<p>Greetings everybody,
I am a Croatian secondary school student with lots of interest in science and medical studies.
I have a question:
I am in a quite good position to get into some of the top US schools but at the same time I am in a good position to get into the top Croatian school.
My wish is to work in the US once i get the degree.
So, the question is: do I have more chance to get immigration/work visa and then the green card once I finish the college (since as far as I know international students have really hard time getting into US medical schools) or is it better to finish the university in Croatia, have good grades, and then go to the US as an expert in one field? Which gives more chances?
Any advice/suggestion is welcome. Help, please.
Thank you a lot in advance :)</p>
<p>If your goal is to become a physician in the US, you need to research if/how you can get a medical licence in the US with a medical degree from Croatia. </p>
<p>Medical school in the US is above all <em>expensive</em>, and there is very little financial aid. Students from modest backgrounds usually finance med school with loans ($200,000 worth of loans!). US banks are very reluctant to grant such loans to international students who could leave the country anytime w/o repaying their debt. If you want to go to med school in the US, you should have a plan to come up with $200,000+ to pay for it without relying on loans from American banks. Before you can go to med school in the US, you need a Bachelor’s degree in any subject of your choice first. That can be very expensive too, but there is more financial aid available to undergraduate students if you qualify.</p>
<p>i would definitely say…go to US.
i might be wrong, but Croatian med schools might not be as reputable in the US. and are you sure that the standards and the requirements for doctors make it possible for them to transfer from Croatia to US? I am not sure but it is something you could check.
And if you think that you can get into good american colleges why not apply?
it would be a great experience if you went.</p>
<p>The standard advice is that you should complete your medical education in your home country, and then apply for advanced medical training in the US. You would need to pass the foreign medical exams in order to do this. You can find out more at [ECFMG®</a> | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates](<a href=“http://www.ecfmg.org/]ECFMG®”>http://www.ecfmg.org/)</p>
<p>Your best chance of finding a job in the US that would give you a work visa is to complete an advanced degree in a scientific or technical field. Medicine would count.</p>
<p>For information on higher education in the US, you should read everything (and I do indeed mean everything) at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.state.gov/) Then you should make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center closest to where you live. They are the experts on helping students from your country find good places to study in the US.</p>
<p>where are you from ? did you already apply to US schools ?
anyway, if you want to work in the US and finish a top school in croatia completing 6 years of med school in croatia doesn’t make sense since youre already an MD when you finish. what would you study if you stayed here ?</p>