<p>I am a junior at international school in Singapore, i am doing the international baccalaureate with my Higher subject choices being Chemistry, Biology and Psychology. I am scoring really well in them - achieving 6s and 7s ( Out of 7 ) which is good. I have been set on Medical school since i was a kid and i am thinking the states. I am due to sit my SATS this fall which i should also score well on as i also do english, math and a language as part of the international baccalaureate. I am just wondering if you could answer my questions:</p>
<p>I have done some research and in some places it says that going underdrad in biochem and then going onto post grad at med school is good. However some places say that pre med is also good. </p>
<p>Also, which are the best universities for medicine in the states? I have always been keen on Hopkins. </p>
<p>First off, wow 6s and 7s at Chem and Bio HL? Well done.</p>
<p>Anyway, I would be careful when setting your sites on the US for med school. Assuming you’re not a US citizen or a green card holder, med school is almost impossible for international kids. Have you looked into the UK or Australia? NUS medical school is very, very good, too.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter what major you do in school, as long as you complete all the med school prerequisites. I think I read somewhere that med schools look favorably towards applicants with non-science degrees.</p>
<p>Ah that really sucks, But thanks for being informative. Can you recommend any specific places in the UK or Australia? Or maybe even Canada. My older sister is studying at McGill but she is doing history. </p>
<p>Damn, do you know why the US is like that about international med school applicants? </p>
<p>Sorry if this gets too specific, what happens if i do my undergrad in the Uk or Aus and then could i go post grad in the States? </p>
<p>It’s not totally impossible, just really oh so difficult. I think you’ll have a better chance of getting into a US med school if you’ve done your undergrad degree at a US university.</p>
<p>Most US med schools are funded or partly funded by tax payers. So, tax payers are first pick, unfortunately for us.</p>
<p>I’m not 100% about Canada, but I hear that med school admissions are even more cut throat than they are in the US, and many Canadian students apply to the US instead. Btw, are you Canadian? I forgot to mention that some American med schools accept Canadian students.</p>
<p>(On a side note, I wouldn’t do an undergraduate degree at McGill or uToronto because they are well known grade-deflator schools. You need as high a GPA as possible if you want to stand a chance at med school admission!)</p>
<p>UK and Australia might be your best bet as you can go straight from high school into medical school there. Oxbridge, UCL, Imperial, Barts, Edinburgh and Kings College in the UK are top notch med schools (though, all med schools in the UK are very good anyway). By law, UK med schools have to limit international students to 5% of those admitted. Don’t let that deter you as you have very high grades.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Australia (or NZ) med schools, but those places are more international student friendly.</p>
<p>I forgot to say that another option is to do your undergrad degree in the US and then apply for graduate-entry medical school in the UK or Australia.</p>
<p>If you’re interested to do bio for pre-med, places like Johns Hopkins, Stanford, GWU, University of Chicago, Boston University and Carnegie Melon come to mind.</p>
<p>I would think most big flagship public universities are good for the sciences, too (like Penn State, UNC-CH, UVA etc.)</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me about International American University (IAU) Medical School in St. Lucia. My little girl is interested in it and I’m kind of afraid for her.
Thanks in advance.</p>