<p>I'm a Canadian wanting to preferably attend an Ivy League med school in 4 years. I've been accepted to the University of Pennsylvania (definitely my first choice) as well as Cornell University (not really as into it, I'm more of a city person). I'm completely ineligible for financial aid at either as my parents make around $300k/yr. I've also been admitted to McGill University and the University of Toronto (no major scholarships).</p>
<p>I'm wondering, is it better to pay 30k/yr and just go my undergrad here in Canada or to go to Penn or Cornell and spend the 60k? What will increase my chances of attending a top American Medical School (I want to practice in the states when I'm finished schooling). Will it make a significant difference one way or the other?</p>
<p>I was also accepted to McMaster Health Science (probably my best option in Canada)</p>
<p>same situation here, although I’m between Penn and UCLA, not Cornell. Still not admitted to McGill haha. I dunno how famous Health Science @ Mac is in the states for their med schools but its super famous in Canada I guess, and a LOT of them get into med.</p>
<p>Health Sci doesn’t seem to be very famous outside of Eastern Canada though. Any other 2 cents about the situation? Penn’s really an amazing school (flying ace I don’t even know why you’re considering UCLA tbh), but is it worth the money?</p>
<p>Yeah I’m from Alberta and most people don’t know what it is, definitely not quite as prominent as McGill or UBC. As for it being worth the money in terms of career prospects, there are definitely amazing internship and research opportunities and great networking at Penn or Cornell, much better than you’d get in Canada. Question is if it justifies spending so much more</p>
<p>Very famous in Ontario though. Any Americans have any thoughts? I’d REALLY appreciate some further advice!!</p>
<p>It’s hard for internationals to get into US med schools, they accept very few. The big issue is you just can’t decide to stay and work in the US, you need a very hard to get work visa. There’s a lottery for those.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that as well (especially with public schools), but I’d still really like to give it a shot. While I know its not a comparable scale at all, but I remember being told that its almost impossible for internationals to get into the top American colleges as well. I’m willing to work for this, both for a medical school placement and for a visa. That being said, will the undergraduate institution I attend make any difference on medical school admissions? Do American medical schools prefer applicants educated at American colleges? </p>
<p>Doctors seem to be pretty much in demand everywhere so I’m not quite as concerned about the work visa, if I make it to that point I’ll worry about that hurdle then.</p>
<p>i disagree, i know of people from my canadian high school doing dentistry places like john hopkins or ivy league schools, just depends on your mcat or dat scores</p>
<p>That’s incorrect. American med schools take very few intnls regardless of scores. One can’t “work” for a H1B visa, after finding an employer to sponsor you saying they can find an American for the job, you have to enter a real lottery as only so many are given each year to those sponsored. If it were easy to get a visa, half of Canada would be in the US.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will make a difference where you go to college. Save the money, you do get into a US med school they’ll want you to prove you have the money for all 4 years up front.</p>