Do medical schools have dorms?

[952995]

In the even I get accepted to medical school, where do I live?

How do I pay for it? Will government student loans cover rent and living expenses?

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[jarednogeek]

You will be able to get loans. You can get an apartment or a house. Pretty much everyone is medical school can afford a place to live so this shouldn’t be a worry, focus on getting in.

 

[LizzyM]

Some schools have dorms, particularly in areas where housing is expensive and hard to acquire (New York City). In other places, renting a house or apartment is much nicer, more spacious, and less expensive than what you'd get in campus housing. Either way, tuition, food, lodging and similar necessities is figured into your "cost of attendance". You can borrow to cover that "cost of attendance".

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

CMSRU has student apartments across the street from campus. So some schools do at least. But yeah. Loans.

 

[907914]

Most do not but a good chunk of them do. And COA should cover everything in most areas if you are single and comfortable with a roommate. If you are married/have a child, COA will cover rent and some food in a lot of areas, as will barely cover 3/4 of rent in other areas

 

[PreMedMissteps]

Many do not have dorms, maybe because many med students are in committed relationships/have children. Some have “grad housing”...which are usually larger than dorms and don’t involve sharing a bedroom with a roomie. They’re usually university-owned apartments. If not, you could rent something nearby.

Either way, this won’t be a problem for you. Your med school loans will cover your full cost of attendance, including a reasonable amount for apt rent and food.

If you’re not in a relationship, then you could do what many other singles do, and that’s share an apartment or house.

 

[mmmcdowe]

Columbia has the best, nicest possible dorms available. 😉

 

[PreMedMissteps]

Columbia has the best, nicest possible dorms available. 😉

Are they grad dorms? Are they like apartments where you can have a SO and kids live with?

 

[mmmcdowe]

Are they grad dorms? Are they like apartments where you can have a SO and kids live with?

I'm being facetious. They have all of those things as well but the dorm rooms I'm referring to are..... an experience for first year medical students.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I'm being facetious. They have all of those things as well but the dorm rooms I'm referring to are..... an experience for first year medical students.

You're not making it easy for me to not post something totally unhelpful to this thread lol.

 

[LizzyM]

If it really matters to you, check into each school you apply to. Some schools will let you have a spouse in student housing but not an unmarried partner (significant other). You won't be obligated to live in student housing so in some locations it may make more sense to rent (or buy) something in the area that is large enough for your family. You may need to really dig into what the real estate market is in the area and whether your family will be able to handle the cost (and the commuting).