<p>I’m from India. Can I go to McGill and do the undergraduate there in Molecular Biology and then come to US to do medicine in top med schools such as Harvard, JHU? Is that possible as i don’t have either Canadian or US citizenship or permanent residency?</p>
<p>McGill to US medical school is absolutely fine. No one cares about Canadian vs US undergrad. </p>
<p>The non citizen will be much more of an issue. </p>
<p>Getting into places like HMS and JHU is so difficult that it is almost a lottery (among very well qualified applicants) to see who gets the slots. This is the case for those who go to college in the US or in Canada. But getting into some US medical school from McGill is perfectly reasonable. I am sure it happens for many applicants every year.</p>
<p>Can you explain the complications of being a non-citizen further? And what medical schools in the US can I go to after studying at McGill? Can I get loans for studying (due to high costs) as I have a permanent resident relative in the US?</p>
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<p>Medical schools in the US don’t like to admit people who are neither US citizens, permanent residents, or Canadian citizens. Med schools receive a lot of funding from the US government, and the attitude is that since that funding comes from US taxpayers, it should not be spent on people who presumably do not pay US taxes.</p>
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<p>Your relative has nothing to do with it - it is your legal status that matters. Most medical students finance their education with loans that are subsidized by the US government. Again, since these subsidies come from US taxpayers, these loans are not available to international students, since they are perceived as being non-taxpayers.</p>