I am a 21 y/o qualified Paramedic with Emergency department experience. Is it possible to work enough during school? What percent of the tuition should I loan out?

When you go to medical school you are allowed to borrow funds above the cost of tuition in order to be able to afford to live. I get around $1500 per month to live off of. I have a few friends that worked on weekends occasionally, but no one is able to work full time at another job. For the first two years you will have several hours of class a day and then spend several hours studying each night. The second two years are spent in the hospital and are even longer (easily 70+ hours/week in some rotations). I am a fourth year student and will be graduating in a few months with around $170,000 in loans. It sounds scary (and is) but I should be able to pay it off soon.

If you are interested in the process of medical school and becoming a doctor you can check my blog at www.medwanderer.com Good luck if you decide to go to med school!

hi, i want to know how much is a year's worth of tuition fees in any medical school in chicago. thanks.

If you check the website of the Association of American Medical Colleges (google AAMC) they have links to every accredited med school in the USA. You can go directly to the website of each of the med schools in Illinois and get the exact correct information directly from the school websites, and a lot of other info as well.

Don't go into shock when you see the numbers. It is possible to borrow money for med school and then when you are a qualified MD you can pay it back easily!!!

Good luck!

I was thinking about maybe becoming a doctor, but they have to go to medical school, and that is expenive. But is going to pharmacy school even more expensive? If I were a pharmacist tech, would the hospital I work at maybe help pay tuition so I could become a pharamcist? I want to get into the medical field, but it is expensive, and I'd have to pay a lot of money that I don't know how I'd get.

Tuition is the same for pharmacy and medical school at my state university and at most universities. Remember that state schools are substantially less expensive than private schools. You pay three times or more at a private school. At my state school it's $15,000 a year for both pharmacy students and medical students. They charge non-residents (out of state people) $30,000 a year. Pharmacy requires less years of study than medical school so you get to start making money earlier.

Pharmacy is a four year program after you have a bachelor's degree. If you are admitted into a pharmacy program as a high schooler, then it is a six year program and will cost more. Most six year programs are at private schools. With pharmacy, there is no residency unless you want to become a special pharmacist.

Medical school is four years after your bachelor's and then at least three years of residency and more after that if you specialize. So pharmacy is four years and medical school is seven. Dental school is four years unless you want to become an orthodontist, then it's a couple more. If you want to become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (they take out wisdom teeth), you get a dental degree (DDS, 4 years) then medical training and an MD (6 more years).

If you are set on these professions and are sure you won't change your mind, then cost shouldn't be an issue. You could live at home with your parents for a year or two if you really want and pay off the loans right away. I think most pharmacists in my area make $100,000 and up and family practice doctors make $130,000 and up. You'll have a nice salary and skills. Just try to see if you like these professions though because if you don't it'll be a huge mistake.

ADD: Yes, residents are paid. I think it's about $40,000 a year. In my area (West Coast) you can find a job that grosses over $100,000 easily as a retail pharmacist. Hospital pharmacists generally make less than retail pharmacists. Also, some pharmacies have tough hours. USDRJD is probably right about what a physician makes.

Soon I'll be finishing a science degree (BSc) and if I get a 1st I'm planning on applying to medical school.

If this happens (touch wood!) how would I go about funding my tuition fees and general living expenses? At the moment I have a loan. But when I enter medical school I'll be 22.

Anyone done the same? How did you fund yourself in medical school?

Why dont you contact the medical school you wish to enter? They will have access to any bursay scheme or grants etc available there may also be other funds through scolarships etc but only they have that info im afraid.

I recently finished Uni and for a year I shared a flat with 4 medical students. £ were payed for by daddies cash but one was working his way through it. Its hard!!

You can get cheap accommodation by becoming a student warden in uni digs, but you will still need a job too. I have seen it done, so it is possible but he had no life (still hasnt) and wont for 5 years! But if this is what you want, and you must really want it, you can do it.

Good luck, youre a better man than me for trying

I'm recently accepted into a medical school and they said they need an escrow account for 4 years of tuition. Does this mean I'll need to put 4 years of tuition into this account? If so, how is this different from just saying I need to pay them 4 years of tuition up front (i.e. why do they call this an "escrow" account?) Thanks for the help!

Unless you are a international student!

Soon I'll be finishing a science degree (BSc) and if I get a 1st I'm planning on applying to medical school.

If this happens (touch wood!) how would I go about funding my tuition fees and general living expenses? At the moment I have a loan. But when I enter medical school I'll be 22.

Anyone done the same? How did you fund yourself in medical school?

P.S. It will no doubt be different in America, so only people with knowledge of UK university systems please.

LOL…well there's always the strip club. From what I understand the gay community are really good tippers when it comes to there strippers *wink*

Hey, gotta friend that graduated from Yale with a Bio-Chem degree…he said he funded the part of his tuition that wasn't covered by scholarship stripping at a gay club. He's not gay but he made good money to cover books and what not.