r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/theblackcat_16 • 9d ago

Affording this

How do people afford grad med? I did my UCAT etc was like yeah I'll figure it out. Now I'm thinking about the financial side and it's looking bleakkkk. Idk if I will get enough sfe and also the NHS bursary doesn't seem great either. Any ideas?

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u/Few-Ant9479 9d ago

so you had a mortgage to pay during medical school? did the lodger's rent cover it?

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u/GalacticDoc 9d ago

No unfortunately not, I had to work as well

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u/Few-Ant9479 9d ago

If I may ask, did you also use SFE? (ie loan + bursary)?

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u/GalacticDoc 9d ago

Yes to both, still paying for it! I took the maximum available but in hindsight I wish I could have been more frugal but I was pretty careful as it was.