Foreign non-trad applicant needs guidance!

Hi Friends,

I am a Phd from India and working as post doc in US since last 2 years.I am trying to get admission into medical school for MD.As per the requirement, I have to complete 1 year course work(prerequisites) from any college/univ from US.I suppose I have to give SAT for getting admission into premed.I am quite confused and would appreciate if anyone knows anything about foreign non-trad applicant following this path.If anyone of you has gone through this stage or know someone, please give ur inputs.Any advice will be highly appreciable.Please help!

Thanks

schawla_mri said:

Hi Friends,

I am a Phd from India and working as post doc in US since last 2 years.I am trying to get admission into medical school for MD.As per the requirement, I have to complete 1 year course work(prerequisites) from any college/univ from US.I suppose I have to give SAT for getting admission into premed.I am quite confused and would appreciate if anyone knows anything about foreign non-trad applicant following this path.If anyone of you has gone through this stage or know someone, please give ur inputs.Any advice will be highly appreciable.Please help!

Thanks

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Hello, there. I do not know it is valuable information to you, but you have to think about some situations. First of all, you must be a U.S citizen or a permanent resident. If you are not in these cases, your chances is doomed. Because most medical schools want native U.S students. Your Ph-D degree is very positve for getting into a premed course because they understand you are an expert in science. But, why are you going to take premed courses? You do not have to take sciences classes in the course. Sat scores for high school students, not for you. Take science classes at local college, not community colllege because some cc classes might be silly for you. I think you will be doing very well in basic science courses. And I wonder what your GPA is. If you take MCAT test, you probably are difficult to handle verbal section in the test. Ask your classmates and gather information about the test. If you get higher than 30 in the test, you will be good to go. I hope this thread will be helpful to you. Best luck to you. Oh.. by the way, I am an international student, and I know indian students are very good at science. Thank you for reading.

It will be good if you can become a permanent resident. It is still possible to get in some schools being a foreigner, but I am not sure if you want to invest heavily and then put your fate on something not in the control of your hands. Most schools state clearly that non-citizen and non- US resident will NOT be considered.

After medical school, it will again be hard to find a residency being a foreigner. Most schools want to see some course work taken in US, and each school is different on this. It is for you to find out.

schawla_mri said:

Hi Friends,

I am a Phd from India and working as post doc in US since last 2 years.I am trying to get admission into medical school for MD.As per the requirement, I have to complete 1 year course work(prerequisites) from any college/univ from US.I suppose I have to give SAT for getting admission into premed.I am quite confused and would appreciate if anyone knows anything about foreign non-trad applicant following this path.If anyone of you has gone through this stage or know someone, please give ur inputs.Any advice will be highly appreciable.Please help!

Thanks

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It's possible with 60-90 credits earned in the U.S. If you have not already done so, you should also solve the green card issue or you may gain admission but face the inability to pay for the course since you won't be eligible for loans. I found that becoming a permanent resident was the hardest part though, fortuitously, I had already started that process before aspiring toward a medical career. A couple of your fellow countrymen (see links) have gained admission and, while it's misleading to say it will be easy, there are more out there so it's not impossible either.
http://mdapplicants.com/viewprofile.php?id=1883
http://mdapplicants.com/viewprofile.php?id=2443

wnnr1119 said:

Hello, there. I do not know it is valuable information to you, but you have to think about some situations. First of all, you must be a U.S citizen or a permanent resident. If you are not in these cases, your chances is doomed. Because most medical schools want native U.S students. Your Ph-D degree is very positve for getting into a premed course because they understand you are an expert in science. But, why are you going to take premed courses? You do not have to take sciences classes in the course. Sat scores for high school students, not for you. Take science classes at local college, not community colllege because some cc classes might be silly for you. I think you will be doing very well in basic science courses. And I wonder what your GPA is. If you take MCAT test, you probably are difficult to handle verbal section in the test. Ask your classmates and gather information about the test. If you get higher than 30 in the test, you will be good to go. I hope this thread will be helpful to you. Best luck to you. Oh.. by the way, I am an international student, and I know indian students are very good at science. Thank you for reading.

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You're giving very incorrect information. He/she will definitely have to take science courses - just the same as a premed would. Also, he/she won't have a U.S. GPA and the foreign one cannot be listed on the AMCAS form. U.S. grades plus professional evaluation of foreign transcripts (www.wes.org) is required.

sorry posted in wrong forum!

Thanks friends for your advice.I am currently preparing for SAT to get admission into premed program next fall.Hope this will place me in better position.Any advice for future is welcome.I really appreciate your inputs.Once again thanks a lot.

schawla_mri said:

Hi Friends,

I am a Phd from India and working as post doc in US since last 2 years.I am trying to get admission into medical school for MD.As per the requirement, I have to complete 1 year course work(prerequisites) from any college/univ from US.I suppose I have to give SAT for getting admission into premed.I am quite confused and would appreciate if anyone knows anything about foreign non-trad applicant following this path.If anyone of you has gone through this stage or know someone, please give ur inputs.Any advice will be highly appreciable.Please help!

Thanks

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Why would you need to take the SAT??? I think as a PhD student that the only thing you would need to take is the TOEFL. That would only be a technicality since you are already in a PhD program for 2 years. I would contact the college/university that you plan to take your premed's, but I don't think the SATs are for you as an international student, but only for american/green card high schooler's. It will surely be a long process for you as an international student, but also make sure you contact a premed advisor at the school that you plan to attend, and devise a plan that will work for you.

Good luck!

schawla_mri said:

Thanks friends for your advice.I am currently preparing for SAT to get admission into premed program next fall.Hope this will place me in better position.Any advice for future is welcome.I really appreciate your inputs.Once again thanks a lot.

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You don't need SAT! You need "MCAT" and a green card.

I think schawla_mri stated he is taking SAT to be accepted into a pre-med program, where he can obtain some credits from a US school. schawla_mri, I think SAT should not be a huge task for you. I heard many schools in India teach in English from as early as elementary school, right? Being a student will not bring any change to your immigration status(F1 I assume?). Maybe later on during residency you can do a work visa --> green card thing, like in software/high tech industries. I think you are doing the right thing for now. Besides not being able to obtain any federal student loans (private loans maybe possible), you may not even qualify for in-state tuition for the state med school. Just something to be aware of.