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How To Find Scholarships For Medical School

August 14, 2017August 13, 2017 admin 1 Comment medical students, scholarships

One way to minimize debt is to obtain scholarships for medical school. There are two main reasons why my student debt was lower than the average doctor. First, I went to a less expensive medical school. Second, I was able to get more than 35,000 dollars in scholarships for medical school. Not one of the scholarships came easy. Each one took a lot of effort to find.… Read the rest

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How to file your taxes as a Med Student and Resident for free

February 1, 2017January 31, 2017 admin 1 Comment free, medical students, residents, taxes

The IRS offers a service where almost any individual making less than $64,000 a year can file their taxes for free. Sounds too good to be true, well the catch is that you have to be comfortable with some basic math. In past years, I have taken advantage of the service and it worked quite well. Filing taxes may seem daunting and expensive, but rest assure – the thought of filing is worse than the actual process.… Read the rest