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Originally Posted by CaptainMidnight
Don't believe anything TAFKA is saying. As a current student things are just as screwed up at St. Chris as they have always been. This should be obvious based on the fact that they don't have a DfES listing for the school in the UK. Without this they can't get visas for their students or work permits for their professors in the UK. The only way St. Chris students can stay in the UK is if they are declaring themselves as travelers and get a travel visa, but it is against the law in the UK to be a student and declare yourself as a traveler to get a visa.
The school is still listed on multiple states banned schools rosters, it has no loans whatsoever for its student, and has yet to be approved by any states that has a formal approval process (NY, FL, CA, etc...), all good indicators that things are not going well. The last batch fo students seeking residency didn't have much luck (considering SCIMD's reputation) and most had to scramble (and even that wasn't successful for most).
Also consider that the Senegal operations consist of 2 individuals (1 secretary and 1 dean), the US operations consist of 3 people (1 dean and 2 secretaries), and the UK operations a grand total of 7 (1 dean/professor, 5 professors, 1 secretary).
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Hmmmm...Something smells, shall we say...unusual! While I can't refute much of your information, I can add a few things: I met several residents/graduates while doing rotations and they were some of the best in terms of foundation knowledge and taking the time to teach students and were pleasant people. I also know of SCIMD students who matched this past year and the year before and only two failed to match that I am aware of: One for the reason he didn't cast a wide enough net so to speak and too narrowly limited himself in terms of state and programs, and the other person is a unknown.
I can also say that the school, to their credit, has been turning down new students and is not currently recruiting new students, until certain things get worked out like the DFES and other issues - as they don't want to inadvertently cause harm to any students. This is a refreshing stance in the world of the offshore schools!
I agree with you on at least one point - No state recognition is a bad thing and should lead people to look elsewhere for the time being - the point of the original posts of this thread, was that things were slowly turning around for the school and its graduates (even if not at the speed you would prefer).
Now, having said the above, perhaps you can tell us of the other names you use on this forum, eh? (as a long time observer, but infrequent poster - I have some ideas)
All of a sudden, an expert appears, a "current student", out of nowhere, apparently with an axe to grind AND this is your very first post!!!??? You're a newbie that is just too hard to believe...and maybe even to give credence to.
As the disgruntled and "current student" you are I would suggest you look into the following schools for transfer (all have NY or Cali. approval or both) as other SCIMD students have done who were not happy: Ross, AUA, St. Matthews, MUA Nevis, AUC, St. Georges, SABA
Oh, and in my humble opinion, you have to be a real freak, not to hope, wish and pray these guys have some good success after what they have been through!