Premed question

[hopeful2020]

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I will be 32 this year and I am single mom of 3 kids (14,7,4). Next year I am looking to start classes required for med school. Problem is they will be undergraduate classes and I already have a bachelors and have used my undergraduate financial aid/credits so I wouldn't be eligible. I thought about masters program but this likely won't work because I still need the lower level science classes and I heard it wouldn't help anyway. Community colleges near me dont have many of the classes needed and are during the day but I need to continue to work before getting to medical school. The universities around me are private and I would be looking at least 7k for just 2 classes for each semester.

Any suggestions on how to go about getting these classes done and financial aid?

 

[Blanky]

Sign up at the 4 year as a Biology major degree seeking (unless you are a bio major) and then take the classes you want and do not finish the second bachelors)

 

[hopeful2020]

Sign up at the 4 year as a Biology major degree seeking (unless you are a bio major) and then take the classes you want and do not finish the second bachelors)

I was going to do that but then when I was reading on federal financial aid, it said once you max on student loans or the credits for a bachelors your no longer eligible for undergrad loans. Then I called the university to ask and they said I wasn't eligible for aid for undergrad because I already have a bachelors.

 

[rdyotz]

I am doing postbac, enrolled for a 2nd bachelors just to get federal loans and priority enrollment. Having a bachelors already will not preclude you from all financial aid. You will not be able to get grants, but you can still get private scholarships and federal loans (unless you already maxed them out).