why do some students goto the lowest tier carribean medical schools?

[ras12m]

as far as i know tiering
top 4 would be SGU, ROSS, AUC, AUA
however it is said to only goto SGU out of this list.

however it does not seem that hard to get into a medical school like AUC/AUA which should be the utmost lowest.

however i see tons of students going to schools like xavier, aureus, windsor, umhs, mua etc etc

does that mean that those students most likely have a 2.3 gpa ish? seems like the only possible reason because
saba ross auc aua you can most definetely get in with around a 3.0 gpa.


thanks!

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[TragicalDrFaust]

Could be ignorance. I've worked with plenty of pre-meds who haven't educated themselves on the process of applying to medical school. People may apply to schools with atrocious reputations without realizing.

 

[Emmet2301]

Also, some schools may be cheaper than say SGU/AUC.

 

[Gambino.]

Lot to unpack in your post but skipping most of that it comes down to a few things.

1. rejected from big 3
2. advertised as cheaper
3. bigger influence at their school for those particular caribs via relationships with adcom

They all require a certain level of ignorance or laziness since too many people take the schools at face value. Also, the lower tier ones appeal more/cater to countries outside of the US (e.g. India is a big one).

To address another one of your points; SGU, Ross, and AUC are all pretty equal with one another , though SGU is having some accreditation changes which add another level of risk to potential matriculants.

 

[ras12m]

Lot to unpack in your post but skipping most of that it comes down to a few things.

1. rejected from big 3
2. advertised as cheaper
3. bigger influence at their school for those particular caribs via relationships with adcom

They all require a certain level of ignorance or laziness since too many people take the schools at face value. Also, the lower tier ones appeal more/cater to countries outside of the US (e.g. India is a big one).

To address another one of your points; SGU, Ross, and AUC are all pretty equal with one another , though SGU is having some accreditation changes which add another level of risk to potential matriculants.

thx bro u da best on this group