How I got through with expenses at med school?

Before I entered medical school, I have already anticipated about the expenses it will entail. I have applied for several scholarships but I was not qualified to most of them because of my parents’ income. Also, I belong to the mediocre, so my grades usually could not meet the cut off for these scholarships. I wanted to apply for Pinoy MD Program by the Department of Health, but the program was offered during our third year and it exclusively catered to indigenous people (well, I could qualify to it because I’m a Maranao), local health workers, barangay health workers, Department of Health employees or their children.

My parents are the sole provider for my books and sometimes, I feel guilty that at my age, they still provide me everything. I should be working at 23. I wanted to help my parents so I started exploring possibilities to help them.

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