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Washington, DC:
My wife was in her final semester in dental school when the University decided that she would not be permitted to finish. The justification was that it was taking her too long (one semester too long, to be exact). Others in her class were removed as well. She was not receiving poor grades, and in fact, many of her professors felt she was doing a good job. This University requires students to seek their own patients for dental work. At times it is very difficult to find patients who are willing to pay for dental procedures (the University gives patients a discount but does not accept insurance plans).
The University has rejected all of her appeals and now we are faced with repaying over $100,000 in student loans. This is impossible to repay because she (we) are not earning an income to afford repayment - even at the required minimum repayment amount.
A side note: One of her classmates who was removed for similar reasons is now back in the Dental School. His mother is a math professor at the University.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My wife was in her final semester in dental school when the University decided that she would not be permitted to finish. The justification was that it was taking her too long (one semester too long, to be exact). Others in her class were removed as well. She was not receiving poor grades, and in fact, many of her professors felt she was doing a good job. This University requires students to seek their own patients for dental work. At times it is very difficult to find patients who are willing to pay for dental procedures (the University gives patients a discount but does not accept insurance plans).
The University has rejected all of her appeals and now we are faced with repaying over $100,000 in student loans. This is impossible to repay because she (we) are not earning an income to afford repayment - even at the required minimum repayment amount.
A side note: One of her classmates who was removed for similar reasons is now back in the Dental School. His mother is a math professor at the University.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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