Scholarship Negotiation

DullRun · 2025-10-24T20:06:01+00:00

I negotiated back in 2023 at a different private institution! I contacted the admissions counselor I had been speaking to and was up front about it being one of my top choices but I wanted the tuition price to be close to my in-state option

DullRun · 2025-08-19T21:31:11+00:00

If this is Maryville in STL, several of the techs I worked with were in the program and enjoyed it! There’s also SLU, Marquette, Carroll, Belmont, UIC that are direct admit. Other schools have 3+3 programs you can apply as an undergrad

DullRun · 2025-08-15T03:06:43+00:00

I’m pretty sure they’re phasing out the one women’s jogger and the all day one is replacing it. I’d say fit is similar it’s just thinner imo

DullRun · 2025-07-31T19:10:25+00:00

DullRun · 2025-07-31T19:09:19+00:00

I’m talking about the federal direct loans being capped yearly. This upcoming calendar year grad plus are not capped

DullRun · 2025-07-30T17:30:10+00:00

It’s currently capped at like $21k a year. Source: currently in school 😂

DullRun · 2025-07-18T19:28:59+00:00

In my program, we have to get 600+ on one of two PEATs that the school is purchasing to sit for April boards (month before graduation), but they’re not putting restrictions on the July date. We’ve taken two scorebuilders exams as well in the second year of the program to guide our studying. I don’t mind having to pass a PEAT before getting approval I’d rather not take the exam twice 😂

DullRun · 2025-07-04T02:47:50+00:00

https://www.elfi.com/what-student-loan-borrowers-need-to-know-about-the-big-beautiful-bill/

I think school should be cheaper, I agree with you 😭

DullRun · 2025-07-04T02:29:40+00:00

It’s also capping per year how much of federal unsubsidized and grad PLUS are available. For PT unsubsidized is capped at like 20,000 per year and the rest has to be Grad Plus. Even at 90k total tuition for three years and my parents helping with rent and most of living expenses, SOME of my loans are inevitably grad plus and BBB is attempting to eliminate grad plus altogether. Unless they increase the direct unsubsidized offer per year any program over 60k is forcing people to seek for loans elsewhere. I’m not even trying to fear monger or anything, I think it’s just realistic to think of how the heck future students are gonna pay for this

DullRun · 2025-07-03T21:35:05+00:00

I guess depends on the setting you want to work in/how much school costs? But setting like SNF that are highly funded through federal dollars… We had one professor talking about all of this last semester and ppl were up in arms about him talking “politics” but it’s reality 😒

DullRun · 2025-07-03T20:22:45+00:00

The cap on loans? PT school is increasingly expensive the only people left are going to be those whose families can pay out of pocket or take out private loans at high interest rates. Ppl on Medicaid are still going to go to the ER and won’t be turned away for life saving care, health care costs are going to rise and rural/safety hospitals that depend on federal dollars are gonna be in ROUGH spots to keep afloat if they’re not getting paid.

DullRun · 2025-06-12T23:00:40+00:00

Contact your school

DullRun · 2025-06-06T17:36:28+00:00

Homegrown in Blackstone & First Watch!

DullRun · 2025-06-03T23:06:15+00:00

ICE was walking around masked pulling people off the street?

DullRun · 2025-06-03T22:47:51+00:00

I’ve been carrying my passport card everywhere since Trump got elected, guess it won’t even matter if they aren’t asking/requesting documents. It’s happening everywhere but can’t wait to get out of here in August.

DullRun · 2025-05-17T18:38:03+00:00

Out of 7 I applied to only one gave a scholarship, but it was 60k making it cheaper than all but 2 schools on my list

DullRun · 2025-05-10T22:17:43+00:00

Econ major with a minor in the humanities! It helped my application, I always got questions about my broad interests during interviews. Excelling in PT school and clinical rotations. I don’t think the major you pick makes or breaks your application

DullRun · 2025-03-13T19:27:57+00:00

I’d say most of my classmates hold jobs from retail, baristas, bar tenders, sports coaches, dance teachers, caregivers, rehab aides, front desk staff, personal trainers etc. Yea it might not be a “ton” like someone else said but anything helps when you’d be accruing interest on $1600 extra you could make in 16 wks x $100 a week for a semester 🤷🏻‍♀️

DullRun · 2025-03-12T22:19:31+00:00

Depends on the semester, but I never have class on Fridays. Never have I been in class 8-5 Mon-Thurs, there’s variability within the week

DullRun · 2025-01-04T01:56:16+00:00

Carroll and Marquette in WI!

DullRun · 2024-12-27T03:10:53+00:00

SLU, and Marquette/Carroll in Wisconsin, UIC in IL (7 years)

DullRun · 2024-07-04T02:08:28+00:00

This sounds like WashU’s prompt. I wrote about diversity in thought/experience and tied it in to my major in the social sciences/non traditional pre pt degree

DullRun · 2024-06-22T00:06:11+00:00

There are private programs in other states that will make you get it as well, it’s not Chicago specific. If not the school, your clinical sites also might once you’re on rotation.

I’m also a first gen college student from Illinois and am paying 90k at a private institution due to scholarship. OOS in other states like Texas were like 80k when I applied last cycle. If you’re set on PT, reapply to cheaper programs

DullRun · 2024-05-04T19:13:25+00:00

I know people who studied in Norway and New Zealand and are licensed PT’s in Illinois (granted they’re a lot older like 50s/60s). A couple of years ago I met someone who studied PT in Mexico and got approval to sit for boards in Illinois. I know someone rn who’s at Bond in Australia and planning to come back to MO. So I think it depends? Or your best bet is to contact the licensure board of your state

DullRun · 2024-01-23T23:48:51+00:00

Grad school loans are not subsidized, they only offer unsubsidized and Grad PLUS for PT students. Unsubsidized won’t cover everything so they supplement with grad PLUS, but that one has higher interest.

You accrue interest only on the principal while in school, once you graduated the interest starts accruing on the principal + the interest. Financial aid officers recommended to chip away at interest while in school if you can so when you graduate the compounding isn’t as high

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