I an 23, a carpenter, gainfully employed with a disabled live in girlfriend who i don't want to break up with because I love her and she treats me well, but depends on me financially.I grew up poor, and have no college credits. I want to go to medical school, and live in an area with decent colleges. How can I do this while keeping my girlfriend but not being homeless? The rigorous study of pre med and medical school precludes having a second job.Will student loans pay my rent? If so, I'd have to live on campus, probably, which means my girlfriend couldn't live with me, and she depends on me. Does anyone have any advice for how I could make this happen? I'm quite confident I could get through medical school and become a doctor, I'm at least determined enough to try. Could I just get 500k in debt and pay all my bills for the 8-12 years of school with debt and do really well and get a high paying doctor job?
>>34268662i would suggest another career, i dont know if MD is going to be a stable career for a long while. If you can find a few stocks worth it, you might be able to pull in maybe 25$k over few years.
>>34268705Why do you say that md is not going to be stable?
>>34268662do part time school with your job remotely, anything else and you have to ditch the girl. you will still be working your ass off in pre med and med school in part time esp with a job
I did it. 300k debt at graduation. married another doc, both did family medicine, which is the lowest paid specialty, but we made good decisions and lived frugally. We just hit 7 figure net worth after 10 years and we both work two days a week. Do it!
>>34268662In some European systems you go right into Med School as an undergraduate, but in the US you have to go through 4 years of college (and get VERY good grades) before even starting Med School
