Hi!
I am starting a new thread with my situation because I feel there are many specifics that aren't mentioned in other threads... Basically, I am at a crossroad with what direction I should steer my life to.
I am Argentinean, but have been living abroad for most of my life (not in US and I am 18), and I still hope to return to Argentina someday..
I am wholeheartedly sure that I will study medicine. Last year I spent a couple of weeks assisting a local surgeon on his surgeries (cystectomies, hysterecomies....), which I loooved.
Now I do not know what to do.
If I go to Argentina I will attend Argentina's best university for medicine, and if I go to US, I would go to a college ranked around 30-something. Studying medicine in Argentina is muuuch cheaper, not to mention how much closer I would be to my home and friends and family. But my main concern with Argentina is the limited options I would have in the future. Would I stay "trapped" in Argentina for the rest of my life? I know I would loove to live in Boston/NY at some point, but maybe this is too unrealistic.
Exactly what are the chances that I get into medical school, a residency programme or a specialty/anything related to medicine in US if I go to Argentina (after graduating from the 5-year medical school of Argentina - there are no undergraduate studies in Argentina)? What is Argentina's general reputation for medical education? And if I go to US now instead, would it actually be easier to get into medical school? Is more money spent in a US college worth it? What would be my best alternative?
I am starting a new thread with my situation because I feel there are many specifics that aren't mentioned in other threads... Basically, I am at a crossroad with what direction I should steer my life to.
I am Argentinean, but have been living abroad for most of my life (not in US and I am 18), and I still hope to return to Argentina someday..
I am wholeheartedly sure that I will study medicine. Last year I spent a couple of weeks assisting a local surgeon on his surgeries (cystectomies, hysterecomies....), which I loooved.
Now I do not know what to do.
If I go to Argentina I will attend Argentina's best university for medicine, and if I go to US, I would go to a college ranked around 30-something. Studying medicine in Argentina is muuuch cheaper, not to mention how much closer I would be to my home and friends and family. But my main concern with Argentina is the limited options I would have in the future. Would I stay "trapped" in Argentina for the rest of my life? I know I would loove to live in Boston/NY at some point, but maybe this is too unrealistic.
Exactly what are the chances that I get into medical school, a residency programme or a specialty/anything related to medicine in US if I go to Argentina (after graduating from the 5-year medical school of Argentina - there are no undergraduate studies in Argentina)? What is Argentina's general reputation for medical education? And if I go to US now instead, would it actually be easier to get into medical school? Is more money spent in a US college worth it? What would be my best alternative?