ND full price with med school in future

matt46578901234
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:15:39 +0000

Hi guys! I recently got my financial aid notification in the mail, and I was really hoping for some aid, but I ended up getting nothing. I’m so disappointed as ND has been my dream school for the longest time, and now my family is rushing to see what we can do to contact the financial aid office and discuss with someone. I need some input since Notre Dame has been the only school I have ever wanted, and it truly is a perfect home. I have a half ride waiting at Fordham, 2/3rd scholarship at Gonzaga (honors program), 15K at Villanova (waiting to hear back from a few others). I will be in debt roughly about 40 grand if I go to ND, which is honestly not huge compared to some other posters I’ve seen talking about 100 grand in debt. I’m so conflicted. Each day one person says to take the debt and go, and other days people warn me about going into debt and saving money for Med-School. My reasoning (very idealistic and probably not the most logical) is that I am set on Med school, no I will not change my career choice, yes I am more than 110% certain about this, and this by no means is meant to be prideful neither is it my reason to go into medicine, but I am planning to enter into a medical area that pays quite well (400-700K). I’m not one to make decisions based on money, but ND is getting to the point where I have to be thinking about finances. I believe there are things that are worth the debt, and I am more than willing to sacrifice for this school, but how much is too much. My parents were not raised here, and have no experience with the college financial aid situation and getting into debt. I’m looking for advice from people that might be in a similar situation and what they chose to do or any other advice.