<p>"Second of all, like I said before, those schools don't get 80% of all their premeds into med-school. Rather, of those premeds WHO APPLY to med-school, 80% will get in."</p>
<p>....well, duhh??! If you want to become a doctor, shouldn't you at least APPLY to med school? For those who want to become doctors, the Ivies can a hugge fraction to med schools.</p>
<p>"Bottom line - you should not see foreign medical schools as an 'easy way out'. "</p>
<p>Whatever comments you cited are exactly true also for american grad schools. The only barrier to getting a residency is getting a passing grade on the USMLE....if you get more than 50%ile (score of 85 or better), you're virtually guaranteed a spot somewhere. Even if you get the lowest passing score of 75 (10-%ile), you have a decent chance at the community hospitals, if not the university hospitals. ONce you have the degree, you'll be a <em>doctor</em> :)</p>