<p>I am an International student currently studying in a top public university. I have taken up ECE (Electrical and Computer engineering) with Pre-Med. Although becoming a doctor has always been my number one priority, the thought of me not getting in to med-school scares me. ECE was an interest that I developed through a few years in the school computer club and is now a backup plan for me.</p>
<p>My parents have saved up money for me to attend my undergrad institution. But then where would the money for med-school come from ?. Taking up loans in such an economy is frightening!</p>
<p>I have a series of question which I would like to ask people on this forum and I would be glad if someone would help me out through this phase of tension.</p>
<p>1) I did a bit of research on which schools take up internationals as med students and there were about 10-15 universities each accepting an average on 4-5 students. What should I be working towards to be one of those 4-5 students ?. (please refrain from using sarcasm)</p>
<p>2) Is aid a possibility or is loan the only option ?.</p>
<p>3) Are there any tips that anyone of you would like to mention, for me to do during my undergraduate course ?.</p>
<p>4) If I do not get in to a med-school in the US, what would be the options open to me (other that going to engineering) to pursue Medicine with a Pre-Med in the US ?</p>
<p>Also, I am a Permanent resident of Canada (I have an Asian Passport). Will a Pre-med in the US allow me to pursue Med school in Canada if US does not work out ?</p>
<p>Thank you all in advance</p>
<p>BUMP !!!</p>
<p>Someone help me out !</p>
<p>1) Top GPA, top MCAT, research, community service, health experience. Same as everyone else, you just have a higher bar to obtain. Consider time off if need be</p>
<p>2) I’m not 100%, I think you can’t get a lot of federal aid but other options are available. I know some schools require you to have an account set up with the money in it, so it isn’t even a matter of loans!</p>
<p>3) Do really really really well.</p>
<p>4) Go back to your country, become a MD, apply to US residencies as an international graduate.</p>
<p>5) I think so, assuming that Canada allows you to apply with permanent resident status. US college shouldn’t be a prob though.</p>
<p>6) Talk to a real advisor, your problems are mostly logistical and they are good at that.</p>
<p>Thank you for the help :)</p>
<p>Let me clarify a few things first. </p>
<p>I am an Indian citizen (I have an Indian Passport). I got my US (F-1, Student visa) and currently studying the United states for my undergrad. I also have a Permanent residency status in Canada (According to which, if I spend 3 years in Canada - I will be give citizenship and a passport). </p>
<p>So by the time I finish my undergrad, my parents would have already be Canadian passport holders with residency in Ontario (Toronto). </p>
<p>All I could get on the internet is that in the United states a few universities accept international students for Med-School and almost all of them provide no aid. Most of them ask the student to show the four years of tuition to be put up in a bank before their arrival or set up an escrow account. </p>
<p>So my option would be to take up student loans from a bank and study. </p>
<p>Now, If US for med-school does not work out what would be my options in Europe and Canada ?. Considering the fact that I have already finished my Pre-med in the US </p>
<p>1) Will I have to start over in UK and Canada ?. What and which universities should I be considering and what would their requirements be ?</p>
<p>hey i am also an international student from trinidad and tobago in the caribbean. and i am currently doing my undergraduate in engineering with my pre-med requirements because that is my intended path. but i am seeing on most colleges that they do not accept international students. would you mind sending me the list of colleges that do accept international? thanks</p>