Thread: Saba Vs Ross
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Old 03-12-2003, 06:00 PM
Rao Rao is offline
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Saba Vs Ross

Dear All,
I am the parent and doing some research for my son.
I attended the Ross open house at Atlanta. I got some useful information
about the school. In the open house they claim that for USMLE Step 1
the pass rate is from 82% to 92% and their attrition rate is about 10%.

I did get some information about Saba through their web site and some
other means. In the saba web site they posted the following stats
about the USMLE pass rate. I am just pasting this info from their web site
as it appears

Q. What is the pass rate for Step I and Step II?

A. Step I pass rate are as follows: 1999 - 94.3% 2000 - 94.7% 2001 - 93.2% 2002 - 94.9% Step II pass rate are as follows: 1999 - 95.5% 2000 - 94.7% 2001 - 86.7% 2002 - 93.3%

Are these stats are authentic?

If these stats are correct, why not choose Saba over Ross?

I put following points in favour of Saba
1. Less expensive
2. Student vs Staff ratio is 6:1
3. They admit only 40 students
4. Attrition rate is below 5%

I found some information about Ross through other means
1. Their attrition rate is more than 10% they claim ( It is around 25% )
2. More expesive than Saba
3. USMLE pass rate also lower than Saba.
If all these are correct then why pay more for same education ?
Please guide me in choosing Ross Vs Saba.
I appreciate very much for your valuble input.
Thanks again for your time and consideration ?
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