US Medical Schools Accepting Internationals
PLEASE NOTE: UPDATED LIST OF US MEDICAL SCHOOLS ACCEPTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://premedusa.blogspot.com/2014/06/US-Medical-Schools-for-Internationals-Updated.html I am sure you have heard or read of it in various articles or here and there : with the exception of Canadians, it is very hard for international students to be admitted to an American medical school. That is a fact. According to the official AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) report from 2011 , only some 13% of international applicants to medical schools in the US eventually matriculated. That is a really low number, considering that in comparison, up to a half of US-citizen applicants get admitted to at least one medical college - so why is that so? One of the main reasons for this is that unlike American citizens, internationals are not eligible for federal financial aid or loans, and so most often, they need to provide their own funding for the entire duration of their...