pharmacy for current student visa holder

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Hii

My friend is doing bachelors on student visa.


which pharmacy schools takes applicants on student visa?

what r the rules?

 

[LoKoTe]

check PharmCAS website for school information, I don't think they take students who are not citizens or permanent residents.

 

[Retriever09]

Hi, I am an international student majoring in Biochemistry. I am also an applicant for 2008 admission. Most pharmacy schools accept F1 students, you just need to provide them with a valid F1 visa and financial statement. Only a few pharmacy schools like Lecom and University of Appalachia in Virginia don't want international students. Just visit Pharmcas School Page, you can find a list of schools that accept F1 students. Some schools really want international students because they value diversity. Good Luck.

 

[LoKoTe]

Just curious ... why would an international student want to study a PharmD in the US when they can probably study in their country for a lot less. And why would a school decrease the amount of spots for US students by accepting international students? Just curiosity people, no need to get mad at me.

 

[Retriever09]

I am not sure about other applicants, but where I come from, we only have one pharmacy school in the whole country and it cannot provide advance teaching like in U.S. I came here because I believe U.S. has the best education system, well at least so much more than I can get in my country. As far as accepting international students, I guess schools that really care and want to improve health care world wide consider competitive international students.

 

[kbv]

I am not sure about other applicants, but where I come from, we only have one pharmacy school in the whole country and it cannot provide advance teaching like in U.S. I came here because I believe U.S. has the best education system, well at least so much more than I can get in my country. As far as accepting international students, I guess schools that really care and want to improve health care world wide consider competitive international students.

Is it more rewarding, in terms of financial incentive, to get a PharmD degree in the US? What is your country's currency? Do you, by any means, consider to stay here in the US to practice your profession upon graduation instead of going back to your country?

 

[prepharm77]

Hii

My friend is doing bachelors on student visa.


which pharmacy schools takes applicants on student visa?

what r the rules?

The best way to find out which schools take international students with F-1 visa is to visit the schools' websites and look under the admissions information. UCSD does not accept international students-- only permanent residents or citizens.. other schools, i am not sure about. but the school's websites are usually very clear about their admission rules concerning international students. When in doubt, contact the admissions office via e-mail. good luck!

 

[prepharm77]

Just curious ... why would an international student want to study a PharmD in the US when they can probably study in their country for a lot less. And why would a school decrease the amount of spots for US students by accepting international students? Just curiosity people, no need to get mad at me.

Many of friends are international students from Korea who want to become Pharmacists/doctors/dentists in U.S.A. from what I hear, in Korea, it's extremely difficult to get into a university. A high school student can apply to only 3 schools (1 school from 3 different categorized school lists) at a time. Without a proper grade and entrance exam score, it is very difficult to get admitted to a professional program in Korea.. With less opportunity to pursue their dreams, many of koreans end up coming to U.S.A. U.S.A. offers more opportunity-- people apply to 10-20 schools at a time, and admission process isn't always about academic records..

From what I understand, people who are pharmacists in U.S.a. cannot be come pharmacists in Korea unless they pass korean version of pharmacists board exam.. It's also a lot easier to apply for green card and citizenship if your profession is health care related (nursing, pharmacy, medicine, dental)..

Even though it costs a lot to study in U.S.A. I guess in the long run people have "better" lives than they would have if they had stayed in Korea...

 

[TrjTraddie]

Just curious ... why would an international student want to study a PharmD in the US when they can probably study in their country for a lot less. And why would a school decrease the amount of spots for US students by accepting international students? Just curiosity people, no need to get mad at me.

the educational system in the US (for grad schools at least) happens to be outstanding. Im from brazil, where the education is good. But I would feel a lot more confident if i received my education from (oh, let's say) UCSF.

i understand why the US citizen would feel unjusticed about seeing "those illegal aliens" taking over the jobs, mooching off the general welfare, and receiving benefits from the tax payers. BUUUUUUUT... let's not forget that the population of the US is also comprised of immigrants. So doesnt it make sense to raise leaders that could serve people regardless of documentation? after all... immigrants also deserve humanitarian care, health care and respect.

but then again, im biased. maybe some people think otherwise, and i respect that. who am i to protest? i cant even vote

 

[LoKoTe]

I'm not biased one way or the other, I was just curious on the different point of views ... interesting so far