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I am reapplying this cycle. Last year, I focused solely on MD schools because I had little knowledge of the DO philosophy and had no rec letter from a DO. This year, I am focusing more on DO schools besides my in-state MD school. I keep getting told by relatives and friends outside of this forum to apply to Caribbean schools as a back up option. They keep telling me that with my stats, I can easily get accepted there and at the end of the day, no one cares where your MD degree comes from. Additionally, I have been told that people who apply from the top 3 Carribean schools still get decent residencies and are still preferred over foreign doctors who immigrate to the US. I also keep seeing on SDN that Caribbean schools have high tuition costs but from my research, they don't seem much higher than most private or out of state schools. I understand that these schools are often in locations without great electricity and water access. I also understand that you are going to be far from home and travel expenses will have to be added but honestly, I can't imagine it being much more expensive to travel to Grenada than to travel to CA from where I live. Am I missing something? If you are determined to be a doctor, isn't it better to go to St. George's or Ross than to keep applying over and over again?