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Hi everyone,
Who else is in the Aug 2014 class? Getting amped to start this new phase of my life!
Who else is in the Aug 2014 class? Getting amped to start this new phase of my life!
Hi everyone,
Who else is in the Aug 2014 class? Getting amped to start this new phase of my life!
Hey Man,SGU does, yes. I have a wife and kids so even being away for 2 years will feel like an eternity, but I don't think I could take any more than that!
You can choose to do your clinicals on the island, too if you want.
I will be applying soon. Will have everything submitted within 2 weeks. My Sci and regular gpa is roughly a 3.45 to 3.5. I do not know the exact, just a rough range mainly because I went to 2 community college and UCD. I screwed up in my 2 community colleges scoring low 3.0 and at UC Davis my gpa was in the high 3.0Hi everyone !
If you don't mind what were your GPA and MCAT scores ? I have applied already and want to see if I have some chances to get in
I will be applying soon. Will have everything submitted within 2 weeks. My Sci and regular gpa is roughly a 3.45 to 3.5. I do not know the exact, just a rough range mainly because I went to 2 community college and UCD. I screwed up in my 2 community colleges scoring low 3.0 and at UC Davis my gpa was in the high 3.0
That being said, I took the mcat 3 times, but highest is 29.
Hopefully I can get in this cycle with 2 other friends. Go to SGU, study like a beast and secure a decent residency where I can be paid a good salary to pay off my loans and start my family =).
Hello everyone !!
Anyone applying or going from new jersey ??
I am from atlantic city new jersey .
I will be applying soon. Will have everything submitted within 2 weeks. My Sci and regular gpa is roughly a 3.45 to 3.5. I do not know the exact, just a rough range mainly because I went to 2 community college and UCD. I screwed up in my 2 community colleges scoring low 3.0 and at UC Davis my gpa was in the high 3.0
That being said, I took the mcat 3 times, but highest is 29.
Hopefully I can get in this cycle with 2 other friends. Go to SGU, study like a beast and secure a decent residency where I can be paid a good salary to pay off my loans and start my family =).
Hi all! Just found this thread. Good chance I will be going to SGU in August but waiting on waitlist news here. Had considered reapplying for next year but got a scholarship and free trip down to grenada which sold me more or less.
I have a fiance and two dogs who plan to follow me down to Grenada the second semester if I do go to SGU which is making me a little nervous. Anyone else going to just do the one semester of on-campus housing?
Also, SGU indicated there was a August 2014 incoming class Facebook group but for the life of me I cannot find it on FB. Anyone else had this issue?
Again, glad to see this thread!
No worries. Welcome!Thanks! It's weird that if you search for deviations you can't find it but putting SGUSOM all one word (which I hadn't been doing) worked like a charm. Thanks again Heresthedoc!
Hi all! Just found this thread. Good chance I will be going to SGU in August but waiting on waitlist news here. Had considered reapplying for next year but got a scholarship and free trip down to grenada which sold me more or less.
I have a fiance and two dogs who plan to follow me down to Grenada the second semester if I do go to SGU which is making me a little nervous. Anyone else going to just do the one semester of on-campus housing?
Also, SGU indicated there was a August 2014 incoming class Facebook group but for the life of me I cannot find it on FB. Anyone else had this issue?
Again, glad to see this thread!
Wait, what? We were told it was mandatory to have the books preordered! We can really ask them not to (and more importantly, they'll listen when we ask)?Congrats to everyone on getting in. Just finishing up my second year, you will be amazed how fast it goes. I just wanted to point out that you can email the housing department and request off-campus housing beginning in Term 1 if you don't want to live on campus. You just have to provide a reason for wanting to stay off campus and they will let you. If you do that, I would highly encourage you to check out the True Blue area, it is in my opinion the best bang for your buck. Lance aux Epines is also very nice. I personally would avoid Point Salines and Mont Toute. It's also worth it to rent a car, especially if you can find another person to split the cost with and share it or if you live in LAE. If you're going to live off-campus in T1, I would suggest getting here a few days earlier so you can get acclimated and learn how to use the buses and stuff.
Oh also -- email your admissions counselor and tell them you DO NOT want them to auto-order your Term 1 books, which will save you about $1,000. They are outrageous and completely useless, with the exception of Gray's Anatomy Review by Lucas. Starting in term 2 you can order your own books and pick and choose which ones you want, but for term 1 they are built into the tuition cost UNLESS you specify that you don't want them.
Good luck!
Wait, what? We were told it was mandatory to have the books preordered! We can really ask them not to (and more importantly, they'll listen when we ask)?
Because that would be awesome!
I am applying everywhere. Including DO and USMD low rank schools. But that being said, I am debating on what to do about SGU if I get in. Although SGU and Ross have a huge drop out rate, I know that I will work my ass off to prevent that from happening. But Residency is what scares me. Like all USMD and USDO schools, I believe a lot of kids still drop out from those schools.Go DO. You'll be a shoo in.
I am applying to USMD schools and USDO schools. But it is because I know 2 other friends who are planning to attend with me. I need some support in med school, as it is a beast!Thank you for sharing info !
I think you have a good chance to get in with such a high GPA and MCAT. Why don'T you apply to US DO though too?
Hopefully we will all get in ...
I am applying everywhere. Including DO and USMD low rank schools. But that being said, I am debating on what to do about SGU if I get in. Although SGU and Ross have a huge drop out rate, I know that I will work my ass off to prevent that from happening. But Residency is what scares me. Like all USMD and USDO schools, I believe a lot of kids still drop out from those schools.
Well I am basing it from my a few of my friends who went to US DO schools. One who is attending Tuoro has indicated that in his first year, he knows that 4 people dropped and his class size is relatively small. I also know one person who dropped from a DO school in Arizona. Assuming that the class size for Tuoro is 70 students, and 4 dropped out within the first year, that roughly puts it at a 5 .7 percent drop rate. However, it is small compared to a Carb school, but it is still a decent amount who drop out for the first year.Uhhh... I don't know where you get your info from but USMD and USDO has a dropout rate nowhere near Caribbean medical schools. USMD/USDO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Caribbean.
Do yourself a favor and go to a USDO school before the Caribbean. Reserve it as a worst case scenario.
This is coming from a USMD student.
Well I am basing it from my a few of my friends who went to US DO schools. One who is attending Tuoro has indicated that in his first year, he knows that 4 people dropped and his class size is relatively small. I also know one person who dropped from a DO school in Arizona. Assuming that the class size for Tuoro is 70 students, and 4 dropped out within the first year, that roughly puts it at a 5 .7 percent drop rate. However, it is small compared to a Carb school, but it is still a decent amount who drop out for the first year.
I also meant that in total, there are a lot of USMD and USDO that drop out. Not focusing on a specific school, just the total amount. Like the Carb.
I am planning to apply to everything, I am just keeping all of my options opened because I am at the border of USMD, USDO and Carb MD.
Please understand that I am only applying to SGU because from all of my research it looks to be the better of the big 4.
Thank you for your input. May I ask why you are on this forum for SGU even though you are a USMD?
I think 40 percent is relatively high, I thought it was more like 20 percent. My friend was telling me that his sister friend just graduated from a USMD in the east coast and failed to match. While another of my high school buddies matched from SGU.Because I have friends who are in the same boat as you and I'm telling them to do whatever it takes to go to a US school. The total amount of students who drop out in the US is irrelevant. Look at the percentage compared to the Caribbean. I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure there is a high drop out rate even at Ross and SGU - something like 40%. Again, I may be wrong with the exact number but it is definitely MUCH higher than the US schools.
Also, US students get priority for residency. Keep that in mind. If you go to the Caribbean, you will LIKELY be fighting for peanuts i.e. spots that no one else wants. Yes, there are a few students that end up in Anesthesiology, Radiology, and General surgery but there aren't many (relatively). Plus, those fields aren't even competitive in the grand scheme of things for US students. If you want to do derm, optho, ortho, it will nearly be impossible.
Think long and hard before going to the Caribbean.
what is the msap program?Hey guys. I'll be there for August. I have to complete their msap program before knowing whether I'm charters or not. Queens NY representing
I think 40 percent is relatively high, I thought it was more like 20 percent. My friend was telling me that his sister friend just graduated from a USMD in the east coast and failed to match. While another of my high school buddies matched from SGU.
I think this career is just a huge gamble. Going to a US schools does not equal to a residency, while going into a Carb school you cannot get into a good residency, but there has been rare success stories.
Thank you Baller MD for your input and concerns. I will take it highly and apply everywhere =). Who knows what the future is for me, only time will tell.
Yes, I have read this article before. This article is specially aimed at Ross. Using Ross as an example is quite unfair since Ross and SGU have different approaches. Also Ross was recently bought our by Devry so who knows what will happen.Please keep in context the field they were trying to get into...
Four-year graduation rate: 30.6 percent
http://www.tampabay.com/news/health...e-quality-of-offshore-medical-schools/1061189
Yes, I have read this article before. This article is specially aimed at Ross. Using Ross as an example is quite unfair since Ross and SGU have different approaches. Also Ross was recently bought our by Devry so who knows what will happen.
what is the msap program?
Hmm, I think you should try to fly from Philly to Floroda and try to purchase a cheap ticket from there.Why in the world ticket to greneda from philly is around $1800? Anyone else palnning on flying from philadelphia on august 12th ?
I have heard about it. I hear that it is a good review course, it prepares you well for the first year though. But it sucks to push back your plans/It's a month long online course SGU puts you in if there's a flag in your numbers (ie, MCAT or GPA). It covers basic sciences with weekly quizzes and a final. Pass (I think with a 3.5, I have to look over my paperwork again) and you place right into 1st semester. Fail, and you're put into Charters.
I have heard about it. I hear that it is a good review course, it prepares you well for the first year though. But it sucks to push back your plans/
It's a month long online course SGU puts you in if there's a flag in your numbers (ie, MCAT or GPA). It covers basic sciences with weekly quizzes and a final. Pass (I think with a 3.5, I have to look over my paperwork again) and you place right into 1st semester. Fail, and you're put into Charters.