Choosing between UCLA and Tufts

happymomof1
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:51:26 +0000

lolint -

As an international student who wants to complete an undergraduate degree in the US, and then apply to medical schools in the US, two very important factors to consider are:

1) The US medical school admission rate for INTERNATIONAL pre-meds from each of those univerisities.

and

2) Just exactly how you expect to pay for four years of your undergraduate education here and then four years of medical school.

It is not impossible for international students to be admitted to med school in the US, it is just very, very much harder for them because many medical schools do not admit international students. If your goal is to become a practicing physician, you should consider attending medical school in your home country (I believe that in Japan it is direct admit and would only take you about 6 years), and then you could come to the US for one or more of your medical residencies.