Hey there, you're asking the question I just had to ask a few months ago. I've ended up matriculating at SGU. I've found that most of my classes numbers hover around 8,9's on the MCAT and 3.2-3.6's, at least from word of mouth. But damn, one thing I never guessed was the diversity of the class. We have several chiropractors, one MD from Iraq who needs the North American Model, tons of nurses and EMT's and the like. I will tell you that this school is definitely no joke. You'll hear the "beach mill" flame posts and the like, but these people are A+++ when it comes to teaching and facilities, that's no bull. I graduated from a university ranked in the top ten medical schools in the world, and I had the chance to take gross anatomy there, and I can tell you hands down this sgu has far superior facilities...not to mention tons of review groups, professor assistance, and TA's that just pound this stuff into your head. The pace is a little accelerated, but its do-able. I know Ireland or the UK sounds good, because it seems to equate more with the sophistication of the U.S., but I'll tell you what, you're gonna be learning a different model of medicine than the U.S. model. Just to warn you. The great thing about sgu is that we learn the u.s., british, and caribbean models of medicine all together, not to mention the utterly top notch visiting professors we get. Get this: the author of our histology atlas and book, his name is ereshencko, lectures here for a month. How many other schools can say that? Got a question, ask the author...pretty cool. I don't know many u.s. allopathic schools that can say that, and certainly no osteopathic schools can. I strongly urge you to check this place out. I was skeptical from all the posts left here bashing caribbean schools, but i couldn't be more satisfied. Maybe I pay higher tuition, but when you can learn directly from the authors of your medical textbooks, who comes out ahead in the long run? Good luck
