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I am a international student, and, in my country, after the high school, we direcly go into med school. This med school is divided in two parts : general knowledge and advanced knowledge. I am currently in general knowledge ( equivalent of premed school). So, is the system of my country a problem for applying into some schools ? I saw that Harvard doesn't accept student from my system...
 
You need a bachelor's degree for most US medical schools. Harvard is a little far fetched for your situation.
 
It is difficult but not impossible, for international students to gain entry into US medical schools. The link below will provide you with some information on the subject:

https://students-residents.aamc.org...ool/article/applying-international-applicant/

With respect to Harvard, in particular, you must have a bachelor's degree. The except below is taken from the HMS website:

International Students
HMS welcomes applications from international students who have studied for at least one year at an accredited institution in the United States or Canada, and have completed the course requirements. Fluency in English is expected; however, the TOEFL is not required.

While we do accept applications from students with international educational backgrounds, candidates with degrees from accredited institutions in the US and Canada are strongly preferred. Students are required to complete at least three years of college work and a baccalaureate degree prior to matriculation.

A limited number of required courses taken outside the US or Canada may be used to fulfill requirements, determined on a case-by-case basis. Every effort should be made to take the majority of required courses at an accredited college or university in the US or Canada. In any case, at least one year of full-time academic work in the US or Canada is required.

International Students are eligible to apply for need-based financial institutional scholarships and loans. Please see Financial Aid for more information.

In many countries, students enter medical school directly from advanced secondary school, but to apply to Harvard Medical School you must first complete a bachelor’s degree. If you are currently enrolled in any medical school or were enrolled previously, you are ineligible to apply to Harvard Medical School. We also do not accept students who wish to transfer from another medical school. There are no exceptions to these policies.

For more information on Harvard University's worldwide presence, please visit Harvard Worldwide.
 
Yes, I have a bachelor's degree even a master in surgical science
 
About my profile, I have also 3000h in research, 1000h in clinical, 1200h in volunteering and a very high responsability job in an hospital
 
I am a international student, and, in my country, after the high school, we direcly go into med school. This med school is divided in two parts : general knowledge and advanced knowledge. I am currently in general knowledge ( equivalent of premed school). So, is the system of my country a problem for applying into some schools ? I saw that Harvard doesn't accept student from my system...
Hello, I am an international student from Western Europe. I wanted to know if I could go into good schools in USA:

Academic :
520 MCAT
110 TOEFL
3.8 at Harvard as an international student
Topped my university (best university of my country)

Research:
Master in surgical sciences
1800h of research
10 publications, 1 first author

Clinical:
1000h as a scribe
400h shadowing (neurosurgery, cardiology)

Volunteering :
1000h Red Cross
300h in an american hospital
300h for helping people with cancer

Also, I was a lieutnant in the med army from my country, I used to manage 40 people.
Hello, I am an international student from Europe. I don't know if I can join a med school in US, and I doubt a lot about this. Can you review my application list ?

  • Year in school: 4th year of med (equivalence of Senior)
  • Country/state of residence: Western Europe
  • Science GPA: 3.8 (Cornell University, exchange program)
  • MCAT Scores: 520
  • Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc): Master 2 of surgical sciences (dual degree), 2000h of research, 10 publications, 3 presentations, big award from my university
  • Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites: 900h at the red cross (medic), 200 at an american hospital
  • Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties: 400h, vascular surgery, neuro, neurosurgery, cardio
  • Non-clinical volunteering: 200h at a parachutist monitor
  • Extracurricular activities: tennis, machine learning research (4 publications, 2 big awards), tutoring for med students
  • Employment history: 5 summer jobs in research labs in US, pararescueman (captain rank, had to manage 200 people in medical reserve)
  • Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): Yes father
  • Specialty of interest: vascular surgery
  • Shadowing experience: Yes
  • Graduate degrees: 5 years of surgical science
  • Interest in rural health (y/n): No
You will find this thread useful: A Guide to Applying US Med School with a Foreign Bachelor Degree Particularly note the dropbox link at the bottom of the first post that leads to a spreadsheet with med school policies for foreign bachelor degree applicants.

You are right to doubt your chances for a US Med School Acceptance as an international applicant. Besides the fact that you haven't taken all the prerequisites in the US, other factors that would decrease your chances are visa issues/lack of a permanent resident card (greencard) and that US med schools won't want to steal you from the medical school you currently attend.
 
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