<p>I'm an undergrad international student at UCI and I heard that med schools in USA rarely accept us. Does this mean that I've no chance to get into ANY med school when I graduate? If this is not true, which med schools would accept me? I've a 3.5 gpa and I'll probably get a decent MCAT score. Thanks so much guys</p>
<p>The vast majority of medical schools in the U.S. have a policy of only accepting U.S. citizens or permanent residents and a lot of public medical schools will limit admissions to residents of their states. The very few medical schools that do accept International students only admit a handfull in any given year. To be honest, International applicants to U.S. medical schools probably have a better chance of winning the state lottery than being admitted to a U.S. medical school.</p>
<p>If you want to practice medicine in the U.S. your best course of action would be to go to medical school in your home country and then apply for a residency in the U.S. once you have your medical degree. About a quarter of all residency positions in the U.S. are filled by International Medical Graduates.</p>
<p>Slightly out of date (2008), but a list of US medical schools and their admissions policies toward internationals. </p>
<p>[NAAHP:</a> Medical School Admission Policies Towards Non-U.S. Citizens](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>Basically, what Lemaitre1 said is correct.</p>
<p>Hey, that’s my premed advisor who edited that :)</p>
<p>I would imagine that the int’ls that are accepted to US med schools are either Canadian…or students with amazing hooks.</p>
<p>And…someone mentioned in an earlier thread that the int’ls that are accepted have to deposit the funds for all 4 years at one time.</p>
<p>you have no chance sorry; however you can always go to windsor school of medicine in the carribean</p>
<p>I am an international student who did his undergrad in the US and then did his medical school in the US. It is possible but VERY difficult. </p>
<p>You do NOT have to deposit tuition for all 4 years (except for Duke and maybe 1 other school I think).</p>
<p>I am in the process of creating a list of medical schools that at least consider taking international students. Here it is: [US</a> Medical Schools for International Students](<a href=“http://internationalpremed.blogspot.com/]US”>http://internationalpremed.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>Good luck with the process!</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>What were your stats? what were your hooks? What distinguished yourself from other int’l applicants?</p>
<p>Were you living in the US as an undergrad because your family is here?</p>
<p>my advice : NEVER go to the US to study medicine , it will give you awful headache for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>what medical school did you go to?? what was your stats. </p>
<p>I am a international student. I went high school in texas, and now im in college also in texas. However, I am not a Texas Resident, which would help me a lot if I were. I have a awesome GPA, at lease currently(but I am only a sophomore). I will be volunteering at a hospital for at least a year(in the process of background check), and I am applying for a summer research program as well. I really want to go to Baylor. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>^Perhaps you can get a Green Card?</p>
<p>[Permanent</a> residence (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residence_(United_States)]Permanent”>Green card - Wikipedia)</p>
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