Premed at Cambridge

cadriethiel
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:21:58 +0000

To the above poster, this student is American and thus these rules do not apply.

To the OP, trust me, you are making your life more difficult by doing this. For example, from the Penn Med requirements page:

“To provide the School of Medicine with a basis for evaluating and comparing applicants’ performance and to increase the student’s likelihood of success in medical school, those who receive degrees from foreign institutions are required to have completed one year of course work in the sciences at a college or university in the United States before an application for admission to the first year of medical school will be considered.”

Or Hopkins:
“Preparation in foreign universities, in most cases, must be supplemented by a year or more of work in an approved university in the United States.”

Perhaps Oxford would be an exception, but you should check this out first. Don’t do anything because you want to stand out, because this route makes your life more difficult, do it only if you truly desire to study and live abroad for 3-4 years.