@BSMDMom2 where does your student plan to practice medicine?
This was posted above by @WayOutWestMom
One thing that WILL impact your daughter’s chances for matching to general surgery will be her international status. Most residency programs do not sponsor visas. Those that do generally only sponsor J-1 visas.
If your student plans to practices medicine in Canada, it might be better for them to consider Canadian colleges and medical schools.
If they think becoming a doctor is a path to citizenship in the U.S., they need to rethink this strategy.
IMHO, BS/MD programs (all of them) will be high reaches, and BS/DO programs will be reaches. That’s the way it is even for U.S. citizens.
And if they get to the point where they do get an interview, it would be wise not to mention that they want to become a surgeon. Medical schools have students do rotations in a bunch of required areas…and the expectation is that students will be open minded and figure out what specialty they want during these rotations.
Also, becoming a surgeon…if they do get that far…will require many years of residency, and perhaps a fellowship if they want to specialize in a surgical area…all at not very high incomes.