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My current situation is that I just want to get into medical school. In Taiwan, you're not eligible for medical school if you don't complete your education there. Which leaves me to the United States, which many schools deny you eligibility if you didn't complete formal undergraduate work there. But if I don't apply now, I would regret it, not because I don't have the aptitude to become a doctor, but because I'm denied eligibility due to my education background. That's kind of like saying you're not allowed medical school because you're black. And I do want to become a doctor. Some people who apply and graduate from medical school don't even want to be a doctor, but are forced to by either parents or elsewise. Some people get in just because their scores are high enough. But what about the people who do want to become a doctor? People who are denied medical education because their dad had his job relocated to Taiwan during high school.
Sorry - no offense intended to anyone. I just wanted to get that out of my system.
So here's the plan - I apply to post-bacc and Australia medical school simultaneously, but if i get accepted to an Australian Medical school, then I go for the medical school than the post-bacc. Australia has amazing medical schools that are strongly acknowledged worldwide. That's why I choose Australia after the United States, because they can accept the MCAT. I don't want to take another test. I'm tired, from applying to Taiwan's medical school and shot down because I didn't complete my education there. I'm tired of taking test after test just to know I'm not eligible. I just want a route to become a doctor and go after the dream I've wanted since childhood.
And that's why Australia is fine for me. Because Australia holds true to the regard that as long as you have the dream, whether you complete your degree here or overseas, you are considered for admission. And to tell you the truth, if I'm shot down once in the United States for medical school, if I have to choose between Australia and post-bacc, I'd go for Australia if they admit me. And if Australia shoots me down THEN I'll return to the United States to go to my next plan.
Sorry - no offense intended to anyone. I just wanted to get that out of my system.
So here's the plan - I apply to post-bacc and Australia medical school simultaneously, but if i get accepted to an Australian Medical school, then I go for the medical school than the post-bacc. Australia has amazing medical schools that are strongly acknowledged worldwide. That's why I choose Australia after the United States, because they can accept the MCAT. I don't want to take another test. I'm tired, from applying to Taiwan's medical school and shot down because I didn't complete my education there. I'm tired of taking test after test just to know I'm not eligible. I just want a route to become a doctor and go after the dream I've wanted since childhood.
And that's why Australia is fine for me. Because Australia holds true to the regard that as long as you have the dream, whether you complete your degree here or overseas, you are considered for admission. And to tell you the truth, if I'm shot down once in the United States for medical school, if I have to choose between Australia and post-bacc, I'd go for Australia if they admit me. And if Australia shoots me down THEN I'll return to the United States to go to my next plan.
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