International Students

[MathewsMD]

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Hey, I was just wondering... if you were an international student and applied to an American medical school, what was your GPA and MCAT score? Also, which medical schools did you apply to, and at which ones were you accepted?
Thanks in advance for all the help.

 

[CodeBlu]

Hey, I was just wondering... if you were an international student and applied to an American medical school, what was your GPA and MCAT score? Also, which medical schools did you apply to, and at which ones were you accepted?
Thanks in advance for all the help.

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[Quaero]

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Good suggestion but I'm not sure if there's a check mark and let people identify themselves as international or not. I do know that there's a different criteria for internationals 🙁

 

[GS Mikami]

OP, I'm an international student. Feel free to check my profile.

 

[bombas238]

I'm an international student from Mexico. No citizenship and no green card:

28Q (9/9/10)
3.71 GPA
3.68 Science

-No Cs in college
-Double major, honors thesis in both
-Tons of extracurriculars, worked at hospitals and clinics in underserved areas in Mexico
-Lab research and I knew what I was talking about/doing (got grilled at my interviews)
-Volunteered a couple hundred hours at the ER, ended up with a pager & lots of responsibilities. Hospital wrote a letter on my behalf.
-BFFs with the three members of the committee who wrote my recommendation letter, they literally hugged me
-Essays & secondaries talked about how people were telling me it was going to be hard and I didn't care, just made me work harder
-Personal statement took me a week, revised & feedback by like 9 people
-Bunch of other yadda yadda to fill out the application, can't remember, I am sure I was proud of it to some extent

Applied to something like 14 schools: Harvard, Hopkins, Yale, Emory, Columbia, Loma Linda, Indiana, Rosalind Franklin, couple others I can't remember, and pretty much every TX school (where I did my undergraduate)

Interviewed at Indiana, Emory, Rosalind Franklin, and Vermont -- I guess I like to think I'm pretty sociable.

Accepted only at Vermont. They no longer accept international applicants though :-/

Only took me one attempt. I was a bit late for the TX applications so I didn't get any interviews there. I had re-applied and by the time I got accepted in the previous cycle I had interviews lined up at every single TX medical school, including Southwestern and Baylor.

Family is doing its best to pay for school. I do have a friend who is willing to co-sign with me on a private loan in case of an emergency.

These posts are full of "it's gonna be so hard" -- don't listen. Keep trying. Yes the stats are real -- just do what you gotta do!!

 

[Jamie561]

OP, I'm an international student. Feel free to check my profile.

how come it says you went to a "southern state school' in your mdapps?

 

[zwitterion34]

A person I know with a 38 MCAT and 4.0 GPA was unable to get in. You have to demonstrate your ability to pay for your education. He was very poor. As an international student, you will definitely be fighting an uphill battle. Good luck!

 

[xadmin]

Apply to Northwestern, they love international

 

[zwitterion34]

Here is a link that will could potentially aid you.

http://www.naahp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2559

This is a requirement for Northwestern for International students.

"Non-citizens without permanent residency are admitted to the Feinberg School. All applicants are required to have completed at least three years of course work at an accredited US or Canadian college or university, through study at the undergraduate or graduate level or a combination of both degree levels. Applications from international students who meet this requirement are welcome. It may be possible for international students to take out a loan for the cost of tuition only, if the student has a US co-signer, who must sign and provide creditworthiness."

 

[ncrassa]

I'm an international student applying this year too. Let's see how it goes.

GS Mikami - best wishes for this cycle! You're doing well!

 

[GS Mikami]

how come it says you went to a "southern state school' in your mdapps?

You can be international and study in the US. In my case, I am on an F-1 visa here.

 

[Morsetlis]

I'm an international student from Mexico. No citizenship and no green card:

28Q (9/9/10)
3.71 GPA
3.68 Science

-No Cs in college
-Double major, honors thesis in both
-Tons of extracurriculars, worked at hospitals and clinics in underserved areas in Mexico
-Lab research and I knew what I was talking about/doing (got grilled at my interviews)
-Volunteered a couple hundred hours at the ER, ended up with a pager & lots of responsibilities. Hospital wrote a letter on my behalf.
-BFFs with the three members of the committee who wrote my recommendation letter, they literally hugged me
-Essays & secondaries talked about how people were telling me it was going to be hard and I didn’t care, just made me work harder
-Personal statement took me a week, revised & feedback by like 9 people
-Bunch of other yadda yadda to fill out the application, can’t remember, I am sure I was proud of it to some extent

Applied to something like 14 schools: Harvard, Hopkins, Yale, Emory, Columbia, Loma Linda, Indiana, Rosalind Franklin, couple others I can’t remember, and pretty much every TX school (where I did my undergraduate)

Interviewed at Indiana, Emory, Rosalind Franklin, and Vermont -- I guess I like to think I'm pretty sociable.

Accepted only at Vermont. They no longer accept international applicants though :-/

Only took me one attempt. I was a bit late for the TX applications so I didn’t get any interviews there. I had re-applied and by the time I got accepted in the previous cycle I had interviews lined up at every single TX medical school, including Southwestern and Baylor.

Family is doing its best to pay for school. I do have a friend who is willing to co-sign with me on a private loan in case of an emergency.

These posts are full of "it's gonna be so hard" -- don't listen. Keep trying. Yes the stats are real -- just do what you gotta do!!

The question is, should the average applicant depend on being a special flower, or should they follow established protocol 😛