Because the average debt of a Va Tech Vet School grad, as an example, is $165K. The median $176K.
So at $176K, the student probably has to borrow $185K.
And over ten years, that’s $2250 a month - and that’s on top of undergraduate debt.
So well over $3K a month.
Now you have rent, car, insurance, etc.
On average, a vet makes $136K salary (higher with other perks like insurance).
How will they pay back the loan?
37% of Va Tech Vet School grads, btw, make less than $100K. 20% less than $80K.
So - the salary is likely to be low - especially relative to the salary being taken, when starting.
For OP, they need to go to JMU (or another Va school or Community College and transfer) and then to an in state med school.
That’s why I say that.
The student, like many, doesn’t understand the cost of college, of life, etc. and that’s sad and a lesson they need to learn quickly.
There’s a student who posted the other day at AU - who realized, working and everything else, they need out and quick. They took on more than they can chew.
That’s the same case here.
JMU is $27.3K for tuition, room and board at published prices. Go for the win!!
As we know for med schools and as @DadTwoGirls shows, the where you go undergrad will have little impact on the where for vet school - short of a guaranteed entry which OP doesn’t seem to have.
Thanks