for the international student

[kc006h]

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Currently i am an international stuendent (F-1 visa) who is attending a college in U.S.
and i am planing to go to dental school after graduate.
Most med school is only opened to US citizens or green card holders.
Does Dental school require citizenship or green card like med school?,what I heard is
even if they take applications, there are a little chance of getting into the school.

Do people like me have any chance to get into dental school?

 

[ejay]

I can say that you have a lot of chances to enter dental schools in the state as an international student.
Unitil now,I have admissions from 3 schools (and 1 waiting list).
Most of private schools accept IS.
Just try it! Good luck.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by kc006h:
Currently i am an international stuendent (F-1 visa) who is attending a college in U.S.
and i am planing to go to dental school after graduate.
Most med school is only opened to US citizens or green card holders.
Does Dental school require citizenship or green card like med school?,what I heard is
even if they take applications, there are a little chance of getting into the school.

Do people like me have any chance to get into dental school?•

 

[gower]

The problem with F-1, as opposed to citizenship or green card, is financial aid. Usually, there is none; you and your family have to pay out of your own pockets. Private dental school tuition is very high and you would have low priority, if that word can even be used, for admission to public dental schools, where you would have to pay a non-resident tuition anyway.

If the cost is not beyond your means, apply, especially if you have a good academic record, acceptable DATs and can interview well enough.

If you have in mind remaining in the US to practice, you had better check on the rules for licensure as a non-citizen or permanent resident. The ADEA may have information about that. I don't have their web-saite address handy, but try www.adea.org

 

[gower]

It occurred to me after I had posted the previous reply to your question that if you intend to return to your own country, you oguht to inquire about the rules for licensing of foreign educated dentists. You could probably get that information now from from a consulate of your country in the US.