Best short-term jobs to pay off credit debt 3-4 months before starting Med school?

[subdermallight]

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I have about $7,000 of debt that I won’t be able to pay off in med school because I’m not working and it’s not covered as COA.

I have from now until August to try and pay it off basically but I’m not sure how to go about this.

Do I look for a medically related job like a phlebotomist (training needed?), or just try and find some random job in retail? I don’t have any skills other than years of biomed research. Lab tech? Medical laboratory?

Curious if anyone else has been in this position and what you did

 

[initialize]

I'm currently in the same position but have about $3000 in credit card debt. I just got a job at a hospital as a patient transport aide. Now I'm trying to get a weekend part-time job as a front desk receptionist at a local gym.


There's no reason why you need a medically related job right now - my advice is to get any job you can as soon as possible to start paying off that debt.

 

[DrFortiusNatando]

Get a day job in a lab if possible - bc that is where you have experience - and then drive UBER/LYFT and/or bartend for nights and weekends. Waiters make pretty good money too, but with no experience, may be a hard job to get, especially in a nice restaurant where the tips are good.

With no prior training as a phlebotomist or medical asst, or EMT, unlikely to be able to get a good clinical position with no experience. Maybe patient transporter, but in most locations, they would be unlikely to hire someone who is leaving in a couple of months unless hospital is really desperate. It is possible to go to a place that needs seasonal help (think cape cod, myrtle beach) and they might need extra staff for the summer, but they would want you to stay through Labor Day most likely.

 

[dr_kateb]

One that pays a lot

 

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Waiter/bartend/uber

 

[riverrunner]

Have you ever tutored? MCAT, SAT, ACT? If you work for one of the companies, you make less money, but may have a steady flow of students. If you have a network to connect with students and can keep your whole fee, you can make some money. Tutors in my city commonly charge $70 per hour. Working for a prep company, they earn more like $20.

 

[lalalallala]

I plan to tutor, but to make money off of that you need to know people. (I don't mean to sound annoying I'm just being realistic) If you can drive to people in wealthy areas then you can easily charge 100/150 / hour for tutoring. You could help people apply to college. You could tutor SAT/ACT or science/math. This is only if you think tutoring is something you're good at. I would also drive for uber because you get to pick your own hours. Hopefully you live somewhere populated enough.