As unbelievable as it sounds, nowadays 250k in debt after med school isn’t too bad, alas, higher med school debt would be just as common, especially for students starting college now. Minimizing debt during undergrad helps (ie., federal loans only, and only if necessary).
However, since most would-be premeds never make it to med school, the college choice needs to make sense both academically if there’s no med school later on, and financially both if med school happens and if it doesn’t.
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