<p>This is all hypothetical, on the chance that I get either get offered the CAP program for UT, or get admitted to Texas A&M. Once my undergraduate is done, and I apply to a med-school (hypothesizing that my grades will be good), is there any advantage to apply to a foreign med school??</p>
<p>Not if you plan to practice in the US. Unless you’re really strapped for cash, I would advise not going anywhere else. You’ll be at a disadvantage when you are looking for a residency. If you are planning to practice elsewhere, then you should do Med school in that country.</p>
<p>The reason most people go abroad is because they can’t get into a US school.</p>
<p>Going to a med school in Ireland for instance is OK, and you can easily go to a Residency in the US. Irish med schools are just as competetive as American Med Schools. On the other hand, med schools in the Caribbean are not well respected and it is much more difficult to go from a Caribbean med school to a desirable US residency.</p>
<p>Well heres another question to tangle the mind then, might you know if the pre-med program is hard to get into for either TAMU or UT?</p>
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<p>1) Many foreign schools also take you in directly after HS, so potentially the student saves some time - “potentially” because you may lose time at the tail to get the extra credentials needed to get into the system in the US.
2) Could be cheaper too when compared to a full pay undergrad followed by a full pay med school.</p>
<p>Maybe you’ve seen this before. [US</a> Medical Schools: MCAT Scores and GPA](<a href=“http://mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html]US”>US Medical Schools: MCAT Scores and GPA)
Those are the mcat scores for US schools. Find the ones you’re interested in and you can get info on the level of difficulty for admission.</p>
<p>Oh god baylor will be a tough one to get into</p>
<p>Dad of 3 - I agree. I did nt address that since OP was specific about finishing undergrad.</p>
<p>Irish schools do accept students right out of high school.</p>
<p>So…Do you think that’s worth a shot then?? Doing my med schooling in ireland, then coming back and applying for a residency here in the states?</p>
<p>OP - Assuming you are junior now - you may want to do some research and you have about 5 months to get there since their application deadlines are October 15th. UK and parts of Ireland are part of what is known as UCAS process where they allow you to apply to 5 colleges for a single major or 5 majors in a single college (or a combination). I was asking a British person just now if Ireland is part of UCAS application and the answer was parts of it but parts of Northern Ireland are considered an Independent country.</p>
<p>Belfast maybe - Belfast is part of UK
Dublin / Cork is a different country = Rep of Ireland</p>
<p>I have heard lectures on UCAS process but dont know much about a separate process for Ireland. </p>
<p>One thing I know about UCAS - they have a very restricted number of seats for medicine for foreigners (10%). In discussions with a rep from University of Edinborough, I found that there was a single person admitted last year from North America and he was from Canada (out of 16 or 20 seats). They have a lot of competition from Asian countries vying for these seats although the fees are as high or even higher than private medical schools in US.</p>
<p>Hmm I see, I will do a bit of research then</p>