u/These_Marsupial_8085

Hi guys I'm really stuck here would appreciate some help/advice from any Americans or international students in med school in the US who did premed.

So basically I am aiming for D1 volleyball for colleges that are stronger by global ranking in premed than in Melbourne, Australia med schools (like stanford, havard, yale, duke, Upenn, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Cornell, University of Washington, Columbia University) so I can save my funds for uni. I was wondering if this is a realistic plan to do premed in the US and then do med school in the US as well?

I also heard that its hard to match after graduating and I can't finish residency on the visas I will be on, BUT did some research and apparently as a non-US citizen entering residency, I will be sponsored by the ECFMG on a J-1 Clinical Visa. By US law, "a J-1 visa allows a physician to stay in the United States for up to 7 years to complete their graduate medical education", so I should be covered for training?

and when I finish my residency, apparently i am also subject to a rule where I must return to Australia/NZ for two years, unless I get a J-1 Waiver. The most common waiver (the Conrad 30 program) requires me to work at a US hospital in a designated area for 3 years on a temporary work visa (H-1B). After completing those 3 years of service, I are legally allowed to apply for a Green Card and stay permanently. Can anyone confirm this, after doing so much research I think it confused me more?

also about the match system, i heard if your an IMG trying to match it is really hard to match, and if you do, it's likely to internal or family medicine. If i do pre-med in america, am I still an IMG and do my chances of getting matched into my top picks of residency increase compared to an IMG (obvs it won't be as high as local americans or canadians ig)?

Finally, last question- for any australians out there who are either planning to go to america or are in america doing college or uni, how does my ATAR convert to the GPA scale? I'm doing VCE, planning to do English Language, Math methods, specialist math, Latin, chem, and bio. Do i get disadvantaged doing VCE/ATAR and should do IB instead (bc i was at an MYP school at my previous school and it was really intense and I don't think its possible to train to become a D1 athlete and do IB at the same time)?

Thank you so much for ANY help you can give!

Hi! Aiming for D1 volleyball at top US academic colleges (Stanford, Harvard, etc.) for pre-med, then US med school. Is this realistic?

Visa/Match Qs: Can a J-1 visa fully cover a 5-7 year general surgery residency? For the 2-year home return rule, does the Conrad 30 waiver (3 years on H-1B) reliably lead to a Green Card? Also, if I do my undergrad pre-med in the US, am I still considered an IMG when matching, or do I count as a US senior applicant?

Aussie Qs: Doing VCE (EngLang, Methods, Spesh, Latin, Chem, Bio). How does VCE convert to the US GPA scale for the NCAA? Does VCE disadvantage me compared to IB? (Left IB because balancing it with elite training is brutal).

Appreciate any insight!

Hi guys I'm really stuck here would appreciate some help/advice from any Americans or international students in med school in the US who did premed.

So basically I am aiming for D1 volleyball for colleges that are stronger by global ranking in premed than in Melbourne, Australia med schools (like stanford, havard, yale, duke, Upenn, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Cornell, University of Washington, Columbia University) so I can save my funds for uni. I was wondering if this is a realistic plan to do premed in the US and then do med school in the US as well?

I also heard that its hard to match after graduating and I can't finish residency on the visas I will be on, BUT did some research and apparently as a non-US citizen entering residency, I will be sponsored by the ECFMG on a J-1 Clinical Visa. By US law, "a J-1 visa allows a physician to stay in the United States for up to 7 years to complete their graduate medical education", so I should be covered for training?

and when I finish my residency, apparently i am also subject to a rule where I must return to Australia/NZ for two years, unless I get a J-1 Waiver. The most common waiver (the Conrad 30 program) requires me to work at a US hospital in a designated area for 3 years on a temporary work visa (H-1B). After completing those 3 years of service, I are legally allowed to apply for a Green Card and stay permanently. Can anyone confirm this, after doing so much research I think it confused me more?

also about the match system, i heard if your an IMG trying to match it is really hard to match, and if you do, it's likely to internal or family medicine. If i do pre-med in america, am I still an IMG and do my chances of getting matched into my top picks of residency increase compared to an IMG (obvs it won't be as high as local americans or canadians ig)?

Finally, last question- for any australians out there who are either planning to go to america or are in america doing college or uni, how does my ATAR convert to the GPA scale? I'm doing VCE, planning to do English Language, Math methods, specialist math, Latin, chem, and bio. Do i get disadvantaged doing VCE/ATAR and should do IB instead (bc i was at an MYP school at my previous school and it was really intense and I don't think its possible to train to become a D1 athlete and do IB at the same time)?

Thank you so much for ANY help you can give!

Hi guys I'm really stuck here would appreciate some help/advice from any Americans or international students in med school in the US who did premed.

So basically I am aiming for D1 volleyball for colleges that are stronger by global ranking in premed than in Melbourne, Australia med schools (like stanford, havard, yale, duke, Upenn, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Cornell, University of Washington, Columbia University) so I can save my funds for uni. I was wondering if this is a realistic plan to do premed in the US and then do med school in the US as well?

I also heard that its hard to match after graduating and I can't finish residency on the visas I will be on, BUT did some research and apparently as a non-US citizen entering residency, I will be sponsored by the ECFMG on a J-1 Clinical Visa. By US law, "a J-1 visa allows a physician to stay in the United States for up to 7 years to complete their graduate medical education", so I should be covered for training?

and when I finish my residency, apparently i am also subject to a rule where I must return to Australia/NZ for two years, unless I get a J-1 Waiver. The most common waiver (the Conrad 30 program) requires me to work at a US hospital in a designated area for 3 years on a temporary work visa (H-1B). After completing those 3 years of service, I are legally allowed to apply for a Green Card and stay permanently. Can anyone confirm this, after doing so much research I think it confused me more?

also about the match system, i heard if your an IMG trying to match it is really hard to match, and if you do, it's likely to internal or family medicine. If i do pre-med in america, am I still an IMG and do my chances of getting matched into my top picks of residency increase compared to an IMG (obvs it won't be as high as local americans or canadians ig)?

Finally, last question- for any australians out there who are either planning to go to america or are in america doing college or uni, how does my ATAR convert to the GPA scale? I'm doing VCE, planning to do English Language, Math methods, specialist math, Latin, chem, and bio. Do i get disadvantaged doing VCE/ATAR and should do IB instead (bc i was at an MYP school at my previous school and it was really intense and I don't think its possible to train to become a D1 athlete and do IB at the same time)?

Thank you so much for ANY help you can give!