enigma1800 said:
Exuse me, did you attend Manipal?? If not, don't make assumptions about the education there or get your info second or third hand
I did not attend Manipal. My point was not to bad mouth Manipal, or any other college in particular. If I came off as that, I apologize. Peace
And here is what I was saying..
While Manipal IS a good college, even the best Private Med College in India, I doubt it can objectively be said to be better than AIIMS. That its aluminae do well etc etc is not being questioned. Maybe I was unfortunate enough to have worked with the five or six of the worst put out but Manipal. However, it was their own words on which I based my reply. All of them were unanimous in saying that while they did have a great time in the collegeetc etc, they were still not as adept as they might have been had they seen as many cases as in Delhi as UGs. Now if this is what Manipal aluminae say when the opinion is that it absolutely rules, I can only conclude other private colleges would not be as good, and their students would definitely suffer as a result.
As for the comforts bit..I was not saying they weren't important. All things equal, I would def go to the more comfortable place, without a question. However, it is the "all things equal" bit I doubt. Again, maybe not Manipal per se, but you surely cannot believe a lot of private med colleges can be compared to AIIMS or some others in terms of what the students would get to see and learn. If the choice does get to be between a comfortable place and a place where I would learn more, albeit uncomfortably or in less scenic surroundings, I would choose the latter without a moments hesitation. If it is clear to everyone why they are going to med school, this point should not even arise when telling somebody the merits of a college. "Scenic Beauty", apart from being in the eyes of the beholder, exists as seperate from the education offered. It is incidental, and not always due to any particular efforts made by the college to make your educational experience a more rounded one. But hey, this is my opinion only, just as you are entitled to yours..
And maybe it is a prejudice I have against Med Schools where people can pay to get in. If Manipal is choosing its students on the basis of an enterance exam, more power to it. But you cannot deny there are people who get into other XYZ Pvt Schools of Med only cause their parents paid for it, and not scholastic achievements. One might argue about being able to afford it as another selection criteria as good as any exam. That choice of a criteria automatically precludes less economically fortunate but scholastically deserving candidates. On the other hand, a place which does not at all take "donations" for admission leaves its doors open for anybody interested enough to make a serious effort to get in, may the best people win.
..And this entire forum is a source of second and third hand information only. If someone was trying to make a point about how cool a place is apart form the education offered, they would do well to stay off the "Better than AIIMS" hyperbole. I cannot let calling what is a national referral center an "over-hyped" place slide..And the fact that the poster was so sure made replying a whole lot more fun
Again, if I hurt anyone's feelings, then I am Sorry
