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The second bachelor degree on the other field of study
Sidial
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Hi!
I have a bit unusual question, on which dunno find an answer in Russian forums. Hope, u will help me
So, the main problem is that I already have a bachelor degree in 'business informatics' (Russian university), but my dream - medicine. At first, I think that in the USA is the same educational system as in Russia one - we are able to have even 3 degrees in different fields. I started to write to universities/colleges that provide "need-based financial aid", cuz my family get into this type of aid, and about 90% wrote that don't give an opportunity to have the second bachelor degree.
So, the main questions are:
- Is it really so hard to find universities/colleges in that I am able to have the second bachelor degree but on a totally different sphere?
- Does my first bachelor degree in Russia equally to the same in the USA, or I complicate everything and have a chance to write to the universities with request fir first bachelor degree?
Thanks a lot!
8 replies I have a bit unusual question, on which dunno find an answer in Russian forums. Hope, u will help me
So, the main problem is that I already have a bachelor degree in 'business informatics' (Russian university), but my dream - medicine. At first, I think that in the USA is the same educational system as in Russia one - we are able to have even 3 degrees in different fields. I started to write to universities/colleges that provide "need-based financial aid", cuz my family get into this type of aid, and about 90% wrote that don't give an opportunity to have the second bachelor degree.
So, the main questions are:
- Is it really so hard to find universities/colleges in that I am able to have the second bachelor degree but on a totally different sphere?
- Does my first bachelor degree in Russia equally to the same in the USA, or I complicate everything and have a chance to write to the universities with request fir first bachelor degree?
Thanks a lot!
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Replies to: The second bachelor degree on the other field of study
What you really need are the pre-med courses. You can complete these in a year-long post-baccelaureate pre-med program, or at a community college. Whichever way you choose, be prepared to pay for it.
More importantly, you will need to be able to pay for US medical school. There's no financial aid for international medical students. US medical schools are sticklish when accepting foreign students. For example, they may ask you to pre-pay the full cost of attendance for all 4 years into an escrow account. If you don't have at least $200,000 available to you, the whole studying-medicine-in-the-US thing is a non-starter for you.
Neuropsychology on the undergraduate level is very different from medicine. It is a mixture of biology, chemistry, anatomy and psychology. It leads to a bachelor's degree that has nothing to do with being an MD. Medicine in the US a graduate program -- you first have to have a bachelor's degree -- and is very, very difficult to get into, and very, very expensive. (No financial aid for international students, in fact some have to pre-pay before starting.)