By Lauren Kent | Published 12\/02\/14 1:48am Photo by Cassie Schutzer <\/p>\n
UNC senior Skylar La Torre-Couch is applying to medical school one medical school, to be exact. <\/p>\n
With fees of up to $150 for each application submitted, La Torre-Couch is trying to save money by only applying to the University of Hawaii, where she would receive in-state tuition. <\/p>\n
Before current undergraduates can worry about the increasing cost of furthering their education, many students have to worry about finding the money to apply. <\/p>\n
Ive heard of stories where students spend thousands of dollars but dont get in anywhere, said La Torre-Couch. <\/p>\n
Its easy to spend thousands of dollars to apply to a single school. In addition to application fees, applicants pay for entrance exams, test preparation courses and official transcript orders. <\/p>\n
Taking the revamped Medical College Admission Test, MCAT2015, costs $300. And the price tag of Kaplans most popular preparation course is $1,999. <\/p>\n
Other professional and graduate programs also have application processes that can cost more than a UNC undergraduates approximated personal expenses for an entire semester. <\/p>\n
Registering for the Graduate Management Admission Test for business school costs $250, and its Kaplan prep course runs close to $1,500. The Graduate Record Examinations, a requirement to apply for most other graduate degrees, costs $195. <\/p>\n
The process of applying to grad school is a financial burden, and then the kicker is that you might not get into any of the schools, said Swati Rayasam, who graduated from UNC in 2013. <\/p>\n
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