More immigrant teens aspire to go to university than Canadian-born

[Taualumna]

Immigrant teenagers are much more ambitious than their Canadian-born peers when it comes to higher education, according to research from the University of Alberta.

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[_Opi_]

Also, some immigrant parents already have college education overseas but have to go back to school when they come to North America.

Both my parents were college-educated, one of them working in the corporate business world and the other working at a hospital. Soon as they came here, their degrees were no longer valid Same thing happened to my aunt who was a doctor in Saudi Arabia.

[wrigley]

Originally posted by _Opi_
Also, some immigrant parents already have college education overseas but have to go back to school when they come to North America.

Both my parents were college-educated, one of them working in the corporate business world and the other working at a hospital. Soon as they came here, their degrees were no longer valid Same thing happened to my aunt who was a doctor in Saudi Arabia.

I'm aware that if you went to medical school and practiced outside of the United States you have to pass certain standarized exams such as the USMLE. If you can pass those exams, you can practice medicine or at least apply for the U.S residency match program. I know several doctors who were able to do so. Perhaps in a post 9/11 world those requirements have changed.

[_Opi_]

Originally posted by wrigley
I'm aware that if you went to medical school and practiced outside of the United States you have to pass certain standarized exams such as the USMLE. If you can pass those exams, you can practice medicine or at least apply for the U.S residency match program. I know several doctors who were able to do so. Perhaps in a post 9/11 world those requirements have changed.

yeah there were test, but Im pretty sure she had to take some classes on top of that as well --. This was back in the 90s.

[Taualumna]

Originally posted by _Opi_
yeah there were test, but Im pretty sure she had to take some classes on top of that as well --. This was back in the 90s.

My uncle had to redo his residency when he came to Canada.