ValueMD Medical Schools Forum - View Single Post - From St. James to Xavier ( Everyone feel better?)

DocRon · #3 (**permalink**) 05-06-2005, 05:52 PM

I thought you made it perfectly clear here that this website is about Xavier and if you wanted to talk about SJSM you should take it to the SJSM website.

I've read this post and am surprised at the route you've taken, dogging out the school that helped put your foot in the door to becoming an MD. Now since this is an Xavier website, I can just as easily post the real about many of the negatives about Xavier that you and many prospective students probably don't know. I would call the thread "reasons I would NEVER transfer to Xavier"... But why would I do that? Because as much as I don't care for the way Xavier has gone about STEALING teachers and students (and you know and I know the majority were stolen from SJSM) and the way certain administrators of your school act, I know that whether you are from SJSM , SGU, Xavier etc. we all have one common goal. In addition, as you know, a few of my good friends go to Xavier, but airing out the dirty laundry of their school would only hurt their school but mre improtantly will hurt them. I don't think it should ever be about putting one school down to pump up another (which is exactly what you are doing now). That has been the Xavier way since they got to the island and unfortunately, frankenstone, that seems to be the path you are taking now also.

And the fact that you've been through SJSM and know the good and the bad, but never took one class at Xavier, yet can emphatically stand Xavier is the better school on the island is very surprising to me. Let me let you in on one secret Frank, the students of Xavier have a lot of isssues on the island regarding professors and administration. But that is like every other school in the caribbean. The grass is not always greener on the other side and if you speak to many of the Xavier students prior to your transfer you'll know underneath the nice building's exterior, a lot of shadiness is going on.

"Xavier or SJSM" was the title to your thread, but you made it seem like there was no comparison. It sounded like everything is bad at SJSM and everything is great at Xavier. The name of your thread should have been "Let me tell you why you should not go to St. James, but come to Xavier"

And Frankenstone, of course Xavier is gonna pour a ton of money into the school. They are the new kid on the block, and if they wanna stay around, they HAVE to spend the money... if they are to compete with a school like SJSM who has been around 4 years longer in Bonaire Xavier has to put out the money. Xavier is doing the right thing by making the big investments now. They would definitely not survive, even for the year Xavier has been arond, if they didn't.

Please don't take this as an attack or bash or anything like that. I just had to point out these things. The Frankenstone i met in Bonaire didn't get down like that.