<p>I am just wondering what they mean by "international". is it decided by your citizenship or where you went to college?</p>
<p>I am a canadian citizen currently studying in the United States and am hoping to attend a top 5 MD/PHD program. However, i understand that for internationals, those programs are extremely competitive. I am just wondering if I fall under the internationals category.</p>
<p>You might want to contact the colleges which you are thinking of applying to and ask them that.</p>
<p>I found that UIC had the best definition of "international applicant". According to their office of admissions:</p>
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An international applicant is a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of a country or political area other than the United States and who has a residence outside the United States to which he or she expects to return, and either is, or proposes to be, a temporary alien in the United States for educational purposes.
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<p><a href="http://www.uic.edu/ucat/catalog/AR.shtml#j%5B/url%5D">http://www.uic.edu/ucat/catalog/AR.shtml#j</a></p>
<p>If this same definition applies to MD/PhD programs, it would depend on whether or not you plan on returning to Canada after you finish your studies.</p>
<p>ah. i see.. thank you.</p>
<p>I do decide to return to America or more like stay in america and eventually become a citizen, which shouldn't be too hard as I am already a canadian citizen.</p>
<p>I think Canada has a little more of an edge over other internationals.</p>