<p>Yes, I know that I should follow the Collegeboard’s advise of selecting the subjects where you can “truly shine”. However, this is bit hard for me. I am an international student and English as second language makes every and anything equally difficult for me. So this method of choosing subjects does not work for me.</p>
<p>So I was just wondering, should my sat ii subject test be more focused on one area? I want to do medicine, so is it better if i can be more science/maths focused? Or, as what a lot of people would do, I should take one language (chinese), one science and maths to show more diversity?</p>
<p>Also, I’m not really sure about how many I should take. Ideally, I really want to take five, so that i don’t have to choose. but is it too much?</p>
<p>You shouldn’t take a subject test in your native language. For most schools, two subject tests is fine, but many applicants send three. Sending more three could be a waste of money. If you want to study in the United States, your English should be fluent. You will also need to take the IETSL or TOEFL. </p>
<p>Have you looked into studying medicine in the United States? First of all, it is a postgraduate professional degree, meaning that you need to complete a four year U.S. bachelor’s degree before going to medical school. Furthermore, it is almost impossible for foreign citizens to get admission into American medical schools. And, need-blind financial aid is NOT available for international students at ANY medical school.</p>
<p>I would suggest that if you want to study medicine, you study it in the country you wish to practice. If it is the United States you wish to practice in, you can apply to a U.S. residency AFTER completing medical school in your country.</p>
<p>If I need to complete the bachelor’s degrees, what do you think is the best preparation degree for Medicine? Bio? Pre-med?</p>
<p>I’m not really looking at being a “traditional” doctor; I want to be a gerontologist or alternatively, geriatrician in the future. Is that still considered as part of Medical school program, and will it still be very hard if I want to practice in the US?</p>
<p>Also, this is completely irrelevant to SAT II, but just wondering, in for undergraduate courses in America, do you have to choose the major you want to do as soon as you start applying, or you spontaneously choose any courses you want at first and only after sometime you get to choose the major?</p>
<p>Medical schools do not care about your major. They are only interested in your completing the “pre-med” requirements with excellent grades. </p>
<p>A gerontologist or geriatrician are traditional doctors – I’m not sure why you’d assume otherwise. You will need to complete medical school in order to enter ALL medical specialties. Practicing is not the hard part, getting into medical schools is the hard part. Here is a list of schools that accept international applicants: [US</a> Medical Schools for International Students: List of US Medical Schools that accept International Students](<a href=“http://internationalpremed.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/list-of-medical-schools-that-accept.html]US”>US Medical Schools for International Students: List of US Medical Schools that accept International Students) . You’ll realize that very medical schools accept foreign students. Out of hundreds of applications, they accept 1-5 foreign students. ABSOLUTELY NO “need-blind” financial aid is available. It is MUCH, MUCH better to study medicine in your own home country. </p>
<p>You can state a tentative major at the time of the application, but your final decision is normally made at the end of sophomore year.</p>
<p>Thank you so much again for your patience! The link is really useful and so is the advice. I think I am going to think twice before jumping blindly into applying for US Medical School Have a good day (though I’m not really sure where you are) By the way, can I please message you if I have some other questions regarding meds? I won’t bother you a lot, promise :)</p>
Have a good day (though I’m not really sure where you are) 
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