I currently studying in class 12th in india can i give mcat directly after passing 12th or i can only give it after having
a bachelor’s degree…plz help
Trying to understand your post. You are studying abroad in India for your High School 12th grade year? You take the MCAT after you attend a college for undergrad usually after 4 years and have a BS/BA.
https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/requirements/
Are you a US citizen or International?
I am an indian citizen and i am keen to study abroad…i am interested in pursuing my career in medicals from DAVID GEFFED SCHOOL OF MEDICINE now my question is can i directly give mcat nd get admission to this school…it would be very kind of u if u could tell me more about how could i get to various medical colleges in US…
thanks for ur reply
As an International applicant, your chances of getting into a US medical school are low. Very few International applicants are accepted into US medical schools and most are from Canada. Also as an International applicant, you are required to have the money to pay for medical school upfront, which means you need to have around $240,000 available to study in the US. Here is some information regarding International applicants and US medical schools. Your best chances are to stay in your country to pursue a medical profession. Here is a an article regarding International students and US Medical schools along with some informational websites:
Can International Students Attend Medical School in the USA?
The Harsh Realities:
The national data is fairly grim for international students wishing to attend a US medical school even if they have graduated from a US college or university. In 2010, there were 42,742 applicants to US medical schools. Only 1300 (3%) were not US residents or citizens (foreign students). Of the 42,742 applicants,18,665 (44%) were accepted and matriculated. However, only 171 of these 18,665 were non-residents or non-citizens. Thus, less than one half of one percent (.004) of the international students who applied to medical school were accepted and enrolled.
Even when an international student is accepted they face the daunting task of financing the cost of medical school. Non-US residents/citizens are not eligible for federal or state loan programs, which are used by most US medical students to finance medical school. To be able to get a loan from a US bank or other non-government program, the international student generally must have a co-signer who is a US resident and has assets sufficient to cover the loans if the student should default on the loan. Before most US medical schools will accept an international student, they will try to ensure that the student has the ability to pay for all four years of medical school. This often means that the student will need to have the funds for all four years of medical school placed in an escrow account in the US. Full scholarships for international students at most US medical schools are extremely rare.
International students who come to the US for their undergraduate education are also at a disadvantage if they want to attend medical school in most European, African or Asian countries. Formal medical training generally starts earlier in these countries than it does in the US. Most of these countries follow the European model for medical school training where students start in a medical curriculum as an undergraduate (freshman) and spend a total of six years in combined undergraduate and medical education.
We believe it is unfair and dishonest to suggest that attending a US college or university will provide international students with a strong chance of gaining admission to medical school. For international students, there is a a better chance of gaining admission to certain other health professional graduate schools including pharmacy, public health, physician assistant, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
“What Other Options Are There?”
Deciding on a career path is difficult at an early age. This is true for US students as well as international students. The vast majority of US students who start in a pre-medicine curriculum do not stay on that path. The reasons are many, but mostly they are related to the challenge of the curriculum or the discovery of another subject not previously thought about. Even though becoming a medical doctor through the US system is almost impossible for international students, there are many, many related careers to be considered. For example, strong undergraduate research programs enable students to pursue graduate studies (in the US) in fields such as bio-medical and neuroscience research, pharmacology, and osteopathic medicine as well as many other areas in the physical sciences.
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/2015/02/10/keys-for-international-students-considering-us-medical-schools
https://www.aamc.org/students/aspiring/303912/applyasaninternationalapplicant.html
http://apply.medschool.ucla.edu
If you are looking for undergraduate education, prior to applying to Medical school, you should look at this link: https://www.educationusa.info/help/make-the-case.php
Thanks a lot…