How Do Med Students Make Ends Meet?

spring162
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:22:35 +0000

DD is an M1 and lives on her loans. She lives very frugally and takes less in loans than offered to save on loan debt. Working is not an option for her as the amount of studying and varying class requirements make it near impossible to have a set schedule. She will be working for two doctors over the summer to make some extra cash for the following year. Quite a few of her classmates come from wealthy families who pay for their students med school. D feels she is one of the “poorer” students. We do cover phone, dental, travel home expenses as well. She takes advantage of free meals on campus by going to lunch lectures or volunteering to meet with new potential students. She is doing great and just has to be reminded that the majority of doctors have debt and while it is a bummer that we cannot pay cash for her med school (eventhough she went to UG on a free scholy) it is the only path she has to becoming what she wants to be.