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[gyngyn]

Hi I immigrated to the US from China when I was 11, and it is mentioned on my recommendation letters. I know that medical school wants cultural diversity and value immigration experience, but in reality will this hurt me? I know that being Asian applicant can be tough, so I am steering away from the immigration experience in my AMCAS application. Thoughts?

Thanks

This is fine.

 

[LizzyM]

Your place of birth is on the application and your HS is on the application. How much you want to go into filling in the details between those two points is up to you. It is fine to leave it out if it is not important to the story you want to tell with your personal statement.

 

[Goro]

Prove to us that you can handle medical school, and have the ECs, and yes, you'll get into medical school. Asians' after all, are the most successful minority group in the history of this country!

Hi I immigrated to the US from China when I was 11, and it is mentioned on my recommendation letters. I know that medical school wants cultural diversity and value immigration experience, but in reality will this hurt me? I know that being Asian applicant can be tough, so I am steering away from the immigration experience in my AMCAS application. Thoughts?

Thanks

 

[Mwooster]

Hi I immigrated to the US from China when I was 11, and it is mentioned on my recommendation letters. I know that medical school wants cultural diversity and value immigration experience, but in reality will this hurt me? I know that being Asian applicant can be tough, so I am steering away from the immigration experience in my AMCAS application. Thoughts?

Thanks

Agreed with the other posts. If your immigrant background is a significant part of your upbringing (which I assume so), it makes perfect sense to be mentioned.

 

[MeSoPro]

To piggyback off of this, I have a pretty similar background as OP (moved here when i was 10ish). Would it be a good personal statement story?

 

[Banco]

I didn't use it for my PS but being an immigrant and my overall journey was a big part in some of my secondaries. Its fine.

 

[RedPhys]

It was part of my PS and my interviews, and it was looked favorably upon.
I guess if it has contributed positively to your character development.

Either way, it's certainly fine.

 

[AgentMay]

PS is your story of why you come to choose medicine in the first place and to convince adcom that you're the right candidate for the school. If your immigrant story falls into this category, I would mention it.