If I go to Medical School and become a doctor, I want to work at a free clinic or something of that sort in which I can help people that are less fortunate or poverty-stricken and in need of medical assistance. However, such jobs such as working for Doctors Without Borders or at an inner city health clinic do not pay enough to repay student loans efficiently. What can I do? Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks a lot in advance for answering!

I have a suggestion, but please take me seriously ok.

There is a huge demand on nurses. Why not be a nurse practitioner.

They can be just as important as a doctor. They can also prescribe drugs!

Then you can save a little & go to med school.

I took out a loan for $8000 to go to school to become a medical assistant. I am now finished with school and am paying my loan back now. But I want to take out another loan so I can attend college to further my career in the medical field by becoming a registered nurse. What I would like to know is that although I took out a loan for $8000 to attend school and have not finished paying it all off yet, will I still be able to take out another loan to go to college to become an RN? Or will I need to pay back the $8000 first before I can take out another loan?

You should first find out if your school offers Perkins loans, if you work in the nursing field, the government will forgive your Perkins loans.

I want go medical school in Malaysia

Are you a U.S. citizen? If so, there are a couple programs that support students like you. You can use Stafford loans to study overseas, for example, if the school is accredited.

can i get a job and get scholarships and move in with my soon to be boyfriend????? will that work b/c i am getting my GED and i would like to start college about 2008-2009 school year… PLEASE HELP ME????

Be born into a wealthy family… Just kidding. Seriously, you will need to apply for financial aid: Pell grants are available and do not need to be repaid, FAFSA loans, scholarships, and work-study positions all help finance a college education.

Once you have earned your bachelors in science degree, you will take the MCAT and apply to several medical schools. Upon acceptance, you will need to take out loans to pay for tuition and living expenses as medical school is very expensive and four years long, then 1 year internship, and 2 year residency. If you specialize, that is 4-8 additional years of training.

If you choose to work with an underserved population (ie, Eskimos, Native Americans), programs exist to "forgive" your loan debt and they accept your service as payment in full.

This is an exciting time in your life. Just do the best you can, explore classes in college to discover things about yourself, and enjoy this opportunity. Best wishes.

I'm 44 years old right now and will be 48 by the time I'm ready to apply for medical school. Some people have said I might have trouble getting a loan to go to school at that age, but then again I talked to a doctor who told me that I might earn some extra points with medical schools because of "life experience". What do you think??

I entered medical school at the age of 51. You will encounter age discrimination with lending sources, especially the people at TERI. Be prepared to be asked for a cosignor. Doesn't matter what your credit rating is.

Older students make better students. Not my opinion, just a well known fact in medical school. My opinion is that it's due to less drama in day to day living and a better focus. I may be wrong, just my perception.

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There are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.

Do a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.

Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!