Hey,
I am an American (Indian decent) high school student (soon to graduate with IB Diploma) and I want to pursue medicine. I'm interested in doing medical education abroad because: cost of education is less, it takes less time to graduate, and I will be relieved of the stress of wondering if I will be able to get into an American medical school. I am looking at medical school in Australia, UK, and India. As I know only basic hindi, I don't think I would last in India. And the UK med schools are near impossible to get into if you are a non-citizen. Australia looks best because it has some well known medical institutions, everything is in English, and I have some family there.
Are Australian medical schools welcoming of international medical students? Are there any special requirements? Also, do they look only at grades/test scores or do they look at extracurriculars also? Lastly, which medical schools would you recommend based on my stats?
Predicted IB scores:
Chemistry HL: 7
Mathematics SL: 6
Biology HL: 7
English HL: 6 or 7
Psychology SL: 7
Spanish SL: 5 or 6
7th Certificate (not in final diploma): Physics HL: 6
Almost all A's. I doubt they look at SAT's because it is an American thing, but SAT is 2120.
2xPublished biomedical research
Near 1000 hours of volunteering at a local hospital.
Thanks for any help.
I am an American (Indian decent) high school student (soon to graduate with IB Diploma) and I want to pursue medicine. I'm interested in doing medical education abroad because: cost of education is less, it takes less time to graduate, and I will be relieved of the stress of wondering if I will be able to get into an American medical school. I am looking at medical school in Australia, UK, and India. As I know only basic hindi, I don't think I would last in India. And the UK med schools are near impossible to get into if you are a non-citizen. Australia looks best because it has some well known medical institutions, everything is in English, and I have some family there.
Are Australian medical schools welcoming of international medical students? Are there any special requirements? Also, do they look only at grades/test scores or do they look at extracurriculars also? Lastly, which medical schools would you recommend based on my stats?
Predicted IB scores:
Chemistry HL: 7
Mathematics SL: 6
Biology HL: 7
English HL: 6 or 7
Psychology SL: 7
Spanish SL: 5 or 6
7th Certificate (not in final diploma): Physics HL: 6
Almost all A's. I doubt they look at SAT's because it is an American thing, but SAT is 2120.
2xPublished biomedical research
Near 1000 hours of volunteering at a local hospital.
Thanks for any help.