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Hey guys i've been thinking about this over the last couple of days and i'm on the fence. I have been accepted to San Juan Bautista School of Medicine and have saved my spot. SJB is a LCME accredited MD school in Puerto Rico. I know that if I attend there will probably be some stigma when applying to residency programs because although its not DO or International it isn't mainland and the requirements are lower. I have interviewed at two other medical schools Toledo in northwest Ohio and Tucson Arizona and I didn't apply to any DO schools and am still waiting to hear back. I speak Spanish and am familiar with the island however my wife isn't. I'm not interested in hearing about your take on the economy or Puerto Rico I understand the situation my father was stationed there for a long time and I don't want to hear someone's opinion about PR who has never visited or lived there.
So with that all said if it comes down to it what do you guys think about SJB vs Reapplying and taking the MCAT again my score is an even 500 (I stressed out and bombed the first section 120/126/127/127). I've been weighing the pros and cons of what I should do. MD is MD but I'm on the fence if this will affect residency or my future career am I better off to waiting one more year. My wife and I are willing to move anywhere just not sure about stigmas from residencies and how going to a low tier MD school can limit me.
So with that all said if it comes down to it what do you guys think about SJB vs Reapplying and taking the MCAT again my score is an even 500 (I stressed out and bombed the first section 120/126/127/127). I've been weighing the pros and cons of what I should do. MD is MD but I'm on the fence if this will affect residency or my future career am I better off to waiting one more year. My wife and I are willing to move anywhere just not sure about stigmas from residencies and how going to a low tier MD school can limit me.