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Matriculate for Post-bac or not? HELP!

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meddie1991

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Hey guys, I graduated with a bachelors in Psychology this year. I want to take my pre-reqs this fall at a community college.

I will be working full-time so that schedule is the only one that works for me.

The issue is money. I am quite broke. The way around this is that I can get financial aid if I enroll in a part-time associates program in Biology. This is a bit of a trick so I can take the pre-reqs and receive financial aid but I don't have plans on finishing the associates program.

I just want to take the prereqs, drop out of the associates program, and apply to med school.

Will this be okay or should I just scrounge up money and pay for the classes individually?
 
Hey guys, I graduated with a bachelors in Psychology this year. I want to take my pre-reqs this fall at a community college.

I will be working full-time so that schedule is the only one that works for me.

The issue is money. I am quite broke. The way around this is that I can get financial aid if I enroll in a part-time associates program in Biology. This is a bit of a trick so I can take the pre-reqs and receive financial aid but I don't have plans on finishing the associates program.

I just want to take the prereqs, drop out of the associates program, and apply to med school.

Will this be okay or should I just scrounge up money and pay for the classes individually?

Take the money and drop out when you are ready to apply to med school...