Are you an aspiring medical student willing to attend a medical school in the USA?
If so you would have probably heard that it is an extremely difficult task for international students to get admission for a medical school in US.
Let us look in to the best strategies to attend a medical school in the USA:
- Start your research early; thorough research is very important to avoid missed opportunities and potential disappointments.
- Determine your financial aid policies at your school of interest.
- Some schools prefer that at least one year of course work in any US school in sciences to admit international students.
- Consider other programmes like M.D/Ph.D as these are fully funded.
- Most of the schools follow same admissions standards for both domestic and foreign applicants, although admissions to foreign students are dependent on financing.
Read further for the top 10 best medical schools in US which are ranked according to the US news:
Harvard University
Rank: #1
School name: Harvard University,Boston, MA
Tuition: $52,100 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 708
Stanford University
Rank: #2
School name: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Tuition: $48,999 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 468
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: #3
School name: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Tuition: $45,750 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 484
University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco
Rank: #4
School name: University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco
Tuition: $32,106 (in-state, full-time); $44,351 (out-of-state, full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 632
University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Rank: #4
School name: University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
Philadelphia, PA
Tuition: $48,738 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 665
Washington University in St. Louis
Rank: #6
School name: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Tuition: $54,050 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 485
Yale University
Rank: #7
School name: Yale University, New Haven, CT
Tuition: $51,480 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 401
Columbia University
Rank: #8
School name: Columbia University, New York, NY
Tuition: $51,484 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 655
Duke University
Rank: #8
School name: Duke University, Durham, NC
Tuition: $49,940 (full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 430
University of Washington
Rank: #10
School name: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Tuition: $29,958 (in-state, full-time); $58,947 (out-of-state, full-time)
Total medical school enrollment: 918
Stay tuned with Careerindia on: Entrance Exams, Admissions, News, Value Read, Study Abroad, Online Courses, Educarewiz