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Old 01-15-2008, 08:52 PM
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Some other questions I was asked

Do you guys have clinicals in US like Caribbean schools after the 1st two years(as long as the student pass step 1). Do we have to take the USMLE after the 1st two years in order to get into 3rd year like American and Caribbean schools. What about preparations for USMLES as far as the Curriculum goes, like any MCQ based questions?
I am on the 6 year program and heres what I do. Every summer i have 1 month of clinicals to complete to go onto the 2nd year. I have done them every year in the USA.
You do NOT need to pass USMLE to go onto the following year or even to pass Jag. Its optional. Everything is prepared on USMLE style questions. All my tests are MCQ and all are based similar to USMLE questions, if not more difficult than those.

Are they approved for Fafsa(student aid for Americans) their english 4 year program esp?
Not too sure, but I did get a loan from student loan network (which was a ripoff) They do help you with the paperwork. Actually, come to think of it, yes they are as a student in my class is doing fafsa

Are their any foreign students like American, Canadian, Indian-Pakistani, Chinese students etc., How are the living conditions racism, food, electricity, study condition dorms for off campus base etc.,
Well 4 year program is mostly USA and Canadians. 6 year for my class its about out of 54 student 45 Norwegian (school has a contract with Norway) a few from USA and Canada, a few from Saudi, and 1 from Pakistan.
Living conditions is how good you want it to be
You can live in a apartment with other students for practally nothing, or for about 1500PLN/month you can rent a nice 70SQ M apartment near the city center. Internet is as cheap as 100PLN/month, cell phones are a tad pricy for calls but texting is cheap. Food is also cheap with student cafes making great home cooked dinners averaging about 12PLN. Thats soup, dinner with a side and a drink. Dorms are ****. I would really recommend you come in a month earlier and find a apartment.
There is a new building built near where most of the classes I have are (actually a lot of my classes are held there) with a bunch of computer workstations, wifi, and study rooms. There are school computer labs around town you can use.
We have electricity Again depending on how much you use, is what you'll pay. I have a lot of **** running at my apartment, and I pay about 50USD/month.

Again, it depends on how tight of a budget you are on. One can live like a king here for about 1500USD or so a month. Restaurants full dinners on weekends for instance is about 30USD. Pint Beer is 2.5USD
Its cheaper than Chicago or UK, for sure. Fafsa wise, I think they give you 11000USD for cost of living, etc. plus the cost of school. 11000USD is a good amount of money, and like I mentioned if you can budget well then you should be fine!

and like in Hungarian med school if you fail 1 subject they make you repeat the whole year is that true to Poland as well?
Yes and no. If you fail anatomy for instance, yes. If you fail biochemistry yes. If you fail something like medical polish or ethics, then no. Depending on the importance of the class. You do get a makeup in September. And I do not know the new rules but for our class if you fail biochemistry for instance, you only make that up, not all the other classes.


Do a lot of students(foreign) repeat any year of medical school at JU, so the school can make more money? Does the English program have 100% english-speaking capable professors. In other words is JU just out there to rip off money from foreign students like the Hungarian universities.
Very few foreigners make up the year. They really only make it up if they deserve to, like if they really do fail. we started with 60 students, 3 failed 1st year, and 4 I believe dropped out.
All professors speak english to some degree. All the professors giving lectures and seminars speak english well, helpers though may not speak the best english (then again you really dont see them much) But they all have ascents.
Are they out to get money? Well yes. The school is a lot more per year than the Polish side, and for the EU it is a expensive university, but is it after ripping off foreigners by failing them, making them pay extra? NO. I have never heard anyone who got ripped off by the school.
Only thing I can see happening is if you show off to the professors. I.e. drive a BMW or some expensive car and brag about how rich and mighty you are.
As long as you study and pass your tests, you should be fine!
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