Koreanmedic2002
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Hello! I recently graduated from an international high school in Germany (IB school) currently undergoing the application for Korean medical schools. In the long run, I have the goal of practicing in the US. As a Korean citizen with no green card nor bachelor's degree, US medical schools are not really an option. Which universities would be best for a non-US IMG like me for practicing in the US? My current options are SGU, UK, and Korean med schools. I heard many negative things about SGU such as the price and quality of education, but for me, UK and SGU are pretty much the same price and I never really got affected by quality of education. ("Teachers" were quite incompetent in my high school and middle school)
Also, regarding applications, I got into SGU's 5 year MD programme with a scholarship; have to apply for UK med schools for the 2021-2022 school year; and currently applying for Korean med schools for the 2022 school year.
Korean med schools are quite tough to get in with only the best students in the country applying so idk what my chances of getting in would be. UK med schools are relatively easier to get in and I am quite confident I can guarantee myself a spot in the 2021-2022 school year.
Here are the pros and cons of each school
SGU
- Pros: USCE, recognition in the US, less time consuming for US entry, USMLE prep
- Cons: Expensive, risk of failure, possibly inability to match, location
UK
- Pros: Taught in English, very little risk of failure, easier to get in than Korean schools
- Cons: Expensive, no USCE, no USMLE prep
Korea
- Pros: Cheap!!, located in my home country
- Cons: No USCE, taught in Korean, no USMLE prep (have to relearn everything in English)
Thank you!
Also, regarding applications, I got into SGU's 5 year MD programme with a scholarship; have to apply for UK med schools for the 2021-2022 school year; and currently applying for Korean med schools for the 2022 school year.
Korean med schools are quite tough to get in with only the best students in the country applying so idk what my chances of getting in would be. UK med schools are relatively easier to get in and I am quite confident I can guarantee myself a spot in the 2021-2022 school year.
Here are the pros and cons of each school
SGU
- Pros: USCE, recognition in the US, less time consuming for US entry, USMLE prep
- Cons: Expensive, risk of failure, possibly inability to match, location
UK
- Pros: Taught in English, very little risk of failure, easier to get in than Korean schools
- Cons: Expensive, no USCE, no USMLE prep
Korea
- Pros: Cheap!!, located in my home country
- Cons: No USCE, taught in Korean, no USMLE prep (have to relearn everything in English)
Thank you!