<p>My niece who lives in India is planning to come to US after her 12th grade exam. She is all set with her SAT and she is a very good student with an excellent resume. How easy/difficult it is for an international student to get admission in a medical school after doing premed in US?</p>
<p>I'm also interested in this question (to see whether or not i should stay in Canada or go to the US if i decide to go the med path)</p>
<p>it will be the same difficulty as US citizens if you can pay for your med school (ie having 200-300k in your account).. or else.. it'll be tough real tough to get aid.. unless you're as good as these two brothers:</p>
<p>Kenyan</a> village gets clinic from brothers it helped</p>
<p>It's very very hard for international students, definitely not "same difficulty as US citizens". </p>
<p>International</a> Students and Medical School Policies</p>
<p>There's some Yale webpage warning you about the difficulty of getting into medical schools in the US ("extremely difficult" or something to that extent) but I can't find it right now, you can just search yourself in CC or Google.</p>
<p>I don't see anything in the link which says that it'll be harder for internationals to get into medical schools if they can pay.</p>
<p>lisieux was talking about a page on the Yale website, not on the link he/she posted.</p>
<p>If your niece wants to go down the medical route, let her finish med school in India itself rather than waste 4 more years, and come to the States for specialization.</p>
<p>You can start by finding a college that considers taking you in in the first place. </p>
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It is extremely difficult for international applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States to gain admission to American medical schools. State-supported medical schools rarely consider international applicants for admission, and those private schools that do accept applications generally require that international students place in escrow the equivalent of one to four years tuition and fees ($40,000-$200,000 U.S.). There are very few scholarships available for medical school in the U.S., and in order to qualify for U.S. government-sponsored loans the applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident. Thus, international applicants who are considering a career as a medical doctor and hoping to receive their education at an American medical school should think carefully before applying for admission to an undergraduate program in the United States.
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There you have it, since you don't believe me.</p>
<p>Straight from the horse's mouth ;)</p>
<p>They're saying it's difficult because MOST people do not have that 200k in their bank accounts.. I don't see why it is that MUCH MORE difficult than a US citizen (which is already difficult itself) if you can shell out the 200k. The quote that you posted exactly supports my stance. "tough- why tough- because you need 200k."</p>
<p>Thank you guys. I appreciate your responses. Right now, she is not sure if she wants to specialize in bio-medical field or go for medicine and there are not many bio medical programs in India. If she comes here then she could have both the options open while she decides what she wants to do. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Any intl student got accepted in US medical schools?
If so, which school and would you mind sharing your stats?? </p>
<p>I am on way to become a perm resident and even have my registration number. I do not have the card with me yet and not sure when it will come. Are schools really strict about having the card i hand before admission?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>coolwater88</p>
<p>You should take your question to the Medical School Forum. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper-left of this screen to return you to the page that lists all of the forums, and then scroll down to find it.</p>
<p>Most colleges/universities will not consider you a permanent resident until you have the actual card in your hot little fist.</p>