Daeil Overseas Studies Program (DOSP)

As a foreigner or international student it is virtually impossible to get into a medical school program. I think it has to do with some government regulation. However the only way that I have heard is through schools guaranteed medical. These are very difficult to get into with a less than 1% admit rate.

Anyway if you think you can challenge it here is a list.

University of Southern California
Case Western Reserve
George Washington University
Union College - Albany Medical
RPI - Albany Medical
Siena College - Albany Medical
Boston University
Lehigh University with Drexel
Washington University
Brown
Northwestern

Ohio Medical Schools
University of Rochester

Thanks to Fred S. from Seoul International School.

You can also find more schools here.

Another set of terms to your repertoire of college nick names. You should already know the Little Ivies, 25 New Ivy League, and a handful of others.

I think wikipedia puts it best:

The Seven Sisters are seven historically women’s liberal-arts colleges in the Northeastern United States. They are Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Wellesley College, and Vassar College. They were all founded between 1837 and 1889. Four are in Massachusetts, two are in New York, and one is in Pennsylvania. Radcliffe (which merged with Harvard College) and Vassar (which became coeducational in 1969) are no longer women’s colleges.

You can click directly on each schools link below.

• Barnard College - Affiliated with Columbia University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Mount Holyoke College
• Radcliffe College
• Smith College
• Wellesley College
• Vassar College

• Small colleges provide small classes - Faculty and students can get to know each other, generally 15-20 students- for all four years.
• Personal relationships- students don’t “slip” through cracks.
• Faculty will write letters of recommendations.
• Opportunity to lead and opportunity to make a difference.
• Attitude of participation- everyone is involved.

Here is some highlights from the Stanford Counselor Newsletter.

Like most highly selective and competitive universities here is what they request- directly from the admissions officers perspective.

Why do your students do what they do? What motivates them, what excites them? What do they LOVE? As admissions officers, we are trained to read between the lines- after reading four essays, a list of activities, and three letters if evaluation, believe me, we can differentiate a student who is going through the motions from a student who is actually deeply engaged in what he is doing! There is no need for students to play every sport their high school offers or be in every club from Amnesty International to Zoology Club. We want students to do what they love and do it really well. (Emphasis mine) –Erinn Evans, Assistant Director of Admissions

Remember colleges want you to find your passions and help you develop them. Find a few things you like doing and explore, experiment, and play- most importantly have fun. I know many of you have the pressure of “study-all-time” syndrome that Korea forces on you, but if you can only be brave and think outside the box and differently. Stop being a study robot. They don’t want that.

Now, if you don’t have a passion, still explore, look, take an adventure and look for one. You don’t have to have a passion, but it’s nice to show that you are trying.

Statistically here is the typical Stanford Freshman Student:

GPA: 4.0 or higher - don’t worry at our school, I explain to them that our school is a very challenging environment.

Top 1-2% of class - Again, don’t worry about it our school, but it doesn’t hurt if you actually are in the top 2%.

SAT Verbal - Above 680

SAT Math - Above 680

SAT Writing - Above 670

SAT Total - 2030

9.6% is international

Everyone has the foundation of high quality academics, so now you have to show to them how can you differentiate yourself and show them what you love.

Occasionally you’ll come across a university with the following requirements:

In addition, students born in or after 1957 must provide proof of immunity for the following:

• Two doses of live measles (Rubeola)
• One mumps
• One rubella

http://www.unlv.edu/admissions/frImmunization.html

Which means all you have to do is show proof that you have had your shots to prove that you are immune to them.

I came across this site looking for schools in Britain.

Every list is college list is unique and graded differently, you’ll have to decide who to listen to and decide on.

http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm

It is by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

These are my notes from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign visit. Please feel free to add your notes and comments.

• 2006 - 700 applications from Korea
• 4th largest international population
• 9 applied from Daeil, 6 accepted, 3 rejected, 2 incomplete
• Part of the Big 10, 41,000 Students
  • Similar schools: Michigan, Washington at St. Louis
• Known Majors: Engineering, business, architecture, advertising
• Applications
  • Academics - APs are pluses
  • Rank not important
  • SAT - M / CR - 560 or higher means TOEFL not necessary
  • Objective Criteria: Activities should demonstrate leadership, quality, consistency, and related to major
  • 2 Essays 300 words each - One personal and one major

  22,000 applications a year, also need proof for one year’s tuition

• ALWAYS USE PASSPOR/ LEGAL NAME
• Applications are automatically put into honors/scholarship pools
• Guaranteed four year tuition
• 25% of UIUC students study abroad

I truly believe that everyone should be an entrepreneur, working for someone with a sense of “safety” may work for many, but I like to challenge everyone that I come in contact with to become their own business owners also known as entrepreneur.
According to http://www.entrepreneur.com/ here are the top undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship.

Top Undergrad Programs
1. Babson College
2. University of Houston
3. Drexel University
4. The University of Arizona
5. University of Dayton
6. Chapman University
7. DePaul University
8. Temple University
9. University of North Dakota
10. Loyola Marymount University

To become great, you must surround yourself with great people.

Seth Godin, is an incredible author and very wise in my mind.

He sheds some light in my industry, Secondary and Post-Secondary Education.

I completely agree with him… Read the whole article here:

We accidentally marketed ourselves into a corner

Check this website out for college research:

http://www.campusexplorer.com/