<p>Not a PA resident. A CA resident.</p>
<p>As for the loans, you're going to start paying them at the beginning of residency anyway, so it won't be quite so bad. Also, once you're earning more as a specialist, you'll be in a higher tax bracket; the interest can be deducted from your income and so it will reduce your taxes and such.</p>
<p>Overall, though, when you come for prog weekend will be a good time to talk about it. The guy next to me had the same decision to make.</p>
<p>hey--</p>
<p>I would go wherever the money takes you...try not to put a huge burden on yourself and your parents, while keeping personal preferences in balance with the other stuff (i'd blance preference with money and see which school is more worth it that way).</p>
<p>Good Luck--and have fun!</p>
<p>lol i will, i didn't get a call from tcnj, which means i didn't get in...so this argument is invalid anyway hahahah. Still it was good to see these different perspectives...and psu, here i come...i think.</p>