<p>ohk, am an international student whos currently in grade 11. I wanted to complete guide or whatever do i have to do to pursue medicine from States. i wanted to know some important details like which exam might i have to sit for (SAT/ACT/MCAT what?) and since i wanna start preparing right away. Also i know not many ( or lets just say hardly) any med school gives 100% scholarship or financial aid , and am in real need of it. am sure ill work hard upon and maintain my grades for grade 11 and 12. people have advised me not to pursue medicine from abroad ( its way too expensive) but i really want to . somebody plz temme the step-through guide for joining the med school. am thinking of princeton ( it gives 100% scholarship but the rate of intake is less than 10%). but in a nutshell , please provide me a guide through to get into a med school as for starters!!</p>
<p>It is extraordinarily difficult for an international student to attend a US medical school. </p>
<p>First, most US medical school do not accept international students.</p>
<p>Second, those schools that do accept internationals, do not offer any financial aid to internationals. Internationals must be able to and provide proof that they can can fund 4 years of medical education and living expenses without any financial aid, often by depositing a very large sum of money (often in the $100,000-$250,000 range) into a escrow account before they are allowed to begin classes.</p>
<p>If you want to practice medicine in the US, truly the best way is to study medicine in your home country, graduate, take the USMLE exams, pass them and apply for a US medical residency position.</p>
<p>If you’re curious about which US medical schools will accept international students and their FA policies–here is the list:</p>
<p>[NAAHP:</a> Medical School Admission Policies Towards Non-U.S. Citizens](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>Please note that Canadians are considered international students–thus some of the numbers given for internationals may include all or mostly Canadian students.</p>
<p>Princeton is a fine undergraduate university, but the under 10% acceptance rate is for US students. The acceptance rate for internationals is much lower. If you’re interested in finding out about getting accepted into an US undergraduate program (with the understanding that you still almost surely still won’t be able to stay in the US for medical school), try reading the [International</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/]International”>International Students - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>B@rium is particularly knowledgabe.</p>
<p>Also please note that in the US, medical school is a separate 4-year graduate program that students attend AFTER they have received their bachelor’s degree. </p>
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<p>The process for going to medical school is this:</p>
<p>1) go to high school and earn strong grades. Be sure to take 4 year of sciences and 4 years of mathematics.</p>
<p>2) at the end of your junior year/beginning of your senior year, sit for the SAT and/or ACT exam. Score as high as you can.</p>
<p>3) apply to a variety of universities</p>
<p>4) choose a university that is financially feasible for you and meets your other needs and criteria–go there for 4 years, fulfill all pre medical requirements and complete a bachelor’s degree. While at university, do community service, medical volunteering, research, shadow physicians. Keep your GPA in the 3.5+ range </p>
<p>5) during your junior or senior year of college, take the MCAT</p>
<p>6) apply to medical schools</p>
<p>Also, although medicine is an undergraduate course of study in some countries, in the U.S. it isn’t. </p>
<p>American medical students have already attended a college or university and earned a bachelor’s degree. Then they attend either a school of medicine, where they earn an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) degree, or a school of osteopathic medicine, where they earn a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree.</p>
<p>If you are currently in grade 11, you are still years and years away from studying medicine in the U.S.</p>
<p>I would only accept the guarantee if it comes from a school that you really like and may have attended anyway. You many change your mind about medicine and then you are “stuck” at a college that was on your list for only one thing. When that one thing changes…</p>
<p>btw: Pitt is awesome.</p>
<p>ohk @WOWMom, what is the first preferred undergrad course which is like more preferred as to complete the pre-med req?!</p>
<p>and yeah, what all come in pre med requirements?!!</p>
<p>English I and II.</p>
<p>You’re going to also need to take General Chemistry I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II, General Biology I and II, and General Physics I and II, all with lab. For some places, you will need other courses as well, such as statistics, Spanish, genetics, biochemistry, and more.</p>
<p>Well to give a comprehensive overview I will list the steps. I am not going to refer to any international consideration since that has already been hit.</p>
<p>First you must take your SAT’s/ACT’s, if you haven’t yet. This is the year to do it. The SAT’s are to be used with your high school achievements (academic, extracurricular etc.) to get into whatever colleges/universities you may be looking at. The SAT is used by alot by east coast school and the ACT by west coast schools. The SAT is logic based and the ACT’s are subject specific knowledge tests. There are also some subject specific SAT exams that college may require. They are calls SAT II’s. Your next step is to complete your college applications and matriculate at whatever school best suits you. Once you are in college is when all of the med school questions really take meaning. You asked about what course of study is preferred and the answer is NONE. You can major in any subject that interests you as long as you also complete the pre-requisite courses. For instance I am a mechanical engineering major. Keeping a high GPA is vital when applying to med school so you must ensure you keep focused and determined the whole way through. I admittedly slacked off my Freshman year and I am playing catch up now. You should begin talking with the pre-med advisor as soon as possible once you get to your college. He/She should be a valuable contact for all of your questions and also someone you will want a letter of recommendation from. Letters of recommendation are rquired for medical school applications, just as for college application, and having a few from professors and the pre-med advisor will do you well. Make sure to begin taking the pr-req courses as early as possible because they will basically be required for you to do well on the MCAT exam which you should take your junior year of college. The MCATs, along with your GPA are the primary things med schools will look at in evaluating your application assuming you have met all of the minimum requirements. You will also need to be active on campus in extracurricular activities to be a strong candiadate. You should do volunteer work at a local hospital and try to pick up some research if you decide to major in a technical/scientific field. I have also recently learned from TuftsStudent that shadowing a physician is basically an unwritten requirement. You can check any med school website to see a timeline regarding the specifics of submitting your application but you really dont need to worry about that yet. Focus your time on building a very high GPA, completing the pre-req courses, killing the MCAT and building a strong resume with extracurricular activites. Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>check out the stickied threads at the top of the premed forum.</p>