<p>I need to complete a health form before going to college and they say you can't register for classes until it's been completed by you and "your physician." The problem is I have no health insurance and my parents have essentially no money. And I certainly don't want to have to spend the hundreds of dollars it will take to pay for the exam and everything.</p>
<p>Is there any way to remedy to this problem? I have a few ideas, but they mostly involve fraud.</p>
<p>You might want to try talking to your school’s nurse. They might be able to recommend a clinic or something you could go to in order to get things signed.</p>
<p>My high school had a wellness center that gave free physicals. That may be something you want to check into if you’re still in school or something you should have checked into while you were still there. I’m not sure if your school had one/would still be open now/would give you a free physical since you’re technically not a student anymore.</p>
<p>does it include a physical? if its just vaccines etc, it only costs 30 bucks</p>
<p>my insurance is inactive as well , and will only be active till i am fulltime student…cant register without vaccines so i paid whatever…turned out to be 30 bucks i thought the various vaccines i needed would amount to 100+, but it didnt.</p>
<p>There are free clinics around where i live, but be prepared to wait 3 hours+</p>
<p>You need to get the physical and all of the vaccines that are required. Honestly, I know this sounds harsh but how do you plan on paying for college if you can’t afford one visit to a walk-in clinic for a basic physical? If your parents have one credit card, go to a walk in clinic and have your parents pay for it with the credit card. Try to find an after school part time job to pay them back when the bill comes in–mow some lawns, babysit some kids in the neighborhood, dog walk, stock shelves in a local grocery store, etc. You need to get a part time job to save for some of these kinds of expenses (also for books, college fees, supplies, transportation, etc.).</p>
<p>college is expensive whether private or public. Be prepare to spend a lot of money in future. You can take loans, but beware to take them at a reasonable level especially since you’re going to do bachelor degree that does not necessarily pays too much after college.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice nysmile, but you didn’t quite condescend to my level. Please try to be a little more patronizing next time.</p>
<p>First, my parents don’t have credit cards, nor do I even live with my parents. I get no support from my parents whatsoever and I support myself for the most part. I have a savings but since I know I won’t be getting any money during college other than what I earn (i.e. none from parents), I don’t want to spend it all now.</p>
<p>I’m so apathetic about things at this point that I think I’ll probably ignore this problem until I absolutely have to confront it.</p>
<p>Does your form really require a physical or just proof of immunizations? A “health care professional” such as a pharmacist can sign off that you have your immunizations if that is all you need. Most pharmacies now give them if you bring in a dr’s prescription for one or will call a dr. and get a script if you don’t have one you need, such as the meningitis one.</p>
<p>Some drugstores or supermarkets with pharmacies have walk-in clinics that can do a physical for under $100. Redi Clinic at WalMart charged $69 but the ones around here recently closed. </p>
<p>Don’t ignore this! And get over that apathy garbage.</p>
<p>County clinics are generally free and you can go in without insurance. I think someone suggested this earlier, but the long wait is also true. Just bring something to do with you. Don’t ignore the situation, though - just get it over with. Good luck.</p>
<p>It was your apathy that I was trying to emphasize in my post. If you want to go to register for classes and go to college, you have to get the physical. If you don’t want to register for classes or go to college, then don’t get the physical. </p>
<p>If you don’t live with your parents and support yourself, then you must have a job. You mentioned that you have money, but you have money but you don’t want to use it to pay for the physical. I guess you have to figure out what your priorities are right now. Do you want to go to school or is the lack of getting a physical going to be your excuse for not going to school? I suppose it’s easier to tell people that you couldn’t afford a physical and thus, couldn’t go to college than it is to admit that you didn’t want to go to college in the first place.</p>
<p>✴Here is the corrected post. I was timed out and couldn’t go back and correct original post.</p>
<p>It was your apathy that I was trying to emphasize in my post. If you want to register for classes and go to college, you have to get the physical. If you don’t want to register for classes or go to college, then don’t get the physical. </p>
<p>If you don’t live with your parents and do support yourself, then you must have a job. You mentioned that you have money, but you don’t want to use it to pay for the physical. I guess you have to figure out your priorities. Do you want to go to school or is the lack of getting a physical going to be your excuse for not going to school? I suppose it’s easier to tell people that you couldn’t afford a physical and thus, couldn’t go to college than it is to admit that you didn’t want to go to college in the first place.</p>
<p>Based on your other posts in other threads, you sound like you’re on the fence regarding attending college. If you really wanted to go, you would have found a way by now to get the physical. Did you call the college’s health services dept. and speak with someone there? Did you go to a walk-in clinic and speak to someone about the cost of a student physical? Did you research free clinics in your area? If not, then perhaps your ambition to attend college just isn’t there.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just call your school and explain your situation? I’m sure they have some alternatives for you? Maybe, they can have you come in during orientation to complete a physical at the school’s infirmary? They’ll help you out. Just call them and see what kind of options they may have for you. I know at BC, if you don’t provide an insurance waiver, then you’re automatically enrolled in the school’s insurance program. It may be crappy, but it’s still medical insurance.</p>
<p>You have to remember…there are plenty of kids who go to college with little to nothing and somehow make it work. It just takes some finagling.</p>
<p>Good luck with everything!</p>