<p>Well!!
Here the deal ...... i m in std. 10th in india. maybe it's too early.......but i want to weigh my chances @harvard in the med. prog.
The problem is :-
As our indian boards only concentrate on studying hard and focussing on the subjects. So they don't exactly "support" Extra curriculars......... So does any 1 hav a suggestion on how shud i mprove my chances of getting thr by indulging in more ec's plz help me & suggest me ec's tht i can take in ths crucial time.
Thx 4 ur luv n support <if u="" gv="" me="" any!!!!!="">:P</if></p>
<p>On Medicine:</p>
<p>1) In the US, medicine is a post-graduate program. You would need to complete a full undergraduate degree here before applying to medical school.</p>
<p>2) Medical school admission is even more difficult (i.e. nearly impossible) for international students.</p>
<p>therefore</p>
<p>3) If you want a career in medicine, you should complete your medical degree in your home country, and then come to the US for a residency or other advanced studies.</p>
<p>On ECs:</p>
<p>1) Technically, an extra curricular activity is anything that you do outside of school and homework time. It can be a paid job (especially if you need it to help support your family), a volunteer position, a sport, music/dance/drama, etc., a hobby that you pursue very intensely. The important thing is that this EC shows something about who you are as a person that is different from the other students around you. </p>
<p>2) ECs are a US cultural phenomenon. No one expects an international applicant to be a clone of a US applicant. Just be prepared to write effectively in your essays about what you do with your life. The colleges/universities want to see you as an individual.</p>
<p>On understanding the US system:</p>
<p>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 make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center closest to you. They are the true experts.</p>
<p>happymomof1 thnx for everythng you’re grrrrr8…
i’d ask u 4 one more favor … plz explain why is Medical school admission is difficult 4international students.</p>
<p>Some medical schools that are part of public universities do not admit international students. This means that you have fewer medical schools that you can apply to, which makes competition for those spaces even harder. Go to the Medical School Form to learn more about all of these issues: [Pre-Med</a> & Medical School - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-medical-school/]Pre-Med”>Pre-Med & Medical School - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Medical school in the US is extremely expensive, and there are almost no scholarships available. If your family can’t pay USD60k or more each year for the four years of medical school (and this would be after paying USD35k or more for your undergraduate degree), you can’t afford to come here for your medical degree.</p>
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A good start would be learning how to communicate normally.</p>
<p>And medical education doesn’t just stop after 4 years, neither.</p>
<p>I’d be terrified of having a doctor who couldn’t even string together a coherent sentence…</p>
<p>Caillebotte,
Thnx 4 letting me knw my shortcomings. I would certainly concentrate on them.</p>