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Hello! I'm an international student studying at Penn State. I just finished a semester of junior year and have only now decided that I want to apply to dental schools after I graduate in Spring 2019. I’m pretty stressed lol, so I’d really appreciate it if someone could look into my current stats...

Hello, just few thoughts: How do I build strong relations in order to get a recommendation letter from a dentist in the U.S. ? And how do I enhance my profile as an international dentist who does not have GC or citizenship? Does home experience count when viewing applications or they usually...

Hi, I am a pre med major studying in a top 50 US School. Im in my senior year have taken my MCAT's and have already applied to around 20 MD US Schools. I scored a 510 on my MCAT Chem125 CARS130 Bio127 and Psych128. I have a 3.8 GPA overall (psych major) and a 3.7 BCPM GPA. I am graduating a...

Hello all, M1 here checking out emergency medicine. I’ve wanted to get involved in the Navy for some term and was curious how the field of EM was within the service. I’ve read a few threads on here but was curious if any current or past Navy EM docs would be able to weigh in. I was going to...

Hi all, can anyone recommend which Integrated Plastics residency programs might be good for students interested in Global surgery, mission trips and research overseas? Thanks in advance!

Hello Guys, I am an international pre-dental student studying in the U.S. I have finished my freshman year as a Biomedical engineering major (GPA 3.96/4). However, my advisors suggest that I change my major to an easier major so that I can keep my high GPA till graduation. For instance...

Hi everyone, I am an international student, currently in a Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program. I am specializing in Neuropsychology and plan on going to a Neuropsych post-doc to become ABPP board certified as a Neuropsychologist. I do have a Green Card and am a permanent resident of the U.S...

Hi, I am currently a sophomore in undergrad at a community college here in the U.S. I was wondering a few things....1) Are there med schools in any other country or countries that are of the same quality and cheaper than the U.S.? 2) if so, where are they? And is it possible for me to attend...

Greetings, Great news: because of a US Study published in July 2015 which states "licensing requirements that prevent qualified immigrants from finding employment in their chosen profession affect not only the immigrant workers themselves, but also consumers (pg. 39)" and that...

Hey! I am in the middle of my second year BDS and I was looking forward to doing an internship/electives in the US when I would be in my third year. Is anyone aware of any internships that accept third year international students?

Does anyone know if applications are still open for Wollongong for January 2018? I've emailed their admissions office and international office and haven't heard back. I also can't seem to find an agent that represents their medical school (I am Canadian, and they are not represented by KOM or...

Can't really find any recent threads about this exam, just came here to see if anyone else is planning on writing the exam in Sept 2017, what resources everyone is using, and how they feel about the exam at this point in time... I'm getting more and more nervous every single day.

So i am a cursed dental student. If you are asking why then let me tell you, I study abroad and my school doesn't have class rank. I am looking to specialize and I think this will put me at a disadvantage when applying to an OMFS program. A- Not an American/Canadian school B- school doesn't have...

Hello folks, I'm an international (non-canadian) student hoping to attend medical school in the US. A little backstory - I moved to the US for undergrad in 2011 - got an engineering degree, and in my junior year applied to medical school with a 36 MCAT and a 3.9 gpa. I was accepted at one place...

Hello everyone! I am premed as of right now but I am already looking at medical schools. I am trying to see if there are any other schools out there like St. George where the first year your studying abroad in the UK. The third and fourth years your clinical rotations are in various UK, US, and...

Does anyone have experience organizing a dental service trip overseas outside of the organizations already established? I am doing an independent study (pre-dent student) about establishing a charitable foundation component of a private practice where one goes to an underserved area for a week...

Hey all, I'm a Canadian student, just graduated from my science undergrad. I am currently in the process of figuring out which route I want to take... it's incredibly stressful. My cGPA is a 3.65, GPA with lowest year dropped (first year) is a 3.85 MCAT is a 509, currently rewriting. My...

STATS: Age 24 First four years: biological science, did not complete, switched into engineering in fifth year, starting year 2 of engineer in September Cumulative GPA: 3.0, in most recent years 3.8 GPA however not a 5 course workload ECs: volunteering in many university clubs, elementary...

So I want to get into a 6y OMFS program in the States or Canada (I am from Canada but studying outside North America ) and I was wondering am I at a disadvantage to someone who graduated from a dental school in North America given I have completed my boards and great score on CBSE as well as rec...

Hi all, I am a US citizen who applied to medical schools in AUS as an international student. I am currently engaged to an Aussie and I was wondering if anyone on this forum had personal experience switching from an international to a domestic student. I was planning on attending school as a fee...

Hi all, Wanted to get some ideas from peeps about my predicament. Any input/further considerations I should be making would be highly appreciated! (Esp from those who choose in general US vs. Canada MD). I'm an international with a Canadian PR card and have gotten into Stony Brook and Queen's...

Hey, I was wondering if anyone has information on the ECE part of the PAVE more specifically on admission to the university. I want to know how the whole process goes down, as I can't really find any information. Also I'd like to know how hard it is to gain admission to your desired university...

Hi everyone, Ive been looking at similar posts, but none of them (that I saw at least) have a similar situation, so I was wondering if I could get some guidance. I am currently in my Freshman year of college, Im in a community college (for monetary purposes). My plan was to transfer from my...

Hi there, I have been on SDN for a long time, never posted anything, but read probably almost all threads about international applicants and I understand the ~10% admission rate, no financial aid, limited number schools that take internationals, higher academic expectation, ethnicity...

Hi guys, Through years of driving, I finally can become a dentist in US. FYI, I am from China, but I did my undergrad and grad schools in U.S. I know there might be a very small amount of Chinese are going into healthcare field. WHY? I have no idea. When I was starting this journey, NO ONE...

I have noticed a few of us here and there on SDN but I know that many of us, like myself, have a million and one questions about the application process and what our chances are. Fortunately, the number of schools that claim to accept applications from DACA applicants is increasing and the...

I am currently a junior in high school in California. My GPA is sadly very average, probably around 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. However, I have always had a very loaded schedule with lots of honors and AP courses, I am an active member of the Medical Science Academy at my school, have over 100 hours of...

My wife is a doctor from a really good American university and is currently finishing her residency program in Family Medicine at the same university. We plan to go to Colombia eventually but we are not sure what are the professional opportunities for her over there. I think this forum is the...

Hello, I've heard that medical schools in China combine Bachelor's and MD degrees into 5 years. As an American high school senior who is fluent in Chinese, I'm wondering whether I should go there for college. I am planning to stay in the U.S. for residency and practice. Pros: -Saves money...

Hello everyone, I am an international pre-dental student in the US. I wonder if anyone can help finding dental schools that accept international students. Thanks.

Hi friends, I just got my MCAT yesterday with an unbalanced 511 (130/124/128/129). It was a retake from 509 (131/122/129/127). English is my third language. I have never been good at (interested in) reading. I don’t know if I should apply with this score, or retake the MCAT, or give up on med...

Dear Colleagues, My name is Sarah Hatcher and I am a third year Counseling Psychology Doctoral Candidate at the University of Memphis. I am seeking participants for my dissertation, which is under the supervision of Dr. Elin Ovrebo. The purpose of the study is to explore factors related to...

Hi guys, I just received my ECE report and wanted to know if I have a chance at being eligible for the FPGEE My report says that I have the United States equivalent of: -One year of undergraduate study -Bachelor degree, major area of study: Pharmaceutical Science I did my GCE international A...

Hi everyone, my name is Daniel and I am looking to study Medicine at one of the two Hong Kong universities offering the MBBS course. I am completing my Honours in Biomedical Science in 2017 so I'll be almost done. I understand that the Chinese University of Hong Kong is a little less tolerant in...

Hi. I plan to study in Bulgaria - Medicine or Pharmacy. I will apply this year. Is anyone going to Bulgaria too? I have just started looking for info and I'd love to meet someone who is interested in the same (:

Hi. I plan to study in Bulgaria - Medicine or Pharmacy. I will apply this year. Is anyone going to Bulgaria too? I have just started looking for info and I'd love to meet someone who is interested in the same (:

Hello friends! I'm new here, and I've never been the type of person to post on forums, but I genuinely feel very lost right now and would appreciate any input from folks who are pre-med / have gone through the med school application process. My story in short: I'm Canadian and I went to an Ivy...

Hi, I'm a medical student from one of the top 5 schools in Mexico, according to the 2016 ENARM report (mexican residency exam). I'm an american and I'm planning on doing my steps to later seek for a spot in the MATCH. I'd like to know someones thoughts on competing as an IMG (hopefully) VS AMG...

Hi, I'm a Canadian student who has graduated with a 3.55 cGPA from a Canadian uni. I'm interested in applying to med schools in the US, but I'm worried about my chances, especially with such a low cGPA. MY Science GPA is around an 82 and would love to know if that is low and whether I should...

Hello I'm graduating soon from an overseas university, and was wondering how I would be able to apply to med school. I learned that the Amcas doesn't calculate outside the US university courses, so essentially my GPA is non existent. I have done some of my prereqs at my uni (as a bio major)...