Transferring

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I have finished first year of psychology in Slovenia and I decided, that I would rather study medicine. As I decided to study medicine a bit to late to enroll in an USA pre-med program, I will finish my first year here and then try to transfer. </p>

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<li><p>Is that even possible and if it is - will a program in USA consider any of the subjects from Slovenian university of medicine?</p></li>
<li><p>Do I have to pass any language tests?</p></li>
<li><p>Can I by any chance get a schoolarship to study in USA, eventought I start in 2nd year?</p></li>
<li><p>When do I have to apply for transfer?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there anything I have to give special attention to, when choosing pre-med program? </p></li>
<li><p>Which programs do you recommend?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you for your help</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/672614-international-pre-med-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/672614-international-pre-med-students.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>this thread may be helpful to you. The guy had similar problems. But in most cases international students majoring in pre-med/pre-law have to pay in full. Besides, Law School and Medical school hardly admit international students who seek FA. so you should consider, what will you do after getting a pre-med degree in US college? Going to Medical school in US? That’s much much too exorbitant for middle-class families, and you can’t get loans from US government, can hardly get FA. Getting back to hometown for graduate school? so why the fuss getting a us pre-med degree? Be a doctor? you can’t be a doctor with only a pre-med degree! </p>

<p>so I think if you are not a US citizen& not from a well-to-do family, you’d better revolve this idea of transferring to American universities to study pre-med. </p>

<p>About tests: Yes, definitely. TOEFL, SAT 1, SAT 2.</p>

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<p>Thank you :).</p>

<p>I would finish my studies in USA, if I went there.</p>

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<p>Just one more question…if I finish medicine in Slovenia (and get ECFMG Certificate), can I apply for internship and residency in USA?</p>

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<p>residency has nothing to do with qualifications. there’s just the lottery and visa sponsorship (no idea how that works for med students)</p>

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<p>I think you could. Although my impression is that most companies prefer domestic students to foreigners, since that means less trouble…But, one never knows! That ECFMG Certificate may help some, I suppose. :)</p>

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<p>Yes, it is possible. You could transfer to the US, and major in something like nursing, pre-med, chemistry, biology. </p>

<p>A lot of international students who want to be doctors come to the USA and get a nursing degree. I have many friends who are doing this, they believe that after they get their degree, they could work as nurses and save money for med school.</p>

<p>Yes, u prob have to write the TOEFL Test, which is required for students whose first language isn’t English. </p>

<p>You can get a scholarship. Do you have good grades in school right now? You could also write the SATs and get a scholarship with it. It also depends on where you go to school, the scholarship packages offered by universities differs a lot. </p>

<p>You could read this:
[Study</a> in the U.S.A, Step 1 | So You Want To Be Homesick](<a href=“http://wannabehomesick.blogspot.com/2010/05/studying-in-usa-step-1.html]Study”>http://wannabehomesick.blogspot.com/2010/05/studying-in-usa-step-1.html)</p>