By Lauren Kent | Published 12/02/14 1:48am Photo by Cassie Schutzer

UNC senior Skylar La Torre-Couch is applying to medical school one medical school, to be exact.

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.

Before current undergraduates can worry about the increasing cost of furthering their education, many students have to worry about finding the money to apply.

Ive heard of stories where students spend thousands of dollars but dont get in anywhere, said La Torre-Couch.

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.

Taking the revamped Medical College Admission Test, MCAT2015, costs $300. And the price tag of Kaplans most popular preparation course is $1,999.

Other professional and graduate programs also have application processes that can cost more than a UNC undergraduates approximated personal expenses for an entire semester.

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.

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.

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