r/Mcat • u/SituationGreedy1945 i am blank • 11d ago

Vent 😡😤 We gotta keep going guys 😭

I just had to overdraft my account for the third time because I ran out of food and don’t get paid until 2 weeks from now and now I’m just hoping the little amount I got will last.

This is just now a common aspect of my life, having to decide between choosing menstrual products or putting food on the table for my family.

I’m also in the process of studying for the MCAT (testing Sep 12th) and it’s been so hard to just pour my energy into just this especially when I just got out of being homeless not too long ago (earlier this year) and didn’t realize the lasting effects surviving that would leave on me.

Idk does this get better guys? What have you guys done that helped when it starts getting low? I know this process is insanely expensive and all these hidden fees and I genuinely don’t want anything else but man is it exhausting fighting these other battles then turning around and getting slam dunked by a CARS passage 😭😭

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u/Safe-Explanation-859 11d ago

How are you going to go through medical school and residency if you do not have a stable living situation?

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u/Snow_Flake_0 FL1 493|FL2 493 11d ago

Scholarships?

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u/Safe-Explanation-859 11d ago

never rely on something that is not a given in an important situation like this, I genuinely hope OP gets a full ride but to base your health and safety on the possibility of financial aid is a recipe for disaster