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deepsi · Credits: 2551 My Scrapbook

hello all friends. can any body,who cleared GRE to get an easy visa for USMLE ,tell about he toughness & hurdles that they faced
1.to get a visa
2.to find finance for their studies in us
3.to find ample time for the preparation of USMLE along wih the
tight schedule of the course u already got
thanks in anticipation

bhoullion · Credits: 924 My Scrapbook

[hello all friends. can any body,who cleared GRE to get an easy visa for USMLE ,tell about he toughness & hurdles that they faced
1.to get a visa
2.to find finance for their studies in us
3.to find ample time for the preparation of USMLE along wih the
tight schedule of the course u already got
thanks in anticipation ]

GRE may or maynot be an easy way for getting residency..it all depends on your GRE program - masters or PhD and in your speciality in these programs.

1.to get a visa

These days american embassy is giving visas very easily -both, for GRE students and for CSA. So you stand a better chance of getting visa this way

2.to find finance for their studies in us

Masters students rarely get funding (Graduate assistantship, research assistantship, teaching assistantship). They can get funding if the professors under whom they are working have good funding or endorsemnts, university policies, number of international students in taht university(more the number of international students in the university, more difficult it is to get funding), nature of the course - research oriented courses generally provide some sort of funding...and many many other factors. If you are lucky enough and do get a funding - it will pay for your tuition and will give you a stipend of around $ 800 a month. You are not allowed to work off campus in first year of the program. If you do not get funding then you will have to pay anywahere around 6000 to 15000 $ for tuition and fees alone. Many fo the students do get assistantship in the second or subsequent semester if they keep on trying. It also helps to arrive early at campus and apply for it.

All the PhD programs usually provide funding , i.e they pay ur tuition and fees and also pay you a stipend of around $1200 to $1400 per month.

Another option indian students are choosing these days is to take a loan from US banks - for that you need to have a cosigner who is US citizen and has credit score of more than 675. its a good choice..interest rate is too low ..4 to 8% and repayment period is upto 25 years. they may also pay for ur living expenses.

3.to find ample time for the preparation of USMLE along wih the
tight schedule of the course u already got

This is the trickiest question. In amsters if you have funding you will have to work for 20 hrs a week, i.e. 4 hrs a day..add few extra hrs..+ 3 hrs of classes for 4 days a week usually..depending on number of courses u take (3 or 4). this makes studying for MLE difficult although ppl do it and succeed. you have to be very organized and dedicated. it can be done but it gets very difficult.

In PhD , you will have to attend classes, take classes of undergrads and do research..its too hectic depending on ur proff or lab. it leaves you with much less time than masters for study unless you make out a strict schedule and decide not to care a damn abt ur performance in Phd...you need to have a long term plan - 2-3 yrs to manage both phd and mle. my friends have dom=ne it both..in 3 yrs.

Its always better to give both or atleast one step in India and then come here. And I have heard that US senate is going to pass a bill that makes it mandatory for international students to complete masters before joining any other course in US ..dont kno abt PhD.

huh...I am tired now and may be you also reading all this stuff...so post any other queries you have..we will try oru best to answer them....

Hope this helps and start preparing now..NOW..good luck

bhoullion

shriya · Credits: 8484 My Scrapbook

Hi bhoullion,
thats a great answer..Thanx for all that info ..very nice of you to take all that time out ...There are a lot of things here which are 'latest info' and werent posted earlier on rxpg..Thanx again:)Keep up the good work

And deepsi..well thanx for asking that question in the first place..This is something we all wanted to know about...I didnt think of posting it though..and am really glad somebody did..esp the answer makes it totally worth it:)

bhoullion · Credits: 924 My Scrapbook

Thanks shriya,

actually the credit goes to you all..I accidentally stumbled on the threads on this website today while searching for answers for some problems I am having...and was surprised by the helping nature of ppl out here..needless to say I got all the answers. That prompted me to come forward and share watever litlle knowledge I have. I came to this website a long ago and know ppl who opened it in first place..was not that good at that time...BUT IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE AN AMAZING ONE. CARRY ON FOLKS. GREAT JOB.

Bhoullion

dana · Credits: 3703 My Scrapbook My Reading List 9 Books

Hey Bhoullion,
That was loads of useful information.
Like Shriya said all those new inputs have been quite helpul and informative.
Uve answerd some very imp questions that a GRE USMLE aspirant faces.
so thanx again,
looking forward to more from u in this forum.
Good luck and God Bless..

deepsi · Credits: 2551 My Scrapbook

thank u very mucch bhullion. i really appreciate u for ur patience to answer all my qns

bhoullion · Credits: 924 My Scrapbook

u all r welcome..we are here to learn from and support each other. feel free to ask, if you have any queries.

Bhoullion

work · Credits: 981 My Scrapbook

hello,

bhoullion,

i agree with deepsi, dana, shriya that post by u was very informative for GRE USMLE aspirants.
i have some query to ask whether we can do some observership while doing masters course? usce is req in many mle programs.
please explain what one credit hr. is equal to?

ratnakar_potla · Credits: 5713 My Scrapbook My Reading List 2 Books

IS IT TRUE THAT VISAS FOR CSA ARE GIVEN EASILY THESE DAYS?

shriya · Credits: 8484 My Scrapbook

Yes..lot of people are getting them. Those who are denied the first time..are getting the second time around.

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