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[berniesandersmittens]

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. If his grades are really good, I suspect that the schools will look for him.

And I would expect that his counselor in the high school would know of such things too.

He should certainly talk to his counselor! And I think that there are folks here who can help too.

All the best to you both!

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Sounds smart enough to find the necessary funding.

I am part of a family that welcomes a DR dude that is one of the smartest surgeons I've ever met (and my uncle was an awesome GP/OB-GYN Doc, in the 60's thru 80's- was all in on WW2 surgery/European Theater.., but he'd have deferred to this 5th year resident.) He's currently dealing with organ transplants, though he thinks his calling is crisis surgery.

[Mz Pip]

3. His counselor should have those.

Most scholarships come to the counselors office.

Many colleges offer both need based and merit scholarships. He can research these as he applies.

[bluecollar2]

4. I've heard that the forces can be of benefit.

May be an option to look into.

Also, Doctors without Borders...

[Mike Nelson]

5. I think...

... his high school guidance counselor would know about grants and scholarships. I hope high schools still have them and students don't have to go looking themselves - the actual person will know what to pursue. Pell Grant is one I recall... It's not too soon to start the applications for September 2022. Taking five college classes in high school is great - it will help get him accepted, I think. I took college credits in high school, too - but don't think they were all accepted. Once he's in school, he'll be okay. Colleges want good, advanced students and he can get help at their financial aid office. His work is added into the overall students' performance cum, and they want to boast. Good luck!

[onecaliberal]

6. School counselors are aware of all grants and scholarships.

Apply for everything.

[Bluethroughu]

7. Start with the FAFSA...

He should do his General education credits at the Community College, they usually give a scholarship to transfer in State to a State University and if he has excellent grades, they give a scholarship for that also.

If he joins Honor Society there they also offer scholarship.

Then the University will offer money for certain degrees and scholarship.

Some states offer scholarships for medical also.

Research which Universities he will be applying to before filling out the FAFSA because the school will respond with their packages, so you can compare.

[TomSlick]

8. I paid for college with an ROTC scholarship.

It was a win/win for me since I wanted to at least begin my legal career in the Army for the trial experience (which I got in spades).

The military also offers scholarships for medical school. The Army program: https://www.goarmy.com/amedd/education/hpsp.html?iom=ARRN-21-NMTF_N_PSEA_71700000078534486_700000002153587_43700059585438013_58700006592312892_military+medical+school+scholarship&gclid=CjwKCAiAp8iMBhAqEiwAJb94z-o6PYHlI_5Gt6wsdRDgOu3pv2xLRcgTEisT0gAO1EdfpVr-ypo0PhoCw1AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

There would be an additional service obligation but, again, it could be a win/win.

[TomSlick]

12. Doctors in the Army ARE officers.

Moreover, they receive the base pay for their rank PLUS professional pay (which lawyers do not receive).

Service as a military doctor would be great experience and a valuable service to the country.

When I completed my obligation from the ROTC scholarship, I continued in the Reserves. Now I'm drawing a monthly retirement pay. I regret none of it.

[Quakerfriend]

13. Yes, I know 4 brothers who all went to med school via the Navy n/t

[3Hotdogs]

9. Neighbor across the street from me..... her daughter got an MD and works in a small town in Alaska.

10 years, and her MD debt is paid off.

I got my teaching degree that way.

Amazon has a couple of books on funding college.

Anthony ONeal and Bart Astor are authors of two of them. they may help.`

[Quakerfriend]

14. BSmittens, your son sounds like a great kid!

There’s a wealth of info. @ collegeconfidential.org- re: admissions, scholarships etc.

[Pobeka]

15. Don't overlook small local scholarships, even in the 100's of dollars.

Once he has a form letter (of sorts), it may only take an hour to find, and an hour to fill out an application. If he only gets $200, that is a pay back of $100/hr.

I have a friend whose daughter did just this and funded almost her entire college expense this way.

She did well.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. Where is he applying for college?

He needs to have that well under control.

If he's taking AP classes, which is what I expect you mean by taking college courses, then so long as he does decently on the AP exams, he will probably get actual college credit for those classes.

He might possibly want to consider UMKC (University of Missouri Kansas City) as they have a 5 year combined BA and MD degree. Here's a link to find out more:

https://med.umkc.edu/bamd/

As someone has already pointed out, start with the FAFSA. Hopefully his high school has a good college counselor who can help.

[berniesandersmittens]

17. Self deleting due to personal info

Thanks everyone for your responses!