Hello everyone,
I am from toronto canada and would like to apply to med schools in the philippines, what are the steps I should take? Where can I write the NMAT? Should I have my transcript sent to the phillippines by mail? what schools have cheap tuition? I have a bsc from canada, what are my chances of getting in? please help me! thanks!

lost Jack

You should start with what do you want from the medical school that you going to attend? There are many medical schools in PI and most of them are in Manila. Once you look through them, then i suggest you contact them directly and inquire about the NMAT plus other requirements. Some schools allow you to take the NMAT during your first year medical school, while others you have to take it prior to adminssion. There are many schools with very inexpensive tution. I recommend you check out these schools: UST, FEU, EU, St. Luke, St. Louis, De La Salle, and two med school in Cebu. As for Fatima, there are many many posted about it, some are pros and some are cons. I think they jz overcharge foreign for the same education compare to more prestige Universities like the one i mentioned above. As far as Fatima tution, it can range from 20G/yr to 7G/yr. It's depend on who you talk to i guess. Yea i know very confusing! I went to FEU, I had a good time and i thougth it was quality education. Keep this in mind, all PI med schools will not prep you for USMLE, you have to self study or take time off. PI medical school's cirriculum are not the same as US, Dont let anyone or any recuiter say so (Especially at Fatima). Do some homeworks before contacting the school, and ultimately you have to go there to check those school out in person. Only way u going to get the most accurate info. Good luck.

Hi Hunteradam07,
Thank-you for helping me, I really appreciate it! I am from toronto, Canada, do u know where I can write the NMAT? If you were to do it all over again, which med school in PI would you choose? How do I send my transcript to the school, do I first have it sent to the consulate in toronto first for them to authenticate?

Lost Jack

Hmm I took my NMAT at the PI embassy in Los Angeles. I think u can contact them and ask about it, but i think it's best to contact the school yourself and ask them. I like FEU, but I think if you can get in any of these school (FEU, EU, UST, and St. Luke) you should be fine. Dont worry so much about the exact school, because they all have the same cirriculum. If you think about Fatima U which by far has the most foreignner class, then i would really recommend you to do your homework well. On top of that you should make a trip there and check it out in person. Dont take anyone words for it (even me )! And start study your Kaplan USMLE step 1 books as soon as you start medical school, this will save you tons of time in the end. Good luck.

Hi HunterAdam07,
Thank-you again for helping me! Advice/recommendation coming from people who have done it before like you carries a lot of value to me. When you applied to FEU, did your transcript, letter of moral character etc get lost when you sent those to them by regular mail, because it's way in asia?

Lost Jack

I fedex my stuff. Why would u let your most important doc sent by regular mail? That is the only way my man! Make sure you do it early that way u can have more time to visit the school. Well good luck.

hey jack

for which schoolyear do u plan to apply? schools here start in june by the way...so im assuming youre planning for 2009?

Thank-you hunteradam07. Is it true that med school starts in june in the pi? Is there another semester starting in October?? I plan to start as early as possible, I haven't even written the nmat yet....

Mzter
R i starting in June?

Oh yea most schools start around June. I think even earlier at some place i remembered we started 5/28 in my first year. Yea so you have to get all ur paperworks in soon. If i was u dont be such a hurry and make a mistake committ urself without doing ur research. Good luck.

Thank-you very much Hunteradam07, you have been such a big help for me! Please, if anything else that you think I should know or do more research ....please let me know.........now. or later when you think of something else.........

Jack