Hanadai Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Okay, so I decided to ask what you guys think of the situation I am in. I spent last year in Taiwan as an exchange student. It was awesome, my Chinese improved a lot and I was planning to study in China~ And here my problem starts. I am absolutely sure I want to study medicine. However, China expects prospective students to pass exams from biology, chemistry and physics. Well, I didn't know this from the very beginning, I've found it out recently but it's already December so it's too late to change anything about my class choices. Also, in most countries biology and chemistry are enough, in some of them (like the UK) you can even have chemistry only and it's still fine to apply. But not in China. I talked with the Chinese organisation that helps foreign students with application and stuffs and according to them if I won't pass physics, I still can apply but for 99% I will get rejected and the univerisities won't even want to have an interview with me. Since there is no opton I can pass physics in IB (I am super busy with learning Japanese and Chinese + my current IB classes are already hard and I could say I have no social life, lol), they suggested passing something like a pre-medical course? in my country (Poland) and then to apply. But Poland doesn't offer anything like this! And then my parents said that since I also learn Japanese, I could go to Japan to some boarding language school, learn the language properly and then apply for medicine there, in Japan. The idea is quite good but it means I'd go to the uni at the age of 22 or 23~ And of course my parents would cover most of the fees~ It'd feel weird I believe, I want to be at least partially independent. You'll probably ask me why I want to study in Asia. The answer is - because I love Asia! And I am not even thinking of doing my studies in Europe. No, no. After that year in Taiwan I decided. I'm just waiting for a moment when I'll graduate and be able to go back to Asia. I really don't wanna stay in Europe. I'd appreciate any advice. Maybe you have other ideas of that I could or should do~ Edited December 16, 2014 by Hanadai Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Could you not do a degree here and then go to Asia? Would save you a lot of hassle and potentially a few years of your life at this point. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanadai Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't really want to wait for that long and tbh I think it would be harder to go to Asia after getting a degree in my country than to start studies already in there. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soraaa Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 University Student Exchange Program? Do some more research on that. I found a few Unis that I liked with partnerships with the other Unis I'm interested in. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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