<p>Hi fellows
I’m an international student from South Korea…
I will be graduating from my high school in Boston this May.
I’m a South Korean citizen without a green card.
I recently got acceptance letters from the University of London (King’s college)-Medical school, and
University of Manchester-Medical school.
Both are 6-years programmes.
After I graduate from medical school, I want to live in South Korea, and would also like to
maintain a strong relationship with the hospitals in African nations such as Malawi and Swaziland.
I also would like to participate in the doctors without borders.
And for these reasons, I need to decide whether should I stay in the States or not.
I got accepted to some American colleges(high caliber)…
and I was wondering would it be better for me to continue my education through
American colleges and go to American medical school, or just go to London medical school this fall.
Since I’m an international student, it might be hard for me to get into American medical schools in the future.
And I’m not sure what American medical schools are comparable to University of London medical school…</p>
<h2>I mean, if I can’t get into some of top medical schools in America, it would be better to stay with London.</h2>
<p>So my questions are…
Would it be better for me to stay in the United States and try to get into American med school? or just go to
London medical this fall.</p>
<li>Which Ameircan medical schools will be comparable to King’s college, University of London.</li>
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<p>I got into JHU, Michigan-Ann Arbor, and Swarthmore. But ... I personally think the colleges don't matter for the medical school admissions, because I believe it is the personal aptitude that gets you into the medical school (not the name of your undergraduate institution)-->The field of medicine is a holy subject, and the admissions to medical programs should never be affected by the mere prestiges</p>
<p>Let's see. You could be done in 6 years in the UK, or you could do 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of med school, and a couple more years of residency in the US. Which do you think? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>If you're thinking prestige, go to Johns Hopkins. KCL isn't as prestigious. Now if you got into Imperial College, that would have been a different story.</p>
<p>Don't confuse King's College with its Medical School. </p>
<p>KCL may not be well known in the US but its medical school (Guy's King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine) and associated teaching hospitals, such as St Thomas' Hospital which is over 800 years old, certainly are well known by those in the field of medicine - many important medical discoveries were made by GKT physicians and scientists - antibiotics, vitamins, DNA, the link between smoking and cancer... many diseases bear the name of GKT physicians who first described them e.g. addison's disease, hodgkin's lymphoma.</p>
<p>If you want to work with MSF or other international aid agencies then going to KCL will certainly do you no harm. If you decide you do want to practise medicine in the US you won't be required to go through US medical school.</p>
<p>At King's you also have the chance to gain a BSc degree after a year studying and researching an area of pure or clinical science that interests you.</p>