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Most us med schools don't require a bachelor's degree. For example, medical college of georgia just requires a few prerequisite courses: https://www.augusta.ed

Most us med schools don't require a bachelor's degree. For example, medical college of georgia just requires a few prerequisite courses: https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/application-procedures.php https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/application-procedure... Medical colleges in india don't require a bachelor's degree. also, no residency requires a bachelor's degree. also, bachelor's degrees don't have to be expensive... people going into 200k debt to become doctor's are mostly over paying. The acceptance rate for 1st time applicants to med school in usa is around 50%. You can get a bachelor's from anywhere and get in, if you know you can do well on the mcat.

pragone 8y ago
> people going into 200k debt to become doctor's are mostly over paying That's probably average combining undergrad and medical school. I go to one of the cheapest medical schools in the country, and it's > $240k in loans alone, let alone interest (plus the $130k from undergrad for me)
- naveen99 8y ago
  Georgia medical school instate tuition is <$9,000 / year. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+tuition https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+t... And that’s without the hope scholarship which anyone getting into MED school in georgia likely qualifies for making (gpa >3.0) Most state schools are not that expensive at least for their residents.
  - pragone 8y ago
    I'm not sure what number that's from - I think that's the undergrad tuition, not medical school tuition (https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php) In any case, that's tuition alone, and at one public medical school in one state (i.e. most people applying to medical school each year won't qualify for that price; caveat is other states with low prices, such as Texas medical schools, which are routinely the cheapest in the country, but also take >95% instate residents). Also, my medical schools calculates another $30k in fees and living expenses per year. Here's another datapoint for you: SUNY Upstate in New York. Tuition alone for instate residents: $43k. Taken from: http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_year1.pdf http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_y... I'm actually curious now what the costs are for each states' public schools. I can't seem to find a single reference for that though.
    - naveen99 8y ago
      You are right it’s 28k / year for georgia residents. Thanks for correcting me.

pragone 8y ago

> people going into 200k debt to become doctor's are mostly over paying That's probably average combining undergrad and medical school. I go to one of the cheapest medical schools in the country, and it's > $240k in loans alone, let alone interest (plus the $130k from undergrad for me)

naveen99 8y ago
Georgia medical school instate tuition is <$9,000 / year. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+tuition https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+t... And that’s without the hope scholarship which anyone getting into MED school in georgia likely qualifies for making (gpa >3.0) Most state schools are not that expensive at least for their residents.
- pragone 8y ago
  I'm not sure what number that's from - I think that's the undergrad tuition, not medical school tuition (https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php) In any case, that's tuition alone, and at one public medical school in one state (i.e. most people applying to medical school each year won't qualify for that price; caveat is other states with low prices, such as Texas medical schools, which are routinely the cheapest in the country, but also take >95% instate residents). Also, my medical schools calculates another $30k in fees and living expenses per year. Here's another datapoint for you: SUNY Upstate in New York. Tuition alone for instate residents: $43k. Taken from: http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_year1.pdf http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_y... I'm actually curious now what the costs are for each states' public schools. I can't seem to find a single reference for that though.
  - naveen99 8y ago
    You are right it’s 28k / year for georgia residents. Thanks for correcting me.