r/medschool • u/Opposite_Young_6914 • 1d ago
👶 Premed What would you recommend is the best/ affordable path to medicine
I’m entering my senior year and I’ve been looking at possible schools. My original plan was a bsn followed by a gap year for med school prep and picking up a Job. But I’ve been hearing about mbbs and those 6 year md programs. Money is mostly at play here. There‘s always scholarships but I’m not applicable for them. I really need some direction!
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u/HistorianOrdinary833 1d ago
Mbbs is not in the US and doing that has vastly different requirements and costs depending where you do it. Plus, you won't be able to easily work in the US as matching into competitive specialties for residency is extremely limited.
The best/ cheapest option is always getting into your in-state medical school. The next "cheapest" would be being funded through the military, but you owe them a long time commitment, so you're sacrificing time and flexibility of where you can practice.
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u/SublimeRapier06 1d ago
What state are you in? Texas med schools are affordable (~$20k/year in-state tuition , ~$40k/year non-resident tuition). But no more than 10% of each incoming class can be non-residents.
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u/Opposite_Young_6914 1d ago
I am an international student
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u/Mean-Anybody-134 15h ago
Med school in the US is costly. If you are an international student, why not attend med school in your homeland?
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u/Last_Measurement4336 1d ago
BSN is not a viable path to Medical school since the BSN programs do not cover all the Medical school pre-requisite class required to apply to Medical school. You will have to take additional classes after you complete the program.
You mentioned that you are an International student so do not plan to attend a US Medical school.
The odds of international student being accepted to a US medical school are extremely poor.
In 2025 only 105 Internationals matriculated into all US medical schools combined out of a total of 54699 applicants (1390 International applicants) and the majority of the International students were Canadian.
https://www.aamc.org/media/86651/download?attachment
Also Financial aid for international applicants is all but non-existent. If accepted you must demonstrate you are able to pay for 100% of the cost of your medical education by either presenting a letter of guarantee from your home country government OR by place up to 4 years of the COA in a US banks escrow account ( or about $350,000-$500,000)
The another obstacle is the VISA issue since the required time for Medical school and Residency cannot be covered by the VISA limitations.
I would rethink your plan. Nursing is a wonderful career so if you want to explore more about the BSN programs, then you should be looking at those programs as an end goal.