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PimpDaddyB · #21 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by slevit1

Very sad that this even needs to be mentioned! What an unfortunate system it can be.

It's a money business. Both the schools in the U.S. and Caribbean are about money. Only difference is that the U.S. schools have a better reputation because of research and such.

cooolguy · #22 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by slevit1

Very sad that this even needs to be mentioned! What an unfortunate system it can be.

Hey man, im just speaking the truth. Everyone knows its easier for certain races to get accepted into US programs. Its sad, but its true. Apparently the govt' thinks they "need" the extra edge...i say work for it. Sorry if I offended anyone reading this

Arkie · #23 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 07:33 PM

I am offended.

slevit1 · #24 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 08:07 PM

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Arkie · #25 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 08:54 PM

Are you saying that my brain is smaller than a white person's? I'm thoroughly offended now.

AUCMD2006 · #26 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by messy

eh.. thats acedmic dishonesty.. I called up a whole bunch of Schools in the US and asked them that same thing.. They said you can not apply to first years class if you are enrolled in any medical school, whether it being a US or foreign. You would have apply as an advance standing student which is a different pool of applicant and a whole other beast. On top of which if you try lieing and get caught you will be black listed. I know from a direct source at a med school here in the states that once one committee finds out a lie has taken place they than contact other schools where you applied ( which can be seen on your AAMCAS application) and notify them of the sitituation.. So be careful

you apply to both programs at the same time, you aren't applying to another program after you are "enrolled" since you aren't enrolled in classes until you start the semester otherwise you wouldn;t be able to apply to muliple US medschools at the same time. the only difference is that AUC has a may semster and if you get in you start.

if one lets you in and you start classes, if the other one lets you in you withdraw from the foreign school before the semester is complete. you aren;t requestiong credits for classes taken at auc and even if you were credit will not be given so how is aspplying to two schools at the same time academic dishonesty? how is starting at one simply because they have an earlier semester while the otherone makes up its mind dishonesty? makes absolutely no sense

Emma124 · #27 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by slevit1

If it were me, I would defer your acceptance to the May semester. It will cost you $500, but in the grand scheme of things...not that much money. Then re-take the MCAT and see how you do. If you get the 30-32 that you're expecting, then definitely apply to the US. If you can get into the US, that's where you want to be! If you don't improve that much (going from a 23 to 32 is quite a feat, unless you didn't study at all the first time), then you'll still be set at AUC.

Whether you start in January or May will not make much of a difference. It is possible for January students to make the match with the previous semester's august students, but not easy and you'd have to take everything with no breaks. So, if you go in May instead, you'll have much more time to deal with clinicals and likely, be in the same match. And then, at least you'll know that you didn't just give up on US schools. Good luck!

I am going to have to agree with this. Deferring your acceptance to May will both give you the time to retake the MCAT and get the score back, and to make a decision as to whether you will be attending AUC in May.

slevit1 · #28 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 08:42 AM

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PimpDaddyB · #29 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 03:08 PM

Welcome to life as a white male. Gotta have amazing stats to get the same position and then when you whine about it people throw it in your face that you're not discriminated against. Interesting to see, especially when you're from the South and you see racism of all forms and are disgusted by them all. Merit, my friends, is what we should be judged on but this is not a perfect world. We have to live with the way things are and make an attempt to change them if we disagree.

rokshana · #30 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PimpDaddyB

Interesting to see, especially when you're from the South and you see racism of all forms and are disgusted by them all.

don't tar the South as being the home of racism- i see far more racism up here in the NorthEast than I've seen growing up down South...

and try being an "overrepresented" minority in medicine!!

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