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Originally Posted by JHarris
but the fact remains that this school is still operating in London. It is still turning out graduates that get top residencies, like TAFKA did, and it's still a very good alternative to sweating it out on a bug-infested Hurricane prone island in the Caribbean.
If I need to go foreign, which hopefull I won't when my contacts pull some strings, but whatever, I'd much rather go to school in England than a place like st kitts or Dominica!
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i think you really need to worry less about the party life at these places and brush up on what you should look for in a school in terms of the education and opportunities that come from it. For instance, using anecdotal evidence to make the claim a school is a top choice. Also, you need to learn what makes for a "top residency". premeds and even med students are notoriously bad about understanding this. They think things like a name from a well-known ungrad university translates into any of their given residency programs being "top".
I should add, its good for you to look at SC and these other places. You may not get into a place like sgu and doing the leg work for all sorts of places is a good idea. but you need to know what really to look for. because even if YOU continue to think that london= an "english medical school" every program director looking at your ERAS app will know the difference.
And keep in mind, no amount of contacts will be getting you the competitive residency you want if you dont have an excellent reputation in your med school years. Oh and becareful bro. If you dont learn these thing you're in danger of being dependent upon connections for the rest of your career because you'll have nothing personally to offer.