I called my advisor and she informed that a letter was supposed to arrive in a week...that was two weeks ago...should I be worried that the letter got lost in the mail and make a phone call or should I just wait it out a little longer? I'm here in California.

They usually just tell you on the phone. I'd give them a call.

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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish. --Unknown

Since the new thread was locked and closed, let's start a master list of incoming May08'ers, in this thread, that have been accepted AND will be attending...

"Age/Sex, Location, Undergrad" etc would give us a good start; I will continually update and re-post the list as we accumulate more names

There is also a corresponding facebook group for the May class for those interested...




Here we go...

Nelphus:
25 / M / San Diego (CA), Los Angeles / UCSD 05'

Deus_Ex:
21 / M / Ann Arbor, Michigan / Umich '07



Information/Confirmation Needed:
wanabdoc:
ZIMAgo:
PHur:
tcp03:
ingrid85:
ingrid85's boyfriend:
echolake85:

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I remember when I was excited to come to St. Maarten...

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I'm all in- now join the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine- May 2008 Class Facebook page-

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My app is finally complete for May 2008. Can't wait to find out since this is my top choice right now. Hopefully I'll see you all in a few months! Anyone coming from Chicago area?

I have to fully agree with this post; part of the reason that the stigma exists about Carrib schools is that they traditionally accept those that didn't get into US or Canadian schools. Quite honestly I wouldn't be comfortable going to a school where students are getting low scores on their MCAT b/c that test does say quite a bit about your study habits. I worked my butt off for my score and I'd prefer to study with others that were willing to work as hard. Doctors are supposed to be the best of the best.
Granted the MCAT sucks; it's not an end-all be all...but if you want something bad enough you'll work for it.
My GPA wasn't that great so I had to compensate for it on my entrance test. Personally: I learned how to become a much better student from the time I put in studying for the exam. I never had studied that hard in my life before and because of I know I'll be a much stronger medical student. I'd want to graduate from an institution where my peers had done something along those lines. And maybe it's a bit of a prestige thing but acing that MCAT is a way of showing your dedication to getting in. If you do bad your first time; then suck it up; study harder and retake it. Learn from your mistakes. I screwed up with my grades a few times; yet in my last year of college I knocked out 37 credit hours with a 3.8. And I'm glad I messed up. Why? I learned what my faults were and how to study and work harder. I learned that I tried to absorb too much material instead in an unorganized fashion rather than learning one concept and building on it.

The truism is: "It's easy to get into a Carib school, but hard to get out." It just depends on where the weeding happens. N. American schools select students before they admit them. Carib schools allow the selection process to happen after admission. Both ways have pros and cons, but just because a school has lower admission standards doesn't mean that its standards are lower once you start classes. If you can't cut it here, you will be weeded out. Survival of the fittest! It's a wonderful thing.

For those of you coming in May, congrats! And for those of you who are waiting to hear, I applied last year in mid-March, and was accepted in mid-April (I've got how many weeks to quit my jobs and move to the Caribbean?). The May class usually doesn't fill up until very near the beginning of the semester.

So I talked to my admissions advisor today and she confirmed that the first day we can move into the on campus housing is APRIL 28th....
For any of the Jan08 termers, could you tell us when you are supposed to be out of the dorms by? curious as to the turn-around time etc...but either way - I will be flying in the 28th or 29th then... time to look for flights!

i'll see you all in may! i'm new to this forum.. does anyone have the first semester booklist and where we can buy the books?

i'm very nervous and anxious.. hopefully i can handle it academically!