US Citizens applying with foreign BA degrees

[sgopal2]

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Hello:

I'm asking this as a hypothetical question. Say if a high school student who is a US citizen, living in the US gets accepted to a top notch university overseas (say Oxford or Cambridge for example).

The student does his bachelors degree and then wants to apply to US medical schools. Since this person is a US citizen, the hurdle to apply to US medical schools is less.

What is the process ? Is there a list of schools that accept foreign bachelors degrees?

 

[ramonaquimby]

What is the process ? Is there a list of schools that accept foreign bachelors degrees?

the process is the SAME! 🙂 all schools accept foreign bachelors degrees from schools of the caliber you listed. they are LEAST likely to get accepted, however, to state schools, but who cares. good luck, and congrats! 😀

 

[Scottish Chap]

sgopal2,
I've posted on this topic many times recently since I have first-hand experience of this issue you mention. If you want to enter a U.S. medical school, your degree is ordinarily expected to be from the U.S. or Canada. If you choose to go elswhere for your undergraduate degree, I promise that you WILL run into problems - even if you attend a 'good school' overseas.

Foreign undergraduate grades cannot be entered onto the AMCAS form for medical school application in the U.S. and AMCAS will not verify them; you will essentially be applying to a U.S. medical school with no undergraduate GPA on your AMCAS form and with the following statement: "foreign undegraduate school - not coded". Now...there are a couple of things you can do that may help (please see my previous posts) but that will more than likely involve doing your prereqs. over again in the U.S. or, at least, taking >60 college credits in the U.S. It's best to do all your premedical training in the country where you intend to obtain your medical degree.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Scottish Chap is right...

if you check the requirements for US medical schools they generally include at least 60 hrs of undergrad coursework/training in the US.

 

[brightblueeyes]

Even if you were able to get an American med school to evaluate you on the basis of your studies at a European school, are you sure you'd want your admission to hinge on those grades?

Different countries have different academic traditions. And some countries give tougher exams and grade more severely than in North America. You might find yourself going from a 4.0 gpa to something (on another country's scale) that looks unimpressive...but only if you're not familiar with their grading.

You could find yourself having to do some explaining during your interviews. 🙂