<p>Assuming I gain entry into one of the 7 universities which offer full financial aid for international students with no priority to US Grads ( Harvard , Yale , MIT , Princeton , Amherst , Dartmouth and CalTech ) or one of the many that takes into account an international student's ability to pay e.g Stanford ( Either way it's going to be tough but let's assume I do it )</p>
<p>If i took all the pre-medical requisites in that US Undergrad degree and did well in the MCAT , could I apply to US Med School and be on a level playing field with US Citizens applying from the same school? I'm asking this because I know that it's nearly impossible for people who have say a UK degree to get into US med school. I've heard some things like applying for US Permanent Residency in the 3rd year , but surely that could easily be rejected?</p>
<p>Thanks , I really want to practice neurosurgery or some other competitive speciality in the US , but know this is almost impossible if I apply as an International Medical Graduate.</p>
<p>P.S - Would I be able to get financial aid for med school? Because I live in a very ghetto place haha</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>You would still not be on a “level playing field” - some US med schools don’t accept any international students (except Canadians), and the ones that do accept very few (top, top students only). You can’t apply for permanent residency if you’re in the US on a student visa, so that option is definitely out.</p>
<p>Financial aid is also basically impossible - to get a visa, you’re required to show that you can pay full price (and often need to have 2 years worth of tuition in escrow).</p>
<p>Here’s a pertinent article:
[Internat’l</a> Students & Medical Education](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>No FA for int’ls at med school. Also, as an int’l, you have to deposit a year’s worth of funds at the school before attending. Some SOMs are now requiring int’ls to deposit all FOUR years of funds because some int’ls have dropped out because they only had funds for one or two years and their seat could have gone to a Domestic that could get funding. </p>
<p>that US Undergrad degree and did well in the MCAT , could I apply to US Med School and be on a level playing field with US Citizens applying from the same school?</p>
<p>No. You won’t be on a level playing field with US applicants. Most med schools won’t accept ANY int’ls. Some will accept some Canadians. Some will accept a tiny number of int’l applicants.</p>
<p>The purpose of US MD schools is to educate future AMERICAN doctors. The gov’t gives med schools a lot of money, and so that’s why very few int’ls are accepted. I would guess that the few int’ls that are accepted have some hook…MD/PhD or something. </p>
<p>If you were to somehow get accepted to a US MD med school, your problems wouldn’t end. Getting a residency will also be hard since many refuse to accept non-Domestics. </p>
<p>BTW…for undergrad, those 7 schools you mentioned, I don’t think they put int’ls on a level playing field either. The acceptance rate for int’ls is lower and their apps are reviewed separately from Domestics.</p>
<p>You can’t get residency for a few reasons, namely the one mentioned in a previous post, but also you’d have to show that you’re self-supporting, which you wouldn’t be.</p>
<p>Caltech is need aware for internationals.</p>
<p>it is my understanding that if the student has graduated from an American high school, the situation is different (since residency for in-state admission/tuition purpose can be established that way, depending on state).</p>
<p>But, no, as an international, you won’t be on a level playing field. If you really really want to study at an American med school, you have to ask yourself exactly why, what this would bring you that other countries won’t, in particular how med school is different in the US and in your home country, that is worth so much money and effort. Then you have to have contingency plans.</p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, your best option is to attend medical school in your home country, then to take the foreign medical boards and apply for a residency program in the US. For information on that process, start here: [ECFMG®</a> | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates](<a href=“http://www.ecfmg.org/]ECFMG®”>http://www.ecfmg.org/)</p>