<p>I'm Japanese studying in a Canadian High school. </p>
<p>Is there any chance to get in a BA/BS-MD programs with 80% school mark ? </p>
<p>GPA around 3.3 </p>
<p>Volunteer exp
Extra curriculum.....</p>
<p>yea I guess not...</p>
<p>Not with that GPA. Sorry to be blunt, but it's the truth.</p>
<p>First of all, thanks for the reply. </p>
<p>I feel unfair for the GPA thing... in other pronvince like Alberta 80% is considred as A so my GPA would be 4.0 now.. and in B.C A has to be higher than 86% ...........</p>
<p>The most stupid thing in B.C is about pronvicial exam.. which worth 40% of your final mark...</p>
<p>and what kind of GPA or SAT do I need to have to get in ?</p>
<p>They have higher or lower standarts for international students ? because we pay more money ?</p>
<p>You will not be able to get into any US programs. I don't know of any that accept internationals. If one existed, I assume that it would be near impossible for an international to get into. Even if you went the regular route, you would struggle to get into any US medical schools as an international (some accept internationals). This board talks about US programs. I don't know how the Canadian system treats internationals.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure some US programs do accept internationals (i.e. Boston U, Northwestern, maybe Penn State? Not too sure, it's been a while since I looked into those programs)</p>
<p>If you are not a Canadian citizen/Permanent resident, it will be extremely difficult to be admitted into a Canadian medical school, as very few will even consider internationals, and those that do will only have a handful of spots for them. For example, the University of Toronto I believe only admits 10 internationals out of the 100+ seats they have.</p>
<p>i got in to case ppsp as international</p>
<p>Sorry med schools generally do not admit internationals at all unless you pay ALL of IT due to the enormous amounts of federal funding these schools receive. I doubt you're rich enough to pay ALL OF IT while you're in school.</p>
<p>you may not go to a US medical school if you do not at least have a greencard. </p>
<p>some schools have 1-3 seats for internatoinals, but BS/MD is defnitely out of the question.</p>
<p>International students can apply to some programs (Northwestern, BU, Penn State etc.) but not to others.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that international students still have to have all the same qualifications that American students have regardless of the opportunities provided in their home country</p>
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you may not go to a US medical school if you do not at least have a greencard.
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This is very, very not true. Several of my classmates do not have greencards.</p>
<p>Should you choose to apply the normal way, there are two disadvantages that you would face.</p>
<p>1.) You would be asked to arrange your finances very differently; many medical schools will give you no aid AND ask you to pay the entire cost of four years of tuition up-front.
2.) You will not have a "home state." For many US premeds, their best chances of getting into a medical school is their state school. Since you will not have a state school, you will not have this advantage, and it's an important one.</p>
<p>bump...........</p>