Keeping money in mind, how many medical schools should I apply to?
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Apply to as many quality ones as you can cause getting in is not easy....then when the time comes, make sure your budget fits the one you choose.
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I did both... apply to as many as you can as many ways as you can!  i applied to both ones from private orgs and ones nationally funded... it's best to apply for a lot.. no matter what way...
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Honestly, why apply to 12 schools? The fees are generally higher at this level, the applications can be quite time consuming, and you're going to have to pay extra to have GRE scores sent to that many schools. Since GREs are already expensive, you're talking a lot of money. I applied to two schools. Most people I know applied to no more than three or four. Just something to think about...\n\nNow, as to application materials... As long as you're applying to programs in the same concentration, you can write one statement of purpose (essay). You'll probably want to tweak it a bit (say how going to that particular school will help you get to your goals), but you won't need to write a completely different one for each school. You can probably rework your essay for different concentrations without too much trouble as well. \n\nI tried not to ask people to write more than one letter of recommendation. However, if you're doing multiple schools you should probably try not to ask people to write more than two. You're asking for a favor, so the point is to be polite about it and not ask a busy person to write a ton of these. If you've done volunteer work or had a job in the field you're applying for, your boss is also a good person to ask. They don't all have to be profs. Some people will ask for additional information before they write your recommendation. I had a couple of people ask to see my statement of purpose and/or resume before they wrote the recommendation. So, ask people really soon so that they have time to do a good job. If the school has a form, get that to them right away. Do give them envelopes with postage already on it. Even when its being mailed from the university, its a nice touch. Make sure that they know when the deadline is.\n\nGRE prep depends on how you are with standardized tests. If you tend to be good at them, you may want to just do the practice test cd that they send you. If you have trouble with this type of test, I'd at least buy a book and you might want to take a class. I'm assuming that you've already registered. If not, you must do that right now. They're usually booked at least a month out, especially this time of year.\n\nYou're also applying for assistantships? Some of this overlaps with application materials. There are usually recommendations, statements of purpose, essays on your work experience and education thus far... You will need to check on this, but at my grad school the assistantship application deadline was later than the admission application deadline, which would give you some leeway on getting this all done right now. Good Luck!
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Many U.S. medical schools are state universities, with heavy preference for applicants from the region, with a few outside applicants.  You may have better luck with a private medical school.  \nU.S. med schools accept almost exclusively applicants with a bachelor's degree at minimum, although to be competitive, a master's degree can help.  The MCAT is also necessary for consideration for admission.\nI've met very few international med students in the U.S., most people interested in training here finish med school in their native country, focus on the USMLE (the board exams for residency application) and apply for residency positions through the residency match.  Look into the fifth pathway program.
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4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency, depending on the specialty selected. A few medical schools offer a combined undergraduate and medical school program that lasts 6 years instead of the customary 8 years.
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Check this out - just make sure to take all the pre-reqs for med school. You'll be home free\n\nhttp://www.temple.edu/healthadvising/medman.html#CONSIDERING
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You should plan on majoring in some science that you will need in medical school, i.e. biology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.\n\n----\n\nDon't get your heart set on one medical school.  If one doesn't accept you, try another.  Med school competition is usually tough, and it might even take 2 or 3 tries at the same school to finally get in.  You would have a better advantage trying for a med school in the state in which you live.  State funded med schools usually have an obligation to give preference to residents of their own state before accepting out of state students.\n\nEven if you decide against med school, you can still use these degrees for other things.  You could possibly get a job working in some medical position in a hospital.  As a chemistry major, you could get a job doing chemical formulas for drug companies.  With any of the degrees, you could teach community college, or get your master's degree and teach at a university.  Depending on your state's requirements, you could possibly teach in a high school.
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http://www.fastweb.com\nAlso fill out your FAFSA at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov\nApply for EVERY scholarship you qualify for. Also apply to multiple undergraduate institutions that offer a pre-med program, almost ALL do. Some institutions have more financial aid capabilities than others, so once you are accepted to a few you can choose the one that gives you the most aid.
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Try the internet and look up the requirements for medical school.  Not only the courses, but also the time and the cost. A lot of people say that they want to be a doctor, but don't have the motivation  or the cash to follow through.  Please don't think I'm trying to discourage you, but rather asking if you can make the necessary commitment.  Also, don't think that doctors make the tons of money that they used to.  Health care in the US is changing, and many people who became doctors are doing something else.  Make sure you know what is motivating you to become a physician.  The standard answer is "I want to help people" or "I want to be rich".  Neither is a good answer.  So after you read about the requirements, look inside yourself and try to understand not only the "how" but also the "why".\n\nBest of Luck\n\nDr. Bentley Gubar
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You have a long way to go before worrying too much. Get into college first, do well in undergrad. Get into med school. There is a long way ahead of you, and you have to make sure this is what you really want. Honestly, not having all A's in 10th grade won't bar you from med school. I know people that got B's in some Biology courses that got into med school just fine and are well on their way to being doctors. But Undergrad is generally a lot harder than High School, and Med School is infinitely harder than undergrad, so if you're struggling with straight A's right now, just think what it will be like to struggle for straight A's in college. I'm not trying to discourage you, but there is a lot to do before you're really ready to become a doctor. After high school the next 12 years of your life are devoted to becoming the best damn doctor you can be.\n\nThe 12 years after high school are generally, 4 years of undergrad (Pre-Med), 4 years of Med-School, and mostly 4 years of a residency, depends on the specialty. The undergrad years are generally your most fun, but are still crucial. Now I don't want you to be a naive little gunner and overwhelm yourself like most pre-meds, so watch out for scheduling yourself to do too much (volunteering at the hospital, trying to do some extra research, taking too many hard classes at once, doing shadowing rotations). And while you are doing extra curriculars, make sure you're making them worthwhile, like if you're shadowing a pediatrician, ask them as many questions as you can without coming off annoying. Just do your best in these years, and keep your GPA high and study as much as you can for the MC AT (Expect to study up to 6-8 hours a day). Then once you do get accepted into a med-school, prepare for the first stage of hell. It will involve constant studying, with maybe a few hours A WEEK for fun, and not much time for you to have a fun life. A residency is your next step, and once you're there, you will spend time running around the hospital picking up as much info as you can on how to become a pediatrician.\n\nJust don't buy into all the glam our of the life of a doctor, you might change your mind about becoming one, or might change your specialty, or who knows. There is a lot of work ahead of you kid, and I wish you the best of luck, but make sure you have your wits about you, and actually understand the profession inside and out. And understand that you'll end up in debt most likely, and that family life will be really hard while in med school. Realize that malpractice insurance comes with the job, and that not just bad doctors get sued. Becoming a pediatrician is one of the most prestigious careers you can choose, but it comes with so many hardships that anyone who is too weak will be sorted out very quickly, make sure you know what you're in for, and that you're strong enough to make it. Best of luck.
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What is the cheapest medical school in Arizona? (Tuition Fee)?\nUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, thier first year tuition is about 15,000 dollars\n\nHi there, I want to be a cardiologist or a heart surgeon. I live in Arizona, basically I just have a few questions: I needed to know what is the lowest cost tuition of a medical school in Arizona and what schools that can offer 3 years medical education to become a doctor and last is how would I know if I am already licensed to practice as a practician?\n\n\nOk, first you will have to have three yeaars of college with very specific undergrad coourse.  You will need letter of recomendations from several people, doctors recomending you are best,\n\nthen you will have three years of medicl school and a year of residence work\n\nAfter that if you wish to become a specialist you will have another 2 to 3 years of school and more time as a residenent in that field.\n\nYou have a mim of 7 years after high school to just become a doctor and 10 to 12 to beocme a specialist.\n\nThe cost is about 30,000 to 50000 a year as you get futher along including housing and expenses.\n\nMost doctors owe several hundred thousand dollars when they graduate from medical school.\n\nIf you can answer my questions from above, no doubt I would thank you with all my heart and with many more appreciations.\nThank you.
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Anything to do with the medical field is in demand. I cannot say what state has more, but I just know that if you are thinking of going into a career in the medical field you probably shouldn't have too much trouble finding work.
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I don't know about UK but in U.S you have to finish pre-medicine course before applying to medical school. You cannot apply from high school.\n\n- For pre-medicine course, you apply to any college or university in U.S (undergraduate school), majoring in biology or chemistry or biochem or microbiology... \n\n- At the end of your junior year (undergraduate school) take MCAT (Medical School Admission Test)\n\n- At your senior year, apply for medical school\n\n+ the requirements for medical school in U.S is extremely high, I don't major in medicine, but I know that my school require G.P.A 3.5 (over 90% grades) for being admitted + high MCAT test score.\n\nmedical schools usually don't offer scholarships (even for U.S citizens), but loan (this understandable because when you finish medical school, you will have a bright future).  Remember $1 loan = $2-3 for paying back. For example, if you loan $200, 000 for 4 years in medical school, you will have to pay $400, 000-$600,000 when graduation some years.\n\n------- because of these requirements, about 75% students who first apply for pre-medicine have to change their major, in order words about in 100 students intend to apply for medical school, 75 have to give up----
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I haven't attended med school myself so I can't help you much in terms of a personal anecdote. I hope to one day go to med school too (I'm currently only 17 now). Good luck to you!\n\nAs you probably already know, there are three sections in which you can earn 15 points each. To be considered competitive, you probably want to score a 10 or 11 in each section.\n\nWhen you do take the MCAT, you can find out if your scores are competitive by going here: http://www.studentdoc.com/medfind.html
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i work closely with a medical school admissions office.  what we are looking for is that you KNOW that medicine is what you want to do.  There is no minimum, but if you have only been involved in the medical community a short time, be prepared to be questioned about it in your interview.  I would suggest a reasonable amount of time would be to volunteer in a hospital setting or shadow a doctor somewhere between 40 and 80 hours.  \n\nYou can easily do 10 4-hour shifts a semester and pull this off.
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I think you can get into those high profile schools - the more important thing is your GPA/MCAT/extra-cirr/research/letters of recommendation. You can go to Norte Dame but if your GPA is bad it's not going to take you where you want to go.  So I think it's most important to consider the environment of the school you're considering and that you can do well there (as well as having a good time in college!  Med sch is prison, have fun while you can!!)  \n\nAlso if you need to take on any debt, it might be something to consider.
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not enough.  med school is tough