Many IMGs don't even attempt to match.
I prematched and then scrambled into a first year position.
If you graduate and pass usmle 1 and 2 you're gonna go somewhere.
It might end up being path or psychiatry or something in west virginia.
Im an AUC alum (go crabs) wasn't in the match, school probably doesn't know what happened to me. I'm OK. 400k ok....ok?
Lots of misconceptions on this site. Mostly by people who are merely speculating.
1. Carib schools will flunk you out because they don't have a clinical spot for you. no.
While I was at AUC they were in the process of changing some of the rules about failure. They didn't want people who couldn't hack it to hang around for 4 or more semesters and accumulate alot of debt. The courses were challenging enough that if you couldn't ultimately make it you knew pretty quickly. This was to increase the usmle pass rate, but more importantly, to seperate students who were not going to be successful.
2. The caribbean stigma will follow me my whole life.
No. It's where you do your residency, baby. The caribbean thing just becomes a collection of great memories and stories.
3. I won't get a residency/only a 50% match..blah,blah,blah.....
No. Graduate, Do usmle1 and2. Everbody I know AUC 1997 went somewhere, and they went where they wanted to go.
Don't listen to these posters whohave no real first hand experience.