Do US private schools welcome foregin applicants?

[Smooth Operater]

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Hello guys! I am a Canadian without US citizenship. The matriculation rate here in Canada is about 1 out of 7 applicants. Today, my friend told me that many Canadians end up studying in US private schools since private schools don't set a limit on number of foregin students they can admit. So, every applicant is on the same playing field whether they live in states or from other country.

Is it true? If so, can someone here list schools that welcome foregin applicants esp. Canadians? Thank you! 😛

 

[Pinkertinkle]

That's not quite true. While some private schools do accept foreign students, you are not at a disadvantage compared to US residents/citizens.

 

[JDAD]

As a canadian citizen, you will be viewed as a "non-resident" or "out-of-state" applicant. The reason many Canadian end up at Private institutions is that Private schools, for the most part, do not have a preference for students depending on their state of residence.

As an applicant, you are viewed equally with the other applicants, there is one big pile of applications and the admissions committees go from there.

This also applies to "non-private" schools, but the reason there are so few Canadians at state schools is that these school only accept ~10% out-of-staters. You have to watch out though, about 1/3 of the US schools specifically publish that they DO NOT accept foreign students.

As for the list, I don't have time, but go through a recent MSAR and read carefully, the international information is ofter burried, but its in there.

 

[dr.z]

Almost all private schools will accept foreign students. However, I do believe they set a limit to number of foreign students that matiriculate. I think matriculation rate for foreign applicants are by far less than 1 out of 7. You have to also remember that you are supposed to be able to pay about $200,000 before starting school (there are some private schools that will provide aid, but very very rare).

There are about 45 or little more that accept foregin students (some are public schools), but I don't really want to type all of them. You can purchase MSAR from AAMC which will tell you about which schools will accept foreign applicants. Or maybe someone else will provide you with the list.

 

[acl3623]

hahaha!!! you wish! your friend is sadly mistaken. if you start a little research, you will find that not only is it hard for regular us citizens to gain admission into a medical school but it is INFINITELY harder for a non-resident/citizen to even get considered for acceptance. im a foreign applicant and i've been working on my chances for a while now, talked to a lot of adcoms about my situation and basically the bottom line is that unless you are really worth it then your best bet is at least to be working on permanent residency by the time you apply. trust me. me and my boyfriend of 6 years just got married so we could call me a "pending resident". (not that we don't love each other and all but we would have liked to have waited!) anyways, your best bets are private schools, although many still won't consider you. and if they do, like i said, it is expected that by the time you graduate you will have some prospect of living in the us. think about it, why would they invest so much time and money on someone who may just get up and leave when they have so many qualified people to choose from that they know are going to stay here and serve other american communities. it's not the same as undergrad. its all about $$ too. they need to get paid, and unless you s**** money you probably won't have enough to fund a medical education on your own. the majority of people that attend medical school have some sort of scholarship, loan, or grant. you won't qualify for those. basically, it's a very tough road...but like ive said before, i heard it's been done.

 

[Smooth Operater]

I know that it's kinda impossible for foregin students to be admitted in non-private state schools. I am just wondering what's the chance for foregin students admitting to private school.

 

[constructor]

yeah, it's pretty difficult as a non-citizen except for the ivy's and stanford, etc.... that's just the fact, my friend...

 

[principessa]

I'm going through orientation now and there are several foreign students in my class. I think Canadians may have better chances than applicants from other countries, just because I see more of them in U.S. med schools.

 

[All-Star14]

I heard from a panel discussion last year that as long as you attended a US undergrad institution, you'd be okay in terms of admissions to a US private school. Otherwise, you might run into some difficulty (unless you hope to practice in the US).