does anyone know of israelis (US undergrad, post-army citizens) matriculating at american programs in israel? does the school treat them any differently? how about tuition? any help would be appreciated, thanks

There are a lot of kids in my class who hold dual citizenship, but you have to be an american citizen to apply to most of the programs I think. As far as different treatment, not sure. Lots of kids in my class are fluent in hebrew and such, I dont think treatment is different.

You don't have to be an American citizen to attend BGU. However it is required that you have an American style undergrad education. Meaning that you at least hold a bachelor's degree, have taken the MCAT, and speak English fluently. This primarily applies to Americans and Canadians because European, Israeli, and many other countries train their doctors after graduating high school (6-7 year programs). Additionally, BGU charges American level tuition, meaning that it is out of reach most non-Americans/Canadians where medical schools are heavily subsidized by the government. Heck, it's way out of reach for most Americans too. BGU is a school for international health and will take any student from any country that is academically qualified and who meets the criteria above. BGU is now also beginning to give scholarships to students based on various criteria.

i know @ sackler, there are several students who are dual citizens (US and Israel). Since Israeli med schools (6-7 years programs) can be quite possibly the hardest to get into for Israelis (due to the incredible surplus of physicians in Israel) some who have dual citizenship and plan on practicing in the states apply to the American medical programs in Israel. On a side note, I know of quite a few Israelis who had to go to medical school in Europe or the states because they couldn't get into the schools in Israel-- just too competitive.

I may be mistaken, but I think that for BGU you also had to have completed most of your highschool education in a country other than Israel. Check on the website or just give the office a call....