<p>I have read threads about UChicago being unsupportive of premeds heading for med school GPA-wise. The thing is, I was planning to try to apply there but after reading all that I'm very hesitant. Only TOP medical schools (Harvard, Yale, Pritzker) offer financial aid to international students. Do you think I have a chance? Or do I pick another university that is known to help premeds? My GPA is 4.0 and my SAT score is 2050 (1330 on the 1600 scale).</p>
<p>Or should just abandon the idea of med school in the states and settle for med school in Saudi Arabia? It's only 6 years here but the country is suffocating (I'm sure you've heard). </p>
<p>For pre-med, it does not matter where you go to undergraduate, UofC or low ranking college. But international students are mostly not accepted in the US medical schools, only handful schools that do require full tuition up to 4 years being deposit in an escrow account before they can matriculate. Financial aid is offered to maybe one student in each school you mentioned, if even that.</p>
<p>You cannot base on your HS stat to gauge your success in pre-med, we need your MCAT score and college gpa to determined whether you will be qualify for med school.</p>
<p>Unless your government will give you a grant to complete your education in the US, it is much better if you complete your education in your own country.</p>
<p>Because of the limited availability of financial aid/loans/scholarships for international students at most US medical schools, it can be very difficult for even exceptionally qualified international students needing financial support to gain admission to medical school in the US even after completing a bachelor’s degree domestically. In most circumstances, we try to encourage international students who know they are committed to medicine whose home countries have strong medical programs (or relationships with other countries with strong medical programs) to strongly consider options closer to home before considering options in the US. </p>