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<p>Maybe, maybe not. LRAP programs don’t pay off loans in a single, lump sum. Rather, they pay off the loans over time (and when the student has assumed the job after he/she graduated). The first class who will probably have a surge of PI joiners is probably the class of 2011. When the class joins the workforce, sure, the schools might be stretched initially in trying to pay off everyone’s debt. But, I hope, by 2012, thing should be improving, and schools will benefit from the upswing in that they will be able to handle the increased PI participation. I could be wrong about all of this, as I haven’t thoroughly researched LRAP programs.</p>
<p>It’s ironic that schools initiated these programs to increase PI participation. Now that PI participation is increasing, some schools can’t seem to put their money where their mouth is.</p>