Originally Posted by alQurayshee

you should be wel off if you live in off campus housing and find some roommates

Originally Posted by Staedtler

Isn't much less expensive if you live in the dorm/apartment provided by the school than if you find off campus housing yourself ? and the internet and other services are also present in the dorm/apts right ? as in you don't need to arrange it by yourself (which you would have to if you were to find your own place).

Originally Posted by alQurayshee

no with school the rent and maintence fees included it comes out to about 375/month + there are other bills electricity+internet+cable+ etc whatever you want

the schol has even started charging extra fees for most new places.

i pay about 250/month for a place in brock, this includes cable but not the electricity and internet

Originally Posted by Staedtler

so you found your own place, but do you get picked up by the school's bus though ?

can you describe the mode of tranportation and how easy/hard it is, say when you need to go for grocery shopping, sightseeing, etc.

Originally Posted by windsorMD

Starting from MD1 - MD10, Tuition = $4,990 x 10 = $49900

Expenses on the island (MD1 - MD4) will range you at LEAST $2000/US/sem= $8000

School Fees:
$500/SEM DORMSURCHARGE (could have increased not a lot tho) x 4 SEM =$2000
$200 Health Maintenance Fees
Project 2400 = $80/semester x 4 = $320
Total School Fees = ~$2,500

Airline Costs = On average $1,000 to and back 4 times = $4,000.

MD5 Carbondale

Add Flying/Driving Costs to Carbondale from US/Canada anywhere from $200 - $700. I drove and cost me about $250 (I'm using this figure for total costs)

Rent / room = $650/month SINGLE OCCUPANCY x 4 months = $2600
Internet = INCLUDED IN ABOVE PRICE
Carbondale Expenses (Grocery, Gym, Misc) = ~$1500

Total MD5 (excluding tuition costs, which was included above) = $3895 for the 4 months + ($250/one way gas x2) = $4395 Total Costs

Clinical Rotations
Excluding Tuitions for MD6 - MD10
In the Chicago Area,
Hospital Fees = Each rotation costs you $125/ week x 72 weeks = $9000
Rent for a 2 bedroom Apt goes easily for $1200/ month x 2 years (give or take) = $28,800 TOTAL RENT divided by 2 with a roommate = $14,400 for 2 years.
Insurance Costs During Rotations = $900/ year for 2 years = $1800

USMLE Costs
Step 1 = $695
Step 2CS = $1200
Step 2CK = $695

If you take any USMLE Prep Courses, they range you anywhere from $3,500 + $10,000 depending on what you take. I took a Kaplan Course that cost me ~$5,500 so I will be using that for the total cost calculation.

Graduation Fee = $500

Living Expenses for 2 years in Chicago = ~$10,000


TOTAL COSTS FOR EVERYTHING
~= $120,000 +/- $10,000 depending on your standard of living

Originally Posted by bboybetts

yah i had the same question too, what does it mean? 125? for what