<p>Hi! I am currently in high school. And, I am thinking of applying for undergrad in the UK. However, I would like to do Graduate school for Medicine in the US. I know it is hard to apply for Biological Sciences in Oxford, for a high school from the US....so that is why I am planning to take a gap year after high school to study more science and math, and perhaps conduct some science research....before applying to Oxford. I do not feel I will be wasting any time...because Oxford Biological Science is a 3 year course. So, even if I take a gap year...or go to some random college in the US for year, and then start from the beginning in the UK after that.....I will still finish my "undergrad" at the same time as my fellow peers in the states. But, my main question is--is it possible to take the Biological Sciences at Oxford for 3 years as an undergrad....and then begin med school in the US for my graduate years? I would like to work in the US as a doctor....NOT in the UK. And, I am NOT planning to apply for undergrad medicine in the UK....because I heard that it is hard to transfer a UK med school certification to the US. Therefore, I would like to study biological sciences in the UK for 3 years...and then do med school in the US (hopefully Stanford, Harvard, etc...). You can think of that as doing "pre-med" in the UK....then the actual med in the US. Is that possible? Or is that generally looked down upon?</p>
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<p>Yes to both. It’s not that Oxbridge is not world-class, but the grades are harder to evaluate for US med school adcoms.</p>
<p>Not so sure…</p>
<p>Every US medical school I’m aware requires that applicants complete at least 2 years of their undergrad in the US. They also require that all science pre-reqs be completed at an accredited US or Canadian university or college.</p>
<p>OK, thanks so much for you answers. Although I definitely wanted to go to school abroad----I guess that it could lead to uncertainty in the future grad school admissions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification =) I should probably stick to going to college here. I have another question however…if I go to a 7 year guaranteed med school program (like Brown or Rice)…which is 3 years of undergrad (pre-med) followed by 4 years of med school…is it possible to take the first 3 years of undergrad, and then apply to a different med school like Harvard or Stanford? Or, is that not really recommended either?</p>