<p>Please advice that How hard to apply for med school for international students?
I am in ChemBE at JHU.
Is it true that most of Med schools donot accept international school?</p>
<p>How competitive is it?</p>
<p>Thanks for all advices.</p>
<p>1.) The difficulty about applying to medical school as an international student is that you do not have a “home state”. Many schools, both public and private, demonstrate a home state advantage. Since you do not have one of these, you are at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>At schools which do not demonstrate a preference, however, you stand as good a chance as anyone – presuming that you are better-than-fluent in English. If that’s not the case, then essays, interviews, and the MCAT will all pose major obstacles.</p>
<p>2.) Medical schools on the whole do not accept credit from international universities. But if you’re at JHU, this shouldn’t matter.</p>
<p>3.) It’s always competitive. Is there a particular standard you’re interested in comparing it to?</p>
<p>From my trusty MSAR:</p>
<p>Harvard Med: 290 international apps, 16 interviews
Weill (Cornell) Med: 221 international apps, 11 interviews
Columbia Med: 266 international apps 44 interviews
Stanford Med: 216 international apps 17 interviews</p>
<p>So it doesn’t seem impossible to get interviews but appears to be a bit tougher than for US applicants. The Columbia interview rate is actually very high.</p>