<p>What is your opinion of international students just going for an experience and being able to do different subjects and activities but not necessarily needing it?</p>
<p>For example, one gets into an undergraduate medicine program in their home country but decides to go to a general college in the states just for an experience and then doing medicine later as graduate either back in their country or stay in the states.
Is this ridiculous? Pointless? Understandable?
If you were in tis situation what would you do? (taken that the college going to is quite a good one).</p>
<p>You have to ask yourself what do you really want to be in the future. If your heart is set on being a doctor, I don’t really see the need to learn other subjects like history and political science just for the experience. However, colleges in us are after all famous for their liberal arts education and you won’t get to choose your major till the second year. So with regards to your example, i seriously think you should choose the former, after all, why waste precious years learning something that will be totally unrelated to what you want to do in the future?</p>
<p>^ Yeah that makes perfect sense, it seems like it would be a waste.
But the entire college experience i would love so much and doing all sorts of subjects that i have a passion for learning about but would never get the chance other wise. I have my heart set of doing medicine some day, but i want to first experience the world & follow other passions before i settle for my main one.
But your right, it is a waste if you think about it, but it wouldn’t be to me- Just so unsure about it.</p>
<p>If they have the money to do so, then it shouldn’t be anyone’s worry.
As long as the person enjoys the experience and did not sacrifice anything for it, it shouldn’t really be called a waste.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you want to do with the degree. If you want to do medicine, would you want to ever go into public health policy, or would you stay as a practitioner? Would you do research which involved significant physics or chemistry? If you’re more into the practical side of medicine, I’d say do that. If not, another degree might be beneficial.</p>
<p>To go for studies abroad isn’t so simple.Because it is a waste of time and especially waste of money.You have to think what you should do in your life because your future depends on that.Also think what is the point to study something that you don’t actually want.It could be frustrated and after that you will not able to do or want it.</p>
<p>I prefer to study in the realm that I want without other thoughts…</p>
<p>if u can afford med school in america then go for it.
it seems pointless go to the states and come back after 4 years to study medicine which lasts for at least 6 years. by the age 30, u might become a doctor. if u stay in ur home country, u’ll study medicine in depth for 6 years and afterwards you can invest another 4 years into specilization or some research. if u wanna be a doctor then stay in ur home country but if u think u might change ur mind then go to the states.</p>
Just wanting to do medicine when i’m older, not that interested in research at the moment.
I’d particuarly want to go to a good USA college for a solid pre-med program, and then pursue other passions of mine as i’d never get the opportunity to otherwise, if i do straight 5-6 year med degree year i’ll never get the chance, or even doing an undergraduate bachlor’s degree here will be mostly about science subjects and not other things.
I’d go to USA college undergraduate and see if i get into graduate there or if i want to, otherwise i’ll be doing a 4 year graduate back in my country.
I would never consider any form of education a waste of money (in relation to USA college, etc.) definitely a good life experience and will learn a lot more about the world if i go to the colleges rather then being so focused on just science.</p>
<p>I think that is quite unfair for other students.Because someone wants to go in USA to study actually something that he/she wants not only for experience…</p>
<p>why is it unfair to other students? Education is an experience and getting that education in another country is an experience. That is why the world is not made up of engineers bankers and doctors but also poets, musicians, philosophers etc. If you can afford it or are such a stellar student that the college will give you aid, then go for it. The only issue is that by doing pre-med in a US college you are cutting yourself off from the many great possibilities of a college. Especially since US colleges “weed-out” premeds in the first two years, you may not enjoy the experience.</p>
<p>mhmm- what do you mean by ‘weed-out’? couldn’t i enjoy college if i am wanting to do a pre-med major? i’d still be able to do theatre, writing and language subjects too- along with others possibly? and join clubs and take part in all sorts of aspcts of the college life?
i see no reason why i would not want to enjoy the experience.</p>
<p>Pre-med is overrated in most places. Science majors take those classes all the time and do well in them and still have a social life.</p>
<p>I don’t know why other posters are so negative about your plans. If you have the ambition, time and money, why not spend a couple of years in the US and enjoy life? I hope you will enjoy your college experience!</p>
<p>I agree with Barium but I’d emphasize money. If you have enough than go and enjoy yourself but if you are not capable of financing 8+ years of education in America then think how/what/when you’ll do stuff. BDW are you aware of the costs for med school in the USA?</p>
<p>It would only be 4 years, it’s extremely unlikely i will be there for any longer, nor do med school there as i’d much prefer to be back in my country.</p>