Don't Sweat the Cost of Medical School, Instead Work on Getting Those Good Grades in High School!

By Hwang Keum-Ok

In the planning of going to medical school there are many different things you have to concern yourself with. You should be planning this from the day you entered high school because many things you do -- or don't do-- in high school can help your plans to get into a good school.

When being considered to attend a medical school the first thing school authorities check for is your GPA (grade point average) over the whole four years. You will need to keep your grades up because these schools are fiercely competitive schools to get into. You will also need to get as many quality clubs under your belt as possible to show your ambition, character, discipline, and multitasking.

Those two things alone sound simple but trust me they are not. You will, however, reap rewards for making sure you excel in those two areas. Next you need to think about the admissions costs for school and the overall cost.

The cost of this type of school is not cheap and medical school expenses can be pretty high. Although a lot of people are trying to get into these schools, the costs and fees don't seem to be slowing anybody down! Most people realize that there are a lot of programs that can help you pay for college like financial aid.

Medical school is a prelude to a high paying, very rewarding career and the cost of school, once you graduate and start working, will come back a thousand fold over the years allowing you to pay back any loans easily.

If your only concern is the cost of school, and you have all your other ducks in a row, then you are in good shape. You can always get student loans and financial assistance to cover the cost right now, and if your grades and clubs are in top notch shape you can often find scholarships to cover the cost of tuition, boarding, and other things anyway.

You can't let the cost deter you or discourage you from working hard and achieving your goals in high school no matter how unlikely it seems that you'll be able to come up with the money.

You should always think about it as if the cost is already covered, and all you have to do is try to get the best grades possible, join the right clubs, and work hard. That mindset will do wonders for you.

It is much easier to worry about the cost once you graduate with all your credentials set up -- grades, clubs, etc., than it is to flake out in high school get poor grades, have no clubs on your resume and then realize that you did have a way to pay for it but now you can't get in no matter how much money you have!

With poor grades you will have a tough time getting accepted into many, if any, medical schools and even if you get in this will look very poor on your record when you go to get hired, unless you do an incredible job in school, but even then it's not a good move.

"Where there is a will there is a way," and where there is an "A" you have a pretty good chance of getting in to the school you want, as well as possibly getting all of your school costs covered by a scholarship. Dream big -- but give yourself a fighting chance and plan ahead.

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