<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I realized that international students have a very small chance in getting accepted into med programs in the USA.</p>
<p>I just wanted someone to confirm that this website is reliable:
<a href="http://www.medicalschoolsinusa.com/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.medicalschoolsinusa.com/index.html</a></p>
<p>And is it really that hard to get into Med School as an international applicant.
Does going to the USA for undergrad help?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, it is that difficult to get into a Med school as an international applicant.</p>
<p>No, because going to a US school does not change your international status so it does not improve your chances.</p>
<p>Sorry.</p>
<p>Going to a US school for undergrad does help – it changes things from “impossible” to “nearly impossible.”</p>
<p>I know this is a technicality, but I thought it was important to clarify.</p>
<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I’m an international, non-permanent resident student who will be a freshman at a U.S. school in the fall. From what I’ve read, it seems the difficulty for international students in gaining admission to medical school lies in the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>the fact that we are limited in what schools we can apply to, as most state universities do not accept applications from students who don’t have citizenship/permanent residency</li>
<li>therefore the range of schools we can apply to are limited to mostly private schools, which are already competitive to begin with</li>
<li>financially, there’s little aid available and many schools require you to establish an esrcow account to prove financial support</li>
</ul>
<p>Say a student like me will have financial resources to attend medical school, if accepted. At a private school open to all applicants regardless of nationality, would I still be held to a higher standard than regular applicants because of my international status? Do you guys know of such peers who’ve made it?</p>
<p>I do.
My mentor is a Bahamian male who went to undergrad in a US school (I forget which).
He got into Wake Forest Med School. He had a very competitive GPA along with research work but had only a 24 MCAT due to miss-bubbling. But he said that his status as an URM helped him a lot.</p>
<p>I hope to be as fortunate as him…</p>