Can A Haitian student like me make it in the Ivies??

<p>You should check each school for its toefl policy that apply to your country.</p>

<p>Most likely, each ivy will accept one or two students from your country, you are competing with all the overachievers from your country and to get into Brown PLUM is so difficult that I don’t think your stats will do, to be blunt. You say you are not the top student in your class, that diminishes your chances to be admitted in ives. Even in your school you are not number 1, think about 100’s schools around the country, there might be few hundres student like you have the same idea.</p>

<p>You should know that except a FEW school in US has a BS/MD program. And you know that MD programs are mostly at the graduate level. If you do well in ANY UG colleges, you have a chance to get in med school, include some from your own country. And there might be a lot of competitors from your country who has a smilar story as yours because earth quake effected everyone.</p>

<p>There are many good schools in New York that can prepare your med school goal but I don’t know which will give a full ride to internationals. If you meant New York as New York City, I cannot even think any school right now that will give you a full ride.</p>

<p>Berea College is the mostly referred to school on CC that will provide a full ride to internationals.</p>

<p>I would suggest you not only apply to schools in the US, but also try shools in your own country and compare FA packages after you got admitted. Do not only eye on the ives as they will disappoint you often than not.</p>