<p>Hello everyone,I have a question about medical school. I am an international student I will be studying my undergraduate in USA. And I really want to get into medical school. Obviously medical school is hard to get in altogether but I read its even harder for international students to get in. My question is if I can show them that I can fund my med school expenses will even then it would be hard to get in? Websites says that it is hard for international students to get in but never does it say that if you can show you can pay full it wont admit you,so do I have a chance if I show that I can fund myself?</p>
<p>Well, I am an international student also, and I also want to attend med school in the USA, so we are in the same boat. First of all, many med schools don’t even consider international applicants, because they use state funding to pay the cost of training you. But there are some that will consider you, but they will sometimes need you to deposit the 4 years of tuition into an escrow account, you will need about 150-200k deposited, which is very hard if you aren’t wealthy. But others will only require the first year of tuition deposited. Now, if you consider yourself a brilliant student, you could apply to top med schools, which will accept you based on your academic stats and not your residency status, and very likely will give you some financial aid or loans.</p>
<p>So, in other words, if you have the money (150-250k even more) and have good gpa, mcat and EC’s, you will be able to get into a med school. Remember you have to be much better than other american applicants, specially if you wish to attend a top med school.</p>
<p>even top medical schools will take into consideration your international status</p>
<p>Yeah, but they will not reject you because of it.</p>
<p>i mean they won’t reject you without looking over your app because of it, but it is a negative for sure.</p>
<p>well, they have an international quota so that might be</p>
<p>WHat if we are applying for a green card? Not that I have a green card already, but I applied for it and now I’m waiting for the quota. The sad part of it is that I won’t be able to get my green card until one year after I graduate from undergraduate school because of the time waiting. Would that help? Or that’s just nothing unless we actually HOLD a green card when applying to medical school?</p>
<p>I think you must be holding the greencard at the time of your application</p>
<p>wiipplay is correct–unless you hold a green card at the time of application, you’re an international applicant.</p>
<p>thanks:-) btw do I have the same requirment as other med school applicant or do international students have other requirments too?</p>
<p>Medical schools don’t disclose how they evaluate international applicants. (i.e. using the same standards or different ones than those used for domestic applicants.)</p>
<p>However, all international applicants are pooled together and considered for admission separately from domestic students. Your competition for admission will not be from domestic applicants, but from other international applicants to the same school.</p>
<p>Please be aware that the issues an international will face don’t end with admission to medical school. A good many residency programs will not accept internationals because they don’t want/have the legal staff to file the visa paperwork. Also internationals are ineligible for any residency program funded in part or in full by NIH funds. And some residencies require a state medical license–which not all states will grant to non-citzens/permanent residents.</p>
<p>Are there any states out there discriminating against permanent residents in licensing? I would think that is illegal.</p>
<p>Going through MSAR, I was surprised to see how many schools admit international students. Are they usually from Canada?</p>
<p>I think wowmom meant non citizens/non permanent residents.</p>
<p>My guess is they are mostly Canadians. At least in my med school class 2/3 internationals were.</p>
<p>Most of those schools that actually admit international students require them to pay for their full tuitions form their own private sources -</p>
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<p>@brunox13, Thanks a ton for the link! 
it is extremely helpful <3</p>
<p>hey guys I am an international student too and I am in the same boat too, I researched a lot about the med schools in US and i am considering ivy leagues only an none of those schools imply that they wont take any international student or that it is too hard of an IS to get in. So my understanding is that if i have good GPA and MCAT scores and extra work like research assistantship and shadow a doctor etc I will have and equal chance to get in to a med schools an American student and they do give financial aid to IS based on need not merit</p>
<p>agree with you. Many med schools actually state in their website that international students will be considered in the same group as citizens, the only problem is that if admitted, you will have to show financial proof that you will be able to afford it. Many ivy leagues offer financial aid based on need.</p>
<p>considered in the same group doesn’t mean considered equally, it just means there isn’t a quota. Of course they aren’t going to tell you that it’s harder for an international to get in, that means less applications which means less money. Look at the international student admissions percentages in the MSAR and it becomes pretty clear that it’s an uphill battle.</p>
<p>For example Harvard as in their FAQ:</p>
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<p>Note that it doesn’t actually answer the question about equal chances, just states that you are eligible.</p>
<p>If you want to get more technical/legal, look at Yale’s non discrimination policy which does NOT include a clause about citizenship.</p>
<p>To put all of this another way. You may not see a school explicitly state that being an international student is a disadvantage, but I guarantee you won’t find anyone explicitly stating they’re treated exactly the same. If they won’t come out and say they’re on equal footing, it’s safe to assume it’s because they’re not.</p>