International Student

[chocole]

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Hi everyone!

I am currently a freshman at a US college and am thinking of applying for US medical school. I've gone through the archives of this forum and have had most of my questions answered by old posts. Although one remains:

If financial situation is not of concern (escrow, etc) for an international applicant are the chances of getting into a private institution the same as for a US citizen?

Is anyone on this forum an international student who has successfully enrolled into any med schools in the US? I would like to hear the process you went through!

Thank you!

 

[deleted357625]

best luck are private med schools, but besides all that i honestly don't know much. I just heard it's really hard unless your amazing.

 

[Catalystik]

If financial situation is not of concern (escrow, etc) for an international applicant are the chances of getting into a private institution the same as for a US citizen?

If you become a permanent resident/green card holder, then your application is treated much the same as that of a US citizen.

 

[candav]

I'm an international (Canadian) applicant, and also had the double whammy of having attended a Canadian undergrad. If you're aiming for private schools and you're a competitive applicant, I think you stand just as good a chance as anyone. In my personal experience, nationality has (surprisingly) been a non-issue, besides the obvious financial aid limitations at some schools. Good luck!

 

[Quaero]

It's really hard to say since although the stats on acceptance/interview/applicants is quite lower for internationals, it is impossible to say why that is so.

Could it be that most internationals just have lower GPA and MCAT?

From what I have read and from my personal experience, I can tell you for sure that it is possible. You may have to work your behind off and feel like you have to do more than green card holder/citizens, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it.

If becoming a doctor is truly your dream and it is possible to get an MD/DO as an international, don't let anything deter you. If some international can do it, you can too.

Good luck

 

[Quaero]

If you become a permanent resident/green card holder, then your application is treated much the same as that of a US citizen.

I don't think a lot of citizens know how difficult and near impossible it is to become a permanent resident in this country without getting married/having a family member who is a citizen/have enough money to do business. But yes, most places treat green card holders just as they treat citizens in medical admission.

 

[Mithril]

It's really hard to say since although the stats on acceptance/interview/applicants is quite lower for internationals, it is impossible to say why that is so.

Could it be that most internationals just have lower GPA and MCAT?

From what I have read and from my personal experience, I can tell you for sure that it is possible. You may have to work your behind off and feel like you have to do more than green card holder/citizens, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it.

If becoming a doctor is truly your dream and it is possible to get an MD/DO as an international, don't let anything deter you. If some international can do it, you can too.

Good luck

What? Accepted internationals generally have a higher MCAT and GPA than their American counterparts.

 

[Quaero]

What? Accepted internationals generally have a higher MCAT and GPA than their American counterparts.

That's what I thought from the MSAR, but what about the applicants'?

 

[GS Mikami]

I'm an international (Canadian) applicant, and also had the double whammy of having attended a Canadian undergrad. If you're aiming for private schools and you're a competitive applicant, I think you stand just as good a chance as anyone. In my personal experience, nationality has (surprisingly) been a non-issue, besides the obvious financial aid limitations at some schools. Good luck!

+1

OP, if you apply to schools that accepts international students, your nationality shouldn't be a major issue.

I'm international and I didn't see my file treated in a different way compared to the rest of the applicants.

A high GPA + a good MCAT + and some cool ECs should get you in somewhere.

 

[Docforthepeeps]

+1

OP, if you apply to schools that accepts international students, your nationality shouldn't be a major issue.

I'm international and I didn't see my file treated in a different way compared to the rest of the applicants.

A high GPA + a good MCAT + and some cool ECs should get you in somewhere.

Wow you must have some awesome ECs and personal statement to get an interview at those schools. Congrats! OP, I got in as well. Not as stellar as this dude above but I'm international and I got into Ros Franklin so work hard and you should be able to get in.

 

[MedicalBeast]

aaa

 

[ricklee]

for international student, generally you need a little bit outstanding(MCAT, GPA) to keep yourself average of all applicants. And there are limit # of schools take international student.

 

[healthyhabits]

in general, getting in is hard but its not the big problem. getting loans/paying for school is an issue. (i'm international and currently M1)

Yea, isn't it super difficult to find a US cosigner?