Medical school is outrageously expensive, especially if you attend a private school. Tuition alone can be as high as $37,000 per year.

Upon acceptance, most financial aid information is available through the medical schools. However, be sure to look into special programs through your state of residency. Also, plan your finances wisely in college. Avoid credit card debt and save as much money as possible.

For further information about medical school and the medical professions, please see the Assistant Director for Medical Studies and the Sciences at the Office of Career Services or Professor Lee Abrahamsen in the Biology Department.

Written with the help of Anne Cole Brown, Bates Class of 1988, a graduate of the University of Vermont Medical School and currently a Physician of Internal Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, ME.