As you can tell by my previous threads I was in quite a dilemma about what I wanted to be. I have decided to combine my entrepreneurialism with my love for cosmetic dermatologist. I’m from Australia but I want to study my my Undergrad and Grad studies in America, and live there after, eventually opening my own clinic, like Lancer Dermatology.
My questions are what am I meant to study for Bachelors? Can I major in Economics or does it have to be biology or chemistry? And do I need to take the most advanced maths in high school because I’m doing the second highest, which still involves calculus, it’s INCREDIBLY HARD. Much harder than in America.
So what are the steps to take to study in america to become a derm? Does it matter what I major in as an undergrad?
For int’ls, US med school admissions is different than US undergraduate admissions. U have to show up front you have the money to fund med school costs in their entirety. So it’s not feasible for most int’ls.
You probably need to be looking at the med school entry requirements in your own country.
I would think you would be doing the same “pre-med” as any other person hoping to go to med school. Bio/Chem etc. yes, you should take highest maths. Math is math. We have AB and C calculus here, so I doubt it is “much harder”.
Many internationals hope to come to the U.S. For school and then stay and work here. Very few are permitted to do so. I would not plan on staying.
Because in America in HS you do like certain subjects, like Trig, Calculus, Algebra ect. Whilst in Australia for different courses, we do all of your hardest courses in two years (eleven and twelve). Specialist goes into university stuff
There are no strict undergrad requirements for entry into US med schools, but there probably are for med school entry in other countries. You need to hedge your bets for the possibility that you don’ get admitted to a US med school and check what is needed for med school in some other country.
I don’t think Econ is an appropriate major for med school prep. Maybe as a minor. Look up various med school’s academic requirements for admission. You do have to have certain pre-req’s in college. You need to do some research.
I think you, like many internationals, underestimate the level or rigor in U.S. HS. While it varies, for top students, most HS offer college level math. And if they don’t kids can often get it from a local college.
(I wonder why the world thinks their education systems are so superior to the U.S., yet they still want to attend our universities?)
Seriously…look at various med school sites. They will tell you what they expect both from US and international students, and what they feel is appropriate prep in college.
Sorry but I have a hard time believing anything you say at this point. In one post, your one of most gifted untrained runners in the world, in another you’ve created a company worth $800m and in another you claim to have an ACT score of 33 but a few days earlier you said you’re taking the ACT for first time next April. I think you have a fanciful imagination. Especially, how you claim that a computer technician from the company that screwed you over wiped your hard drive but how could that be because you said you work remotely? The calculus in your math class ( you say in an earlier post you’re in the third hardest math class and in this one you’re in the second hardest) is proabably no harder than the calculus in US schools unless you are doing mulitivariable.
OP, your dad had cervical cancer (even though men don’t have a cervix) and you are being recruited by Stanford for running. I’m thinking you’ve posted enough stories and I’m not sure how serious you are about any of your questions, which many posters are taking time to thoroughly answer.