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Betsy
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Buford, Georgia
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How do I find scholarships right for me and having a high chance of getting them?
I a senior and I been trying to find scholarship but I feel like I am doing them wring because they are always just minimum chances of me getting it like sign up here and you will be entered for $1,000 worth of scholarship. this is just a small probability of me getting it since its national and plus I did local ones and there isn't much. I am interested in medical field but its so expensive and I need help. #needhlep #medicalfield
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M. A. Rafe Biswas
Associate Professor at University of Texas at Tyler
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Betsy, I know exactly how you feel since I had similar issues since my high school grades were good, but not great to get national scholarships. However, I only got some grants from FAFSA through the university.
That change once I got into college since I did really well in my classes first semester and entrance math test, and thus be offered scholarships and other funding opportunities through my department, college and honors college. Choose a field of sciences where you may be considered a minority to increase your chances of getting scholarships/grants e.g. women in engineering/STEM is not common. Although it may seem unrelated to medical field, I've known a few fellow female classmates in chemical engineering, which is a challenging major, but they later ended up in medical school successfully. This is obviously based on my personal experience when I was a college student, but hopefully helpful.
For medical school, one thing to consider maybe is MD/PhD that will take longer to complete, but will reduce your tuition costs significantly and even provide a small stipend. This is what I've heard from friends and family in the medical field.
That change once I got into college since I did really well in my classes first semester and entrance math test, and thus be offered scholarships and other funding opportunities through my department, college and honors college. Choose a field of sciences where you may be considered a minority to increase your chances of getting scholarships/grants e.g. women in engineering/STEM is not common. Although it may seem unrelated to medical field, I've known a few fellow female classmates in chemical engineering, which is a challenging major, but they later ended up in medical school successfully. This is obviously based on my personal experience when I was a college student, but hopefully helpful.
For medical school, one thing to consider maybe is MD/PhD that will take longer to complete, but will reduce your tuition costs significantly and even provide a small stipend. This is what I've heard from friends and family in the medical field.