Some of them cost $70k+. For 1 year. I know eventually doctors will make good money, but profiting off the backs of the students doesn’t sit well with me.
Same goes for med school tuition rates.
Hello!! I am currently an LPN since 2020, I am graduating with my ASN in a few weeks, and I am 100% certain I want to be an MD not an NP. I made spreadsheets of all of the schools I plan to apply to and weighed my realistic admits with my lottery ticket reach schools, spoken to several med students and a current fellow. I am committed. I Just need some advice on how to do the absolute best with what I have, and with the few years I have to prep. Here's what I have going on:
I won't give extensive background lore but to make a long story as short as possible I come from an abusive home / low income, no support, no safety net. I pursued nursing because I knew that it was the most stable way to free myself, and also work toward my goal of being a provider. I hadn't considered it within the realm of possibility for me to go to med school until now due to my upbringing and financial situation but I know that if I don't go for it I will deeply regret it. Current stats and situation:
A few months ago I reached out to the national organization for School based health centers, and they connected me with my state affiliate. We spoke and she was very enthusiastic about me and my work / interest and passion for school based heath (if you don't know what it is, its comprehensive primary care, dental, vision and behavioral health clinics within elementary and high schools). She asked me to coordinate with her for the conference in Washington DC this June and would like for me to speak with congress to advocate for policy that supports standing clinics and their expansion to more districts.
I don't have crazy extra curriculars or research experience like a lot of med school applicants. My plan is to orient in the ICU full time around june/july and hoping to start RN to BSN fall 2027 while working.
My main concern with med school is the cost. My finances arent great right now, and I know I can do a lot of salvaging with my RN salary but I still wont be in the position to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars.
My most realistic reach school is Albert Einstein in the bronx, it is highly competitive so I cant bank on this but they do cover full tuition and I am a big mission match. If my reach schools dont work, I cant afford east coast tuition so theres also an option to move to texas, work as an RN for a year and apply to texas med schools.
Regardless I need to build a really competitive application over the next few years. Please help with realistic advice, I am intimidated by the perfect applicants but I will do whatever it takes to compete. My main limitation is my lack of support system. Financially I cant afford not to work. Let me know what you think!
Hi friends, I was just admitted to the Duke MBS program and was wondering if there was a Facebook group for incoming students? I see one for 2026 but couldn’t find one for this year’s class. Also happy to create one if not! Lmk :)