<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>If I were you I'd go for the 6-year medical program in London. To go to an American medical school, four years from now you'll have to take the MCATs and apply and get accepted all over again. At London you're already in. No need to throw the dice a second time.</p>
<p>As for quality, pretty much all 125 American medical schools are of high quality -- not that much difference between them. So it's hard to say which are or are not comparable to London.</p>
<p>In terms of medical education, there is no better place than America. The curriculum and teaching are very tightly regulated so everything is taught the same way at each medical school. Thus, the educational quality of each and every medical school in the United States is very high.</p>
<p>Going to King's is the safer option, not to mention that it's the rival of any medical school in the USA. The university also has a reputation as the party university of UoL.</p>
<p>King's or Manchester would be far better options. They're top schools, most definitely, and you won't graduate from either at any sort of disadvantage; also, unlike in the US, your admission is secure -- you know you're in the medicine programme.</p>
<p>King's=Top rated, and cheaper than (Undergad+Medical) but not so than BSMD. The tuition fee alone is $50,000 every year for 6years. And Room & Board is about $10,000. If the other minuscule expenses are accounted, It would surely surpass $70,000/year-->$420,000 for the whole medical education.</p>
<p>US med schools do offer excellent education, but it is hardly uniform. There are many differences as to when clinical ed is integrated, how much gross anatomy etc. I have found UK doctors to be extremely well trained. As there is more difficulty in getting our expensive radiographic tests whenever we want them (CTs, MRIs, etc), they are excellent diagnosticians. Go for UK.</p>
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King's=Top rated, and cheaper than (Undergad+Medical) but not so than BSMD. The tuition fee alone is $50,000 every year for 6years. And Room & Board is about $10,000. If the other minuscule expenses are accounted, It would surely surpass $70,000/year-->$420,000 for the whole medical education.
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<p>Are students in pre-clinical charged clinical fees or laboratory-based sciences fees? If the latter, then it wouldn't be $50,000 for all six years. Also $10,000 is a bit optimistic for London... my accom alone is $10,000 a year. The overall debt seems realistic... </p>
<p>A graduate from a British medical school could expect to earn ?70,000 (ie $140,000) within eight years of graduation if they went on to work in an NHS hospital.</p>
<p>Yes, I meant $10,000 for acom only^^ yes..about an extra budget of $10,000 would be needed to stay in London I presume. And you brought up a good point: They might not charge me with the clinical fees in my pre-med year. I should check with them about it, thank you for the input.</p>
<p>If I register for a doctor in the United Kingdom, do I automatically becoma an EU doctor?-->so that I can legally practice in every EU member nations?</p>
<p>Pre-clinical two years, if King's follow the standard structure. You can also cut a year out as internationals don't have to take an intercalcated</p>
<p>Dont know about Europe... registering with the GMC doesn't make you a full doctor, I don't know if you have to complete your supervision in the UK as a UK graduate.</p>
<p>UK sounds alot more favourable!! Thanks everyone~
Yeah Octafish, I think I got to think about my future once I arrive in London.
Thank you for your advice. Gosh, I'm so glad that I don't need to take the intercalcated.</p>
<p>Would the langugage be a problem ? possibly? I mean.. when I went to London, It wasn't so natural to undertand British accent. How about the written languages ,, would the difference be big enough to cause me a problem?</p>
<p>^^If you can understand Americans okay then you can certainly master British accents too after a short while. All it takes is a little practice and perhaps listening more closely at first. You can begin practicing now by listening to the BBC radio, watching British shows on PBS, and renting Monty Python DVDs.</p>
<p>Except for a few spelling and vocaulary differences, the written languages are the same.</p>