| That's a good question actually. Why is it so hard for international students to be accepted in med schools ? Is the number of med students regulated by the government ? Actually, in France, the government uses a "numerus clausus" in order to limit the number of medical students: admission to med school is open to everyone right after high school, but only few students pass the "concours" at the end of the first year and manage to go on for the second year. Rankings are used for this "concours" and an international student can get higher scores on the exams than a French citizen and still this doesn't mean he'll be accepted for the second year ! |