses day to day, I needed a scleral lens in my right eye at first but its healed enough now that I can just use glasses and contacts I’ve seen some people have been able to get in with waivers but I was looking more at being a green beret from what I’ve read it’s basically impossible but I was hoping I could find some insight on here thanks👍
Hey everyone, I’m currently a PharmD student looking into the Army HPSP route for pharmacy, and I recently spoke with a recruiter who told me that the only/current route is basically to enlist first and then apply through the enlisted AMEDD pharmacy pathway.
But after reading MILPER 25-112, it looks like that document is specifically for already active-duty enlisted CMF 68 personnel trying to become Army pharmacists through HPSP, not necessarily civilians/pharmacy students. So now I’m super confused.
From my understanding, there are supposed to be two routes:
Is the civilian pharmacy HPSP still a thing right now, or did something change recently?
Also:
Are pharmacy HPSP slots currently super limited?
Is enlistment actually being pushed as the preferred route now?
Has anyone here gotten pharmacy HPSP recently as a civilian student?
How competitive is it GPA-wise?
For context, I’m trying to figure out whether I should continue pursuing civilian HPSP or if I’m misunderstanding how the current process works. Any insight from AMEDD recruiters, pharmacists, or current HPSP students would help a ton.
Hi everyone,
I’m currently trying to find information on the competitiveness of the Air Force Orthopedic Surgery residency programs, as well as any advice on how to best position myself to match into one. So far, the only information I’ve been able to find is from USUHS, and it was mainly a single slide outlining general qualities they look for in applicants without much additional detail.
I’ve considered reaching out directly to the Wright-Patterson or SAUSHEC Orthopedic Surgery programs for more information, but I’m a little hesitant because I don’t want to come across poorly or be a nuisance. I was wondering if anyone here has any advice, resources, or personal experience they’d be willing to share.
Thank you very much, and I hope you all have a great day!
Hello all,
I’m currently studying for my bachelors degree in Health Humanities with a specialization in Pre-medicine. I am a second year right now.
I have what’s called an early acceptance into med school, specifically one that has an averagely low acceptance rate, but will not actually be going until 2028 when I finish my bachelors.
HPSP was brought into my scope after talking to my brother who is a former marine, and seems like he is doing very well in life.
I am interested, especially because I fear debt. One thing is, I want to specialize in some sort of surgery. I don’t think it matters what it is, but aiming more towards trauma or even cardiovascular surgery.
My issue is: what does it entail? What will life be like for me?
I know we get a stipend and the debt paid. Which is important to me as I am trying to get out a toxic household, and part of me has always said it’s either the military or medicine because one way or another I’m “serving” the population.
What is everyone’s thoughts? Is it worth it? What are things I should consider?
Thank you in advance :)
Interested in potentially working at Brooke Army Medical Center. Does anyone on this sub have any reviews of working there? I'm a Nurse so I'm very interested on the nursing perspective (ratios, acuity of patients on Med surg etc...) but I'd love to hear from anyone (CNAs, Doctors, PTs, RTs etc...).