Who goes to Caribbean schools and why?

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Who goes to Caribbean schools and why? Please give us all an idea: age, previous education, stats, previous career if any? Current Financial Situation? How do you plan on paying for school? Why not wait and apply to a US school. And what Caribbean School do you plan to attend and why?
Any other info is welcome as well.

Thanks...👍

 

[SabaMed]

Who goes to Caribbean schools and why? Please give us all an idea: age, previous education, stats, previous career if any? Current Financial Situation? How do you plan on paying for school? Why not wait and apply to a US school. And what Caribbean School do you plan to attend and why?
Any other info is welcome as well.

Thanks...👍

For me it came down to DO vs MD (FMG) and MD won. I have a grad degree and did drug sales for many years. I saved everything so no $$ worries. Why didn't I wait for a allo school? Because frankly they weren't interested. My MCAT wasn't stellar at just below 30 and what really hurt me was my undergrad grades were 3-3.2range. It didn't matter that I got straight A's in getting a MS, they(allo schools) clearly based everything on what I did many years ago. So if I had the chance would I have went to a US Allo school? Hell yea, but it didn't work out that way and you have to move forward, I'm not going to let them stop me from becoming a MD. There is some very good off shore choices, look at SGU, Ross, AUC and of course last but not least Saba.

 

[Bill Lumbergh]

well, it's exam time, so that means i'll procrastinate by posting.

i was 24 when i started at carib school. i graduated johns hopkins undergrad with a 3.0 and finished the georgetown special master's program with a 3.3. did 2 years research with 2 publications. 33 mcat. volunteer work, shadowing, and some extracurriculars, but nothing really substantial. applied 3 years to US allo schools with 2 interviews over those 3 years and no luck. applied DO and SGU third year as well and got accepted to both and chose SGU. i'm paying the same way i would pay for a US school - the debt-for-life plan.

i pretty much did whatever i could to get into a US allo school, but by the 3rd year i was ready to get on with the next stage of my life, so i chose an alternative pathway. you'll find a lot of people like me in the carib (or at SGU at least). there's a huge spectrum of students. there are people who are really smart and just missed US schools. you'll also find people who are smart but just had really bad stats, people who chose carib over DO, the occasional person who makes the questionable decision of choosing carib over US allo school. you'll also find a good number of people who have no business going into medicine, unfortunately.

hmm, i guess that was kind of a random tangent, but that's the type of people who go to the carib

 

[oldpro]

Who goes to Caribbean schools and why? Please give us all an idea: age, previous education, stats, previous career if any? Current Financial Situation? How do you plan on paying for school? Why not wait and apply to a US school. And what Caribbean School do you plan to attend and why?
Any other info is welcome as well.

Thanks...👍

OLder, over 40 RN, started the road to US schools and saw so many obstacles that I may have been 48 by the time applying, I'll be under 45 graduating from here.

As far as paying there are student loans, most who go to medschool borrow.

Why are you asking? in the end a MD is an MD. Why don't you wait and go to a US school for me I wanted to practice about 20 years


I have a better question, why do premeds think the only choice is the US there is a whole world out there that you can learn medicine from too, some of the teaching can be superior too. ( Oh no I can see a US student ready to rip into me, Bad pro, Bad pro LOL but you heard of London and Ireland and France and .................)

 

[sendwich]

well, it's exam time, so that means i'll procrastinate by posting.

i was 24 when i started at carib school. i graduated johns hopkins undergrad with a 3.0 and finished the georgetown special master's program with a 3.3. did 2 years research with 2 publications. 33 mcat. volunteer work, shadowing, and some extracurriculars, but nothing really substantial. applied 3 years to US allo schools with 2 interviews over those 3 years and no luck. applied DO and SGU third year as well and got accepted to both and chose SGU. i'm paying the same way i would pay for a US school - the debt-for-life plan.

i pretty much did whatever i could to get into a US allo school, but by the 3rd year i was ready to get on with the next stage of my life, so i chose an alternative pathway. you'll find a lot of people like me in the carib (or at SGU at least). there's a huge spectrum of students. there are people who are really smart and just missed US schools. you'll also find people who are smart but just had really bad stats, people who chose carib over DO, the occasional person who makes the questionable decision of choosing carib over US allo school. you'll also find a good number of people who have no business going into medicine, unfortunately.

hmm, i guess that was kind of a random tangent, but that's the type of people who go to the carib

is it commone for people to make it through SMPs (like GU) with a reltaively good gpa and STILL not get taken seriously by US allo's? all that $$ for (nearly) nothing? 🙁

 

[sbturnisback]

undergrad 2.5 overall, 2.5 science MCAT 20 and O

Solano Comm College, Univ of San Francisco, Univ of Hawaii, Indiana U (Bloomington), Univ of Maryland (College Park), Univ of Illinois (Urbana)

no degree, just want the MD, probably from Sint Eustatius. I really like the people I have had the pleasure of talking to there, and there program seems to be pretty good. They have a good clinical program, and 99.9% of thier students get residency, very good. They help their students, I do not see them thwarting students' progress.

There are a lot of good folks, American and Canadian, who come to the carib for med school. Some may not be able to do it, but that does not make them bad people, just maybe now is not their time. Who knows what will happen for them later. And then, there are a lot of students who find a way, get to the US, and then become decent to very good docs. Screw the US students and docs who look down upon a foreign med school grad; they can take that attitude and shove it! There are a lot of very good docs all over the planet; the US is not the only source of doctors in the world. Who the hell are they to look down on anyone? The good docs and people know this. This is why we are all aware that the only ones who look down on others are the ones who suck in the first place. If you are good, you are too busy climbing to be looking down on anyone. Getting to your goal is up to the individual more than the school for the most part, but the strong schools certainly have some advantages that the weakers ones don't. But, time may change these things. You may want to look at AUC, SGU, Ross and SABA, then maybe AUA, MUA or Sint Eustatius, after that forget it! I would not look at the other schools becuase you are taking a huge risk. Some very good folks have gone to other schools and are doing fine, but they are taking a huge risk. I'm telling you that some of these carib med schools are horrible, absolutely horrible. You must be careful. This is a very serious decision. Do not take it lightly. If you can go to a US med school, then by all means, do it. Do not go the carib route, unless it is a last resort. In fact, you may want to consider med schools in Europe before the carib. Be careful. Be careful. Now, others will disagree, but that is my opinion. We simply have a difference of opinions. That is what I like about this forum versus valuemcrap. You can pretty much voice your opinion here, without to much aggrevation. I think you will find the folks on this forum very intelligent, experienced, passionate, trustworthy and helpful. Anyway, I'm sure you will be successful where ever you go. Best wishes!🙂

 

[Inkabellous]

SMP programs do not guarantee anything. Many people succeed but many more fail. People who are considering any SMP's should always keep this in mind. Also, SMP's could backfire if, for whatever reasons (family, sickness, etc), you don't do as well as you hope. Everything has its own risks....

 

[d4thking]

Really? Wow...

 

[DRJJ1]

undergrad 2.5 overall, 2.5 science MCAT 20 and O

Solano Comm College, Univ of San Francisco, Univ of Hawaii, Indiana U (Bloomington), Univ of Maryland (College Park), Univ of Illinois (Urbana)

no degree, just want the MD, probably from Sint Eustatius. I really like the people I have had the pleasure of talking to there, and there program seems to be pretty good. They have a good clinical program, and 99.9% of thier students get residency, very good. They help their students, I do not see them thwarting students' progress.

There are a lot of good folks, American and Canadian, who come to the carib for med school. Some may not be able to do it, but that does not make them bad people, just maybe now is not their time. Who knows what will happen for them later. And then, there are a lot of students who find a way, get to the US, and then become decent to very good docs. Screw the US students and docs who look down upon a foreign med school grad; they can take that attitude and shove it! There are a lot of very good docs all over the planet; the US is not the only source of doctors in the world. Who the hell are they to look down on anyone? The good docs and people know this. This is why we are all aware that the only ones who look down on others are the ones who suck in the first place. If you are good, you are too busy climbing to be looking down on anyone. Getting to your goal is up to the individual more than the school for the most part, but the strong schools certainly have some advantages that the weakers ones don't. But, time may change these things. You may want to look at AUC, SGU, Ross and SABA, then maybe AUA, MUA or Sint Eustatius, after that forget it! I would not look at the other schools becuase you are taking a huge risk. Some very good folks have gone to other schools and are doing fine, but they are taking a huge risk. I'm telling you that some of these carib med schools are horrible, absolutely horrible. You must be careful. This is a very serious decision. Do not take it lightly. If you can go to a US med school, then by all means, do it. Do not go the carib route, unless it is a last resort. In fact, you may want to consider med schools in Europe before the carib. Be careful. Be careful. Now, others will disagree, but that is my opinion. We simply have a difference of opinions. That is what I like about this forum versus valuemcrap. You can pretty much voice your opinion here, without to much aggrevation. I think you will find the folks on this forum very intelligent, experienced, passionate, trustworthy and helpful. Anyway, I'm sure you will be successful where ever you go. Best wishes!🙂

NOW ASK YOURSELF,,IS THIS THE TYPE OF DR YOU WANT WORKING ON YOU OR YOUR FAMILY,,SCHOOL JUMPER WITH BAD GRADES I DON T THINK SO

 

[sbturnisback]

Says someone who doesn't even go to medical school! Joke!🙂