Chance Me/Match Me: International Pre-Med/BioChem at JHU Aspirant, 3.75 GPA, 1550 SAT

Please understand how difficult it is for non-US students to get accepted into a US medical school.

Last year only 130 international students matriculated into all US MD schools combined. Over 1300 applied.

Of those 130, it’s estimated that 85% of those internationals are Canadian. Why Canadian? Because of 2 factors: 1.) more US medical schools will consider Canadian students for admission than other international applicants. 2.) Canadian students are eligible for Canadian government-sponsored loans to pay for med school. Non US students are responsible for paying 100% of the cost of their medical education in the US.

Also internationals who do complete med school in the US are not guaranteed that they will qualify for a visa to stay and complete residency in the US. The vast majority of US residency programs do not sponsor visas. Those that do only sponsor J-1 visas which require you to return home at the end of your training.

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