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Thank you for the advice. I agree that things are changing drastically. The ONLY reason Grenada is an option to me is that I absolutely hated the area at WVSOM. I appreciate you taking the time!People who matched from the Carib in the past were in an entirely different environment. 10 years ago, there were thousands less US MD and DO graduates. Things grow more and more grim each year for people that head to the islands, which tend to be both far more expensive, far less hospitable, far less supportive, and far less competitive that most DO schools. Things have been changing rapidly in undergraduate medical education, and the advice of those you know that went to the islands previously no longer applies. But they, having already completed the process and obtained a residency, no longer pay attention to what is happening to GME numbers and the number of US MD and DO graduates. Feel free to go wherever, but be aware that DO schools have far lower attrition rates and far higher overall placement rates than SGU.