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Hi All,
So I'm an international student, non-citizen and non-greencard holder. I want to go to medical school in the US, but I was told by my premed committee at Rutgers that I should not bother since I'm an immigrant. However, I am planning to get my masters in biomedical sciences to boost my credentials for school and planning on taking the MCAT after.
I'm willing to go into another health-related career that is more friendly with accepting international students and offering health care professionals H1 visas in the future. Though being a surgeon has always been my dream, I am considering going for optometry school, PA school, pharmacy or dentistry if it means a higher chance of me staying in my country. I've heard optometrists and PAs don't seem to get sponsored (correct me if I am wrong) and unfortunately, those professions don't exist in my home country so I would end up wasting the degree. I would love to go for clinical pharmacy or dentistry, since it has the patient-interaction I am looking for. But again, I'm not sure if these careers are more likely to sponsor H1 Visas then medicine... I'd go for it if they are.
Can someone please please please give me advice? Please be brutally honest, especially if you are a pre-med advisor.
So I'm an international student, non-citizen and non-greencard holder. I want to go to medical school in the US, but I was told by my premed committee at Rutgers that I should not bother since I'm an immigrant. However, I am planning to get my masters in biomedical sciences to boost my credentials for school and planning on taking the MCAT after.
I'm willing to go into another health-related career that is more friendly with accepting international students and offering health care professionals H1 visas in the future. Though being a surgeon has always been my dream, I am considering going for optometry school, PA school, pharmacy or dentistry if it means a higher chance of me staying in my country. I've heard optometrists and PAs don't seem to get sponsored (correct me if I am wrong) and unfortunately, those professions don't exist in my home country so I would end up wasting the degree. I would love to go for clinical pharmacy or dentistry, since it has the patient-interaction I am looking for. But again, I'm not sure if these careers are more likely to sponsor H1 Visas then medicine... I'd go for it if they are.
Can someone please please please give me advice? Please be brutally honest, especially if you are a pre-med advisor.
