<p>I really want to know what is the acceptance rate of American universities for international students in medical programs. I tried searching various sites but i didn't find any site which gave accurate figures. They all just said 10-20%. If its 10-20%, i have seen alot of boys of my school go to Harvard, MIT, Yale and Princton which have the most competitive selection. But everyone i know who have applied into medicine have been rejected. Is it true that international students are banned in medical programs blobally? If not what is the acceptance rate in America. Which University has the highest acceptance rate and which ones have the lowest acceptance rates in accepting international students into the med programs?</p>
<p>Are you asking about undergraduate pre-med programs or medical school? Princeton and MIT do not have medical schools. Undergraduate pre-med admission is the same as other admission situations and there are no real restrictions on admission for internationals. Admission of internationals to medical school on the other hand is extremely limited for international applicants. Many medical schools, especially public schools, admit no international applicants.</p>
<p>There are very few places in the US where you can enroll in a six year BS/MD program. I do not know if any of them admit international applicants. </p>
<p>If you want to be a physician, your best option is to study in your home country. Later on you could come to the US for advanced studies in your field of specialization.</p>
<p>The six year medical programs are extremely extremely competitive and you really need basically perfect stats to get accepted (I.e at the very top of your class, perfect or near perfect sat/act scores). If international applicants are accepted into these programs than it would be even more competitive and you should have at least perfect stats and be really the top in the international pool.</p>
<p>Right. Although there are countries where a degree in medicine is an undergraduate degree, the U.S. isn’t one of them. Except for the very small number of combined six-year medical programs (which are more competitive than MIT or Princeton), an American degree in medicine is a graduate degree. You’d need to complete a B.A., B.S. or their equivalent first.</p>
<p>As stated above, medicine is graduate degree program in the US.</p>
<p>An international student will have an extremely difficult time gaining acceptance to a US medical school since most will even not consider internationals for admission. </p>
<p>Please see this webpage for detailed informaiton about the admissions policies for internationals at every US medical school.</p>
<p>[Medical</a> School Admissions Policies Towards Non-US Citizens](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>Additionally those medical schools that do admit international student impose additional requirements on internationals: </p>
<p>1) at least 2 years of their baccalaurate education and ALL of their science and math pre-reqs must be taken at a US college or university</p>
<p>2) the student must be able to demonstrate he can finance the entire cost of his medical education (tuition, fees, books, living expenses, travel costs etc) since no financial aid is available for international students.</p>
<p>Thankyou, I really found all this quite useful.
I am basically talking about colleges in the Us. How likely is it to get accepted into a college with a pre-medical major? Is it more competetive? Where are international students capable of getting admissions in undergraduate programs?</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a “pre-medical major.”</p>
<p>I think a couple schools actually have a premed program, but the majority don’t, and any major will do as long as you take the prereqs for med school. The only time entry into a program will be more competitive is if you pick a school that accounts for impacted majors (they limit the amount of students in a major, if my understanding is correct), or if your major has specific entry requirements that make admission more competitive. And you can get admitted everywhere; the concern is more if you will be able to pay, as aid is extremely limited for internationals.</p>
<p>Thankyou TitoMorito.
[Top</a> 25 Financial Aid Colleges in US for International Students (Need-aware) - Desperate Guide: Undergraduate College Financial Aid, Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware]Top”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware)
The site shows loans and scholorships for international students by certain universities? Can i actually believe in it? like you said the aid is very limitied.</p>
<p>Only 5 US colleges are both need blind (that is they don’t consider your ability to pay when making admission decisions) and meet 100% of demonstrated need. These colleges are among the most competitive to gain entry to in the US, with acceptance rates for domestic students under 10%. (For international students the rate is even lower.)</p>
<p>The list you linked to does include schools that offer financial aid to internationals; however, most of those schools are need aware for internationals. That means the admissions department considers whether you need financial aid and more importantly how much aid you need when making a decision to admit you.</p>
<p>As an international student your chances for admission are extremely variable and you will need to apply widely to schools where your stats (GPA, SAT) put you in the very tippy top (generally top 5%) of admitted students in order to garner aid. You will be competing with international students from all around the world for a very limited amount of aid. </p>
<p>There is a forum for international students</p>
<p>[International</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/]International”>International Students - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>There are a number of individuals there who have been through the process and can offer suggestions for finding a college where you may get enough funding to pay for your education. In particular, b@rium is extremely knowlegable.</p>
<p>P.S. The list you linked to is out of date, as the recession has hit educational institutions just like everyone else. Some of the schools on that list have already announced changes to the FA policies. (Vassar, for example.) Others may be in the process of changing their policies. It’s best to check with the individual schools, or even to email the office of admissions concerning a schools FA policy for international students.</p>
<p>The other consideration is that every college will want a complete family financial disclosure using the CSS Profile for International Students. Each college will use its own formula to compute your ‘need’. You do not determine your need; the college does. You and your family’s idea of how much you need to attend a US college and the college’s may be completely different. You will likely be asked to pay more than you & your family had planned to.</p>