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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a $150K option, OP. 
$75K for the post-bac tuition plus the loss of income for that year (which I'm probably conservatively saying is $75K).

It's great if you have a benefactor: parents or spouse.

The two people I know in real-life who did a post-bac program were married to practicing physicians whose salaries paid for it.  My friend's husband is an ER doctor.  She did a post-bac and is now in a family practice residency. 
My dermatologist's wife also completed a post-bac program.
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I agree that this option *may* be pricey- it is a major flaw in this path. It depends how you do it. If you kids lives with you and goes to a local state school and works it won't be too bad. If you do the Bryn Mawr program, which has an 100% acceptance rate- then yes it is pricey. I've noticed in general most people in medical school have money and parents are willing to shell out big bucks to get them in. I had a spouse who worked and my mom helped pay for books and some of the tuition. Hopefully, I can repay her back in the future.

Again this path is really best suited for a good humanities leaning student who has done well in high school in the sciences but struggles a bit with the traditional pre-med weed out classes and just needs to take college as a time to grow and do well (develop their writing and communication skills). They then can focus on the science courses after college and do well. I don't think it will necessarily work for everyone- just wanted to put this option out there.[/quote]

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