Student Doctor Network Forums - Financial Aid http://forums.studentdoctor.net/ Discuss financial topics, including private or military scholarships, student loans, and educational costs. en Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:41 GMT vBulletin 20 http://dkmg2azsloi0e.cloudfront.net/images/misc/rss.jpg Student Doctor Network Forums - Financial Aid http://forums.studentdoctor.net/ Med Schools with Generous aid for low income/Out of State Schools Financial Aid http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=1006081&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 20:54:32 GMT Hello, I am trying to make a list of medical schools to apply to. My biggest concern is paying for medical school. I come from a low income family so I am trying to find out more information about which medical schools offer generous need-based... Hello,

I am trying to make a list of medical schools to apply to. My biggest concern is paying for medical school. I come from a low income family so I am trying to find out more information about which medical schools offer generous need-based financial aid (low EFC). In applying for colleges, I found that the more prestigious schools I got accepted into offered me an unbelievable amount of aid (even thought the cost of attendance was 3 times that of my state school), making going to a more expensive private school much more affordable for my family than my state school. (I know that there is another thread about this and some have mentioned Penn, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Wash U, U Mich..but in case anyone has more to add to this list).

My other question is if it is worth it to apply to out of state state medical schools since I am low income? For example, I would like to apply to most of the UCs (even though I am not a California resident) but I am afraid these state schools won't meet all of my demonstrated need in aid and there will be a big gap between my EFC and the amount I will have to come up through private loans. Do state schools typically cover most of demonstrated need?

If you could post any knowledge about schools that you may know provide generous financial aid packages for low income families and information you may regarding state school financial aid for out of state students, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you in advance! ]]> Financial Aid dhb10 http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=1006081