<p>Hi, so I’m a high school senior from Belgium and i’m going to med school in the fall (different system in belgium, no pre-med and all).<br>
After 3 years i’m getting a bachelor degree in medicine and i’m planning to go to an american university after that instead of doing a master in medicine.</p>
<p>The thing is, I have absolutely no idea what good schools are, except, you know, ivy leagues.<br>
I was kind of thinking of applying to UCI (great weather, and i’m not a genius so an ivy league is out of the question)</p>
<p>I would really appreciate it if you would give an opinion about uci and other possible schools.</p>
<p>Ann</p>
<p>I think the big question is what are you trying to actually accomplish for a career and what coming the US does for you.</p>
<p>Without an MBBS or it’s equivalent, you can’t start a residency program. If you’re hoping to go to a US medical school to earn an MD, then there are going to be issues with you having the appropriate pre-requisite courses, so you’re essentially going to have take probably a year or two to complete a post-bac program, take the MCAT, and then apply to medical schools. That path seems to me like you’re wasting your time in Belgium. </p>
<p>I guess what it all comes down to is what your career goals are.</p>
<p>Yeah, i know i’m wasting my time here, but i haven’t taken any tests yet (toefl, sat, …) and i don’t want to sit around doing nothing for a year or two, and it’s stupid not to take on the third year too, so i earn a degree.</p>
<p>I want to come to the US cause you get a lot more options there, and it’s an experience i don’t want to miss out on. I want to go into surgery and belgium has too many doctors at the moment, so my chances are pretty slim, and i really don’t want to be forced to become a GP.</p>
<p>Don’t really mind taking on an extra year or two, it could be a good preparation.</p>