<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>I assume you wish to be a doctor or you wouldn’t be posting on this thread. Since medschool in the US is nearly impossible applying from an international university or from a US college I think you have two options. The first is what you suggested: get the equivalent to an MD and then come to the US to take all the necessary tests and do your residency here. The second option is come to a US college and then apply for citizenship but I am not sure how long that process takes, its possible you will not have a green card by time you apply to medschool in which case route 1 would have been better.</p>
<p>This thread has been discussing the process of doing a residency in the US after obtaining a medical degree from another country. Though this person is referring to a degree from India, the process will be the same. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/927596-mbbs-india-further-studies-usa.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/927596-mbbs-india-further-studies-usa.html</a></p>