Clemson - Out of State Tuition

Peruna1998
Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:20:03 +0000

You are a little late in the game to be asking these questions.

But, let’s address them full on. Some background first. I am an attorney. My wife is a pediatrician. We both having been practicing for eighteen years. Neither of us had any debt out of undergraduate (I went to graduate school on a Fulbright). All of our student loan debt was related to our professional degrees (law school and medical school). We paid it off last month. Yes…it took eighteen years. Now, there’s some background to that. We had historically low rate (2.25%). We have kids. We make good money and could get a better return on our dollar elsewhere. We finally just decided to be done with it. Still…eighteen years. The lesson? Professional school is not cheap.

If you are serious about medical school (and think about that, it ain’t and won’t be what it is when you start practicing…trust me), then do not borrow money for your undergraduate education because you will for medical school. That means finding the best deal for an undergraduate education. For the next four years you need to focus on your grades and MCAT score (and having some fun).

Ideally, you look to your public in-state schools (but you won’t for unknown reasons). You are past a lot of application deadlines. You have not posted your stats or your budget. So, I am going to take a hip shot here and make one recommendation: University of New Mexico. You can still qualify for the Amigo Scholarship. It is pretty generous for out of state students.

Good luck.