I have a 3.06 gpa currently. I think I can get in to a 3.1-3.2 in another semester. My mcat score was a 26. I have 225 hours of volunteer experience in hospitality, emergency room, and have shadowed doctors. What are my chances at SGU, Ross, or AUC?
I just want to know what are my chances
Grade replace and go DO.
Grade replace and go DO.
3.06 gpa. Similar Science GPA. Got an A+ in Orgo 2. Have 2 more semester to get my gpa to 3.1-3.2. I got a 26 on my mcats. Have over 225 hours volunteer experience in hospitality, emergency room, and have shadowed doctors. What are my chances at the big 3 caribbean schools?
I dont know of any DO schools that would accept these stats. Do you know of any?
I dont know of any DO schools that would accept these stats. Do you know of any?
3.06 gpa. Similar Science GPA. Got an A+ in Orgo 2. Have 2 more semester to get my gpa to 3.1-3.2. I got a 26 on my mcats. Have over 225 hours volunteer experience in hospitality, emergency room, and have shadowed doctors. What are my chances at the big 3 caribbean schools?
thanks for the optimism but from talking to many doctors, there is a certain bias to DOs.
thanks for the optimism but from talking to many doctors, there is a certain bias to DOs.
Have fun with a bias-free IMG MD when you're on your knees, begging for a bottom-ranking FM slot in the middle of nowhere.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1475200
US DO any day before Caribbean MD... it's been said a million times in this thread. Only plus about the Caribbean is that the girls are usually hotter
Have fun with a bias-free IMG MD when you're on your knees, begging for a bottom-ranking FM slot in the middle of nowhere.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1475200
thanks for the optimism but from talking to many doctors, there is a certain bias to DOs.
Do you mean what are your chances that you will complete the course of study and receive your MD?
Ask the schools you are considering what their graduate rate is -- specifically what proportion of students who started in 2007 had graduated by 2012.
Or do you mean the chances that you will complete a residency and be licensed to practice medicine in the US after graduating from a Caribbean school? That's another thing to ask the schools.
Easy to get in, hard to stay in, and tough to get a residency when you are applying as a graduate of a foreign medical school.
You're going to regret this so bad, but good luck to you. You'll get into any of the Caribbean schools you apply to.thanks for the optimism but from talking to many doctors, there is a certain bias to DOs.
I have a close friend who got his carribean MD average step scores....took three years to get a FM residency in the most frozen nowhere portion of Michigan
I think the OP is asking about his chances of getting into Caribbean medical schools.
So all together 10 years from taking out medical school debt till he starts making six figures?
I just want to know what are my chances
DO >>>>> Carib MD
Actually, it's MD >>>> Janitor >>>> DO >>>> Carib MD. It's always good to be thorough
thanks for the optimism but from talking to many doctors, there is a certain bias to DOs.
My best friend graduated from one of the top 3 Caribbean schools. He has not matched twice and this has been a nightmare. This is the 3rd year he will be applying for a residency. He has almost $3k in student loan payments he has to make every month so in the mean time he's working at a restaurant and as a real estate agent.
He has told me multiple times that he wishes he went to a DO school. He would have had less debt and most likely matched. He's applied to family practice this year even though he's always wanted to be a urologist. Right now he's unsure if he will even match into family practice. As a IMG it's going to be a struggle to get a residency and I don't think it's worth it.
Don't be an idiot and go DO.
Only on SDN in the all forum, and with maybe doctors who actually have never met a DO, or who are >60 years old. For most patients, a doctor is a doctor.
Actually, it's MD >>>> Janitor >>>> DO >>>> Carib MD. It's always good to be thorough
For most patients a PA and DNP are doctors too.
I must confess the only reason I'm at a DO school is I bombed the JCAT so hard that janitor school was out of reach for me. I come from a long line of janitors that clean the toilets at some very prestigious institutions. You can imagine the shame I must face as a DO student.
I must confess the only reason I'm at a DO school is I bombed the JCAT so hard that janitor school was out of reach for me. I come from a long line of janitors that clean the toilets at some very prestigious institutions. You can imagine the shame I must face as a DO student.
I wonder how many people googled JCAT after reading your post.
I personally know someone who completed med school in the Caribbean. He passed step I (second attempt) step II and step III and unfortunately working as a PCA after accumulating 200k+ of debt. SAD!
I have a 2.2 GPA undergrad, 34 MCAT, and about 34 units @ 4.0 post bacc. What are my chances at getting into a Caribbean school in January?
I have a 3.06 gpa currently. I think I can get in to a 3.1-3.2 in another semester. My mcat score was a 26. I have 225 hours of volunteer experience in hospitality, emergency room, and have shadowed doctors. What are my chances at SGU, Ross, or AUC?