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For those of you in medical school, how are you paying for it? Are loans or joining the armed forces the only way to finance your medical school education?

Medical school financing? In the states,how much can one pay for a year in mediacl school?Is mediacl schooling in this country reserved for the rich?how can a poor student go to the medical school?

How far ahead should I plan for medical school? I am a High School senior who plans to major in Biochemistry and then proceed to medical school after. What preparations should I be making for those extra 4 years of education? I already know that my undergraduate major must prepare me in the sciences for the MCAT, which is why I chose Biochemistry. What should I do to prepare my finances for medical school? Do I need to start saving now or wait until the time approaches? I already have a scholarship which will pay for all of my undergraduate education, so I won't have to worry about that. I am also recieving academic grants which should be enough to cover my books. Though the university is in my hometown, I was planning to move out just to get a full college experience just as most students do. Approximately 50% of my housing and meal plan would be covered by need based grants. I am still applying and waiting for other grants. Would you recommend saving the grant money and staying at home in place of living on campus?

Medical School Rotations Question? I was wondering how you finance your life during your Medical School Rotations. Like, you're still paying tuition, and that can be from a loan, so that's no problem, but how do you pay for your living expenses like room and board, food, car, insurance, clothes, etc? I especially ask this because it is nearly impossible to have a job during your rotations, and if you're not recieving money from your parents, how would you survive? thanks

Do I understand how to get into medical school correctly...? I want to get a bachelor degree in something other then biology, chemistry, etc., to set me apart from all the other people. I was thinking a bachelor degree in business, finance, or technology since I'm good at it. But if I get one of those degrees, how do I meet my required science courses for medical school? Do I just take them on their own? Can I take them while I'm getting the other degree...can someone explain this please? This works to get into med school right?

Financing medical school? Am graduating from college in 2 years and am wondering what percentage of financial aid DOES NOT pay for medical school expenses. Where do I find information on this? If accepted, I plan to work 15-20 per week. Would this be possible considering the graduate school work load? Thanks.

is someone with a finance background getting into medical school possible? my background is mostly numbers. My Bachelors was in accounting. I am in my 30's and considering going to medical school. Will I have to go to undergrad to major in a science or are there medical schools that someone like me can go to without having to take that route? i also have an MBA/CPA if that helps any

Does medical school like it when you have a biology major and a finance minor? Does that look well rounded to them? I am also interested in finance.

Medical School.. Plz Help? Ok I have a passion to be a doctor sooooo bad... However hearing from many that it isnt smart to wrok while in medical school, i have to find a way to upport my mom... She has done so much for me... Is there anyway I can finance her rent, food maybe by taking a loan out/ I need a stream of income to take care of her i cant leave her behind she has done so much 4 me

medical school? Hi, I am in my Senior year at umass amherst. I started to apply to different medical school. Do you think I have a chance with an overall G.P.A of 3.35 (science GPA 3.93) and my MCAT scores are 35 (12 B.S, 13 P.S, 10 V). I did my undergrad in finance. Thanks!

do you have to have a bachelors in some type of science to get into medical school? I am currently a finance major in my senior year and have been seriously thinking of going a co mpletely different route and becoming a doctor. My question is if I decided to do this do I have to completely start from scratch or can I just apply to medical school and take it from there??? I wouldnt want to start all over again after being this close to graduating with a finance degree...

Medical school questions? I have a few questions and I would be most gracious if my fellow yahoo people could help me with. First of all, how important are those letters of recommendations for med school. Also, say I had 400+ hours of volunteer work in a hospital, how much of a boost would that give to my application. And the most important of all: finances. By the time I'm done with my undergraduate degree my elligibility for financial aid would be non-existent. Does anyone know how to go about getting loans for medical school. And is there any med school in which you could live on campus? I am not in any distance from any med school( I live in Brooklyn). And if I do have to live on campus for medical school, how much would the cost for living and learning go up by? I know I've asked a lot of questions and for that I'm sorry, but I really want to do this and want to be well prepared. Thank you for all that answer it is really appreciated!

is there a full medical scholarship in the philippines available for my graduating son? i use to run a business, and it has folded up since last year. i am hoping there is a way for my diligent son to pursue medical school for someone to finance his schooling on full scholarship

Is it wronge to sell drugs to pay your way through undergrad & medical school? I want to become a surgeon very badly. I have no money and my scholarship only pays for a little of my education. Is it wronge to sell drugs to strictly finance my undergraduate & graduate career? Are there any other alternatives to pay for college besides joining the military and being in thousands of dollars in debt?

Medical College Or Business College? business means mangemt /finance and accoutin what about medical? how many schools are there? what about pharmacy school i heard a person can get alot of money with 4 years college ... i wonder how many years can a student finish in medical school to get a bechelor's degree and how much startin salary if medical pays you more then why go to business right ? no im not answerin my own questions, i dont know how true those facts are ^ well i want to be a millionaire

Dental School or MBA?? I recently graduated from UT Austin with a degree in biochemistry with hopes of going to dental school. My first attempt didn't work out but I have recently been admitted to a post-bac program that has a proven track record (80% success rate) of getting students like myself into dental and medical schools. So it would take 2 yrs of that plus 4 yrs of dental school. However I currently have a great job doing finance, and also got accepted to an evening MBA program in Dallas (I applied to both schools at the same time). I'm completely torn between the two options but have to make a decision soon. Obviously a career in dentistry would be a much better decision financially, but a much harder road to complete. I just think moving away from friends and family for 6 years while accumulating debt would be tough, but the pay-off would be huge (my dentist wants me to take over his practice). Anyone out there that was in a similar position as mine, or anyone have any advice to offer? Thanks!

What are the best online schools for Medical Billing & Coding? How long does it take to get your certificate? Is it a hard career to go into? I've also thought about Pharmacy Technician. I would like a school that offers financing and doesn't take years to complete.

Dental School or MBA?? I recently graduated from UT Austin with a degree in biochemistry with hopes of going to dental school. My first attempt didn't work out but I have recently been admitted to a post-bac program that has a proven track record (80% success rate) of getting students like myself into dental and medical schools. So it would take 2 yrs of that plus 4 yrs of dental school. However I currently have a great job doing finance, and also got accepted to an evening MBA program in Dallas (I applied to both schools at the same time). I'm completely torn between the two options but have to make a decision soon. Obviously a career in dentistry would be a much better decision financially, but a much harder road to complete. I just think moving away from friends and family for 6 years while accumulating debt would be tough, but the pay-off would be huge (my dentist wants me to take over his practice). Anyone out there that was in a similar position as mine, or anyone have any advice to offer? Thanks!

How do you start an eldercare business in Florida? My friend told me she wants to devote the rest of her life to businesses catering to all aspects of eldercare and even to start an Assisted Living Facility. She has 20 years of experience in health care and management. I want to jump on the bandwagon as well, but I have no paid experience in health care (but I am volunteering for Hospice, American Red Cross, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and Alzheimer's Project been involved since my junior year of high school back in 2001) but I do have business experience (managerial and financial). I am also finishing my B.S. in Business Administration (concentration in finance) and completed a pre-medical curriculum. If accepted to medical school, I want my residency to be either geriatrics or pediatrics and to also take a fellowship in integrative medicine. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Seeking info on Graduate school Grants? I'm trying to assist my niece with financing for graduate school. She's seeking a Masters Degree in Education, but will need some financial assistance. Anyone know where we can info about grants for graduate school? I've seen them for medical, law, dentist, but have yet to come across good information for what she needs. I realize there are plenty of financial "loans" available, but we're more interested in the grant aspect. Thanks.

Why is the American taxpayer burdeoned with paying for the babies of illegal Mexicans? Why is the american taxpayer expected to be Santa Claus and the tooth fairy to illegal mexicans who enter illegally into our country. Once hear illegally they demand food stamps, housing, schooling, medical all financed by the American taxpayer. Can anyone tell me the rationale in this?

Need advise on medical transcriptionist job opening.? There is a part-time medical transcriptionist job opening in my area. Being that I am a Finance student, how would this type of job look on my resume and how would it affect my job search after school?

Do I go back to school to purse a career that I have no interest, but money? Reason: children & finances? I am a married mother of two in my early 30's. My children are 8 and 11. My marriage has always been very unstable. We have been separated and back together more than once. One main reason why I have always fallen back is due to financial and companionship reasons. I have played and sometimes feel like I am playing the single parent role. My husband is always gone and atleast physically I am left to care for the children alone. Our relationship seems to be going well up until recently. I have discovered evidence that suggests that I still cannot trust him. My main concern is our children and finances. If I have to go back to the single parent role I want to have an occupation that I can make good money working part-time, but still have time for my children (for they are in a lot of activities and I want them to be well rounded and educated). I have been thinking of going to school for a couple of years to pursue a career in the medical field, but I have no real interest in it

Finances, How can I get financially set or rich? I am 29 years old with a AAS degree in health services mgmt also a registered medical assistant , I am a single parent and I need a better game plan for me and my daughter. Basically i need to know what can I do to make more money or get finacilally set to the point that I dont have to struggle as a single parent. Whats my best alternative going back to school, starting my own buisness, or investing into something ... if so how do i get started.

Ashamed of myself.. feel like a failure? Well its been two months since i have graduated with a whopping 2.93 gpa in finance and management. I have been looking for jobs for almost a month and i have had a couple interviews but no luck. I feel like i have let my parents down. I first started off as pre-med and changed my major because i just wasnt smart enough. I would try so hard for a class and still would get below average grades. Consequently changing my major didnt help.. i was still stuggling as a business major and got below average grades in several classes eventhough i studied day and night. And to make things worse my friends are all doing well. Some have got into medical school, pharmacy school, and graduate school. And me.. nothing. My parents always compare me to them and its just sad. I have not accomplished anything in life and i feel like im the prime example of someone sucking at life. I had all the opportunity in the world and i let my parents down and especially myself. i try so hard and get so far but in the end it dosnt matter. wtf.

Can a husbund and wife each get a seperate student loan? I am finishing up my time in the military and the government has financed my associates, bachelors, and masters degree via the Montgomery GI bill and tuition assistance. Upon becomming a civilian again, I would like to begin work on my Doctorate, but I will need to take out a student loan for the first time. I have already exhausted all educational funds offered to me through the military, so I will have to finance this program myself. The issue is that I'm getting married and my wife-to-be has the ambition to go to medical school and has never taken out a student loan before either. My question is will a student loan be offered to both my wife and I seperately, holding her accountable for her loan and me accountable for my own or will student loans be offered to us as a family? If it's offered to us as a household, then that means that my wife and I will need a combined educational loan for between $150,000 - $200,000.

What should I major in? I'm in my freshman year of college right now and am currently taking math, chemistry, and biology for premed. I really have my heart set on getting into medical school and having a surgical career. But the problem is I don't know what I should major in. Over the last few months I've been interested in Classics, Psychology, and Finance but I have no clue what I should do and whether or not one of these would be able to get me a good alternative career if I get rejected by med school. This has been really stressing me out, not being focussed with what I want to major in, and I'm worried it might affect my grades right now. So, I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out with some advise to give me some guidance. Thank you.

should I change my major ? im thinkin of taking finance and then MBA to get a salary of 80k to 100k a year. however, i found out by a friend hes takin pharamcy (in generall) aand i checked on here the average salary is 19,000 per month which means 75k to 100k (bechalor's and its startin out) all what im sayin is we both go for 4 years degree and ill even go for MBA so six years studyin and he still makes more than me and with less studyin. i want that dont ask me about what i love what i love is what makes money since i dont wanna be broke i dont see myself with 30k or even 60k ... does medical school pay more?

I want to become an Academic Advisor or student counselor. Will an MPA help me pursue that career? If so, how? By MPA, I mean Masters of Public Administration. How will this degree help me find work? I need help writing the essay for this program. My work history is not much but it includes working at a jail (juvenile/adult) as well as a medical school as a student finance clerk. I would love to be a counselor helping students at the high school or college level and have some volunteering experience with children. My undergrad is in Sociology and Psych minor..my intent is to eventually become either a guidance counselor, school therapist or academic advisor. Only serious answers please. Thank you. Okay no one is really answering my question but okay--let me rephrase what jobs can I get with an MPA?

Money, career, moving, leaving, decisions- advice Please?!?!? I am a single mom and I have been offered a wonderful job 200 miles from where I live. It is the same type of work I have done all my life and I love it!!! The problem is I have children that will be 17 years old and they do not want to move and go to a different school. We have been struggling with finances and medical bills and this job will allow insurance and great money. My children are mature and could handle living on their own during the week and I could come home on the weekends if they stayed here and I moved. I need some advice from parents who have been in same situation. I do not want my children resenting me for making them move again. Both are very responsible and I feel can handle it and so do they. They are happy for me on the job offer and want to give it a try. I have informed them that if grades fall or problems arise they would have to move with me. I would like input from other parents who have done this and how did it work for your family. Thank You!!

SHould we go ahead and get married? My fiance and I have been living together officially for almost 6 months. We have been together for 14 months and engaged 4 months. Initially, we said that we were going to wait 3 years before getting married, because he is finishing his last year of college (I finished in Dec) and he wasnted to be through at least his first year or second year of medical school before we took the plunge, because we felt by then our finances and futures would be in a better spot to merge them together. I was ok with that at first, but now that we've been living together, I'm wondering why we just don't set a date for a year or year and ahalf from now. A- we already live like a married couple- sharing bills, bed, house...I know wherever he goes I'm folllowing and vice versa especially since he is rethinking med school. We are very much in love and want to spend the rest of our lives together, so why not now? He disagrees, but won't really give me a reason why...says he wants to marry me, just not now..

Is this a normal feeling? Both of my parents never went/graduated from college. I am the first in my family to go away to college and then on to medical school. While my family was not poor, when I was younger I remember my family barely staying above water from paycheck to paycheck. I'm much better off than my parents are now. It kinda makes me very unhappy to an extent, almost like I'm rubbing it in their face (even though I help them out with their finances now). I am not sure, but sometimes I feel as though I resent them for all of the stress I experienced as a child, worrying about whether we can afford to fix a problem with the home or by food. Is it normal to feel this way?

what to do now? I have been going to school for tha past year majoring in medical financing (insurance,billing,coding ect.) I will graduate in dec. of 08 with my associates degree. My parents have recently move about 2 hours from where i study at. I have searched for schools around where my parents have moved and the only thing i've come across is surgical tech. or bio technology.They are building this huge building all on bio research such as genetics, hiv/aids, cancer, and other major illnesses. If i take the course i will graduate in 09. It seems if i transfer i would have lost a whole year and only 3 of the 24 credits i have aquirred will transfer. Yet something keeps telling me i should transfer.I honestly dont know which way to go. Dont know what to do? Any Suggestions?

Why Canadians Hide Their Dictators? Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, was the Prime Minister of Quebec from 1936 to 1959 (that was the year he died). He ruled Quebec under a strong dictatorship. Under his Canadian dictatorship he: frequently worked under traffic of influences, was an anti-communist, used force to attack labor unions, strangely always won all elections, he publically stated that he hated Jehovah I-Witnesses, and pledged Quebecers to stay rural, traditional and francophone. During his Canadian Dictatorship orphanages and schools were financed by the province of Quebec, while physicatric institutions where funded by the Canadian Federation. In order to get extra money, Canadian Dictator Maurice Duplessis transferred thousands of healthy orphans from the orphanages of Quebec to the physicatric institutions in the province stating that they were crazy, but actually they weren’t. In those mental institutions orphans were forced to work as slaves. Many of them were object of medical experimentation. But Canadians do not want to remember Maurice Duplessis, most of them, not even know he existed at all! In Quebec, some remember him as the one who adopted the flag of Quebec, and as the great defensor of the French language and autonomy of Quebec... but not as a dictator. WHY? Are they too ashamed of him? Nowadays in Quebec, the province is urging to close English-speaking hospitals and schools. There is a future dictator named Pauline Marois, from Quebec, that want English-speaking Quebecers to pass a French test in order to apply to any public job. English-speaking Quebecers have lived in Quebec for as long as 5 or more generations in Quebec, but for Pauline Marois they are still foreigners. Let’s not talk about the immigration concept that Pauline Marois has. So, why Canadians do not want the world to know they had and still have dictators?

Is this possible to do...? A non-traditional aged college student who has had good credit built up, over 10 years, but things have happened that damaged the credit rating (like recent unsteady work or a job loss or medical issues not completely covered for example). Yet they are also planning to continue their studies at a 4-year school in economics or finance. Just wondering if it would be waste to go with financial-related majors or not, because financial companies wanting employees to have good credit. If the person's credit is better after their 4 years of college, could they still get into a financial field?

Is there any way to get an ex husband off your case? Every time I turn around it's something else. He's digging in her medical records, he calls her school to get her attendance record, won't pay child support until it's ordered, won't get my daughter a military ID card so she can use her FREE medical benefits. Sometimes I just want to runaway to another country cause living on the opposite end of the country is not far enough away! I've done everything I could to make this as easy as possible. I'm tired of being the nice guy and paying for the lawyers fees to have a written contract for HIM to see his daughter. I'm tired of saying yes to him every time he wants to see her. I'm tired of getting craped on. I go out of my way to make it all as easy as possible but for some reason he is always acting as if I'm the bad guy. I keep telling my finance that if I keep being nice maybe one day he'll see it. Truth be told, I don't think it'll happen. What would you do in this situation cause all i want to do now is tell him to kiss off! Hangfire- sorry, when you hit spell check it changes it on ya from fiance to finance Darkstar, my new man is beside me 100% He thinks I need to start being the witch that my ex thinks I am. He is tired of me letting him walk all over me. About the ex though, he has moved on in a way, he got remarried and now has 3 step kids.. He is just still mad at me cause he is in the military and when I left him I had a protection of abuse put on him cause that night he came home from the bar drunk and decided it would be fun to pick a fight with me an then when I was walking out of the room he decided to take a big bite out of my back. The military police came and documented it all. He was ordered to stay away but decided to still show up the next day outside the house driving around the parking lot so the Military police pulled him over, called his boss, and removed him. He ended up getting a stripe take away I'm not sure if it was due to that or when he had cheated on me with a co worker... the girl he was training and babysat for me sometimes.

Undergrad Philosophy major? I've been considering majors for a long time now, from digital media design to mechanical and electrical engineering, to economics, and a few others, but lately philosophy is seeming particularly attractive. I'm wondering if any people out there have anything to say about it? I've read that it teaches you valuable analytical skills, and can help you be more persuasive by teaching you how to construct good arguments based on sound logic. It's easy to see these skills leading to careers in something like law, however at this time if I did go on to graduate school, I think I would study finance. Perhaps a philosophy undergrad with a math minor? Another interesting bit of info I've heard about philosophy majors is that they're (surprisingly) in demand, and have the same employment rate as medical related majors. Anyone out their a philosophy major, or have anything to say about it? Do you think it provides a good education, or would I be better off with one of my other choices?

problems with mom? i have been on a vacation for 2 weeks,before my vacation i had no problem with my mom,(u see,my dad passed away 3 years ago and i live all alone with my mom who is 37 years older than i),as i was in vacation,my mom kept on calling me and telling me to come back cuz she fells lonely and misses me,she would call EVERY single day.i came back,i missed my friends i had been visiting,i never really like coming back home because i feel bad and lonely,on te very first day i came back my mom started to throw all these words at my head,she said i'm selfcentered,she said that i bug her she said that no one who truely knows me could ever really get along with me,i have no IDEA why she does that,i'm 21 years old,and it's been over a year that i think we've grown apart in many ways,she just doesn't know what privacy is and she doesn;t want to understand that i'm young and have different needs than those of a 58 year old!what to do? i've thought of getting counseling,but she refuses to go,...i'd love to move out,but i can't,i can't finance myself and i am a medical student,the only way would be to transfer in another university in another school,but she says she won't support me anymore if i do that!

Is this why the libs hate BUSH?

I am in love with my childhood friend ..help? I am now 22 and second year in medical school. He is completing his masters in finance. We studied together from grade 1 to 4 and even back then I used to have a huge crush on him. We separated after grade 4 and I left the country when I was 15. I returned in an exchange program after 7 years to my homeland. I was searching for him for almost a year and about a month back, I found him on facebook. He was really happy that I contacted him and ever since we have been talking daily. Our conversations are fun, easy on the heart and I get very excited when we talk. Both of us have grown up so much and we are far from the innocent 7 years olds. Today we talked about relationships and marriage. He said its better to give preferance to those who love us than we run after love. I said I will hold him accountable for his words. I have been single for a year and from what I know, he is currently single. Although he did tell me he is not in the mental state for a relation ( not directed towards me since we never talked of a possibility is us yet). We made plans to meet next month and watch some cricket matches since season begins soon. I am excited but nervous as well. What should I say or how should I approach. I really like him and he makes me laugh like no one else. Something within me says I should go for it but I am very scared of possibility of loosing a great friend like him.

What is it about America that makes it 100 times better than every other country?

How do you deal with bridezilla and her sister?????? OK, this is going to be sort of a long explanation/question... I need peoples opinions tho. So I'm in my best friends wedding. We have a trip planned to go to Vegas. I set a strategic budget for myself months ago to make sure I could pay for things as they came up. At the time I lived in an apartment with a bf, who I've broken up with since. Afterwards I used the money I would have paid for the apartment with to pay for a motorcycle for myself. In the past month I have incurred MORE bills that were unforseen like medical, dental and school..... which has REALLY put a strain on my finances (NOT the bike... because whether it was a bike or an apartment that money was being used for something.) .... but the EXTRA stuff such as medical etc........ SO..... getting to the point.... I was asked a day or so ago if I could help chip in for some MORE gifts for the party in Vegas, which I lamented about (basically told the Maid of honor/sister I was broke).... She in turn told me I was an idiot for buying a motorcycle since I "knew I was in a wedding and I should have saved the money"....... but if I was still living in the apartment the money would have gone to THAT, so either way, THAT money was part of my "extra money" for weddings and what not. So I retorted and tried to make that point, that the BIKE is not why I'm broke, that it was OTHER stuff that had piled on in the past month, but they would not leave that issue alone. SO NOW, I have them calling me a selfish bitch because according to them "it's all about me me me" and I tried to START this fight to get out of the wedding........ I never tried to start any fight..... I merely tried to explain to them that I have incurred other expenses BESIDES a bike that have put a strain on me, and they wouldn't listen....... So now I sit here, being insulted by both, being criticized by both and I'm being called a selfish bitch and am being told that I'm no longer invited to Vegas. IS THIS FAIR??? OH..... and her parents are LOADED, while I come from middle class...... I DON'T have mommy and daddy paying for everything the way they do......... HOW do I deal with people like this?????

i want to be a doctor in the usa!! but i live in england? SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!!!!! i have a masters degree in pharmacy (MPHARM) and i want to go to the USA and become a neuro surgeon (it is my dream) . does anyone know how I can do this? will I be accepted into medical schools with a british degree even though british degrees are far more comprehensive? does it help that I have a degree in pharmacy??? also finance is not a problem!!! and is there and age limit?