CAHSU: New Students JAN 06 list

[p_in_da_wind]

I got accepted in CAHSU for Jan 2006. Anyone else got accepted and planning of attending. I ask this question because it seems as if there a not a lot of who know about this schoo or maybe not too many people go to this school...

Please reply if you got accepted and are going to attend Jan 06

[p_in_da_wind]

Is there anyone going to CAHSU in JAN 06... i am sure they told me that they already had 17 confirm students... where are they....

[diablo_x]

can you give me more information about that uni , i also want to be admissted at jan , can u provide me with there webpage and admission requirement


thanks a lot

[p_in_da_wind]

diablo! i think u r in the wrong thread... this is for CAHSU BELIZE....

[p_in_da_wind]

Am i the only one going to CAHSU in JAN 06' ??? what's going on..... i''m sure the admissions office told me that they have 20 confirmed students... what's going on.... somebody, please say something...

[markglt]

LOL, you're outta control!

[MDXRS22]

LOL, you're outta control!

LOL:)
He is really losing it! Poor soul!

[p_in_da_wind]

1. Hay! Guys!! DO NOT waste my thread here... DO NOT REPLY if:
a) You do not have an answer to question asked.
b) You do not fall under the category: NEW STUDENT JAN 06'
c) You have ANYTHING other than the TOPIC (NEW STUDENT JAN 06') to write about... because i dont wanna know...


2. NO! RICKY.... I'm not loosing it... Just trying to figure out where the hell is everyone... Why are the people from CAHSU not saying something about their school... I mean... is anyone even going there besides WCB22... he seems to be the only one saying ANYTHING about CAHSU... i'm starting to think he is a member of the administration...

[options]

I'm transferring from skipper's SOM. THings were getting really shady over there but i'm sure CAHSU will be the answer to my prayers!! Can't wait to get started!!

[p_in_da_wind]

Hay! OPTIONS....Why are you leaving your school and why do you choose CAHSU over your school...

[options]

WEll, Skipper's SOM has made some recent changes that I just do not agree with. Apparantly, they expect you to pass exams in order to pass the classes. I just can't live by those rules.

I believe I need to transfer to a school the "fits me better". I think CAHSU is the place. Where is it again?

[MDXRS22]

WEll, Skipper's SOM has made some recent changes that I just do not agree with. Apparantly, they expect you to pass exams in order to pass the classes. I just can't live by those rules.

I believe I need to transfer to a school the "fits me better". I think CAHSU is the place. Where is it again?

Dear Options,
I am not quite sure you are telling the truth about Skipper SOM. I spoke to the dean, Mr. Sk++++, he told me that the curve was only around 43 % to pass the classes. You must be really something else in order to fail classes there. The only changes they made there were only the price tag at the cafeteria and the tuition that went way over what they specified in their package.

Latin,
My apology! That was a joke when I ssaid you are losing it:)
I believe you are the only one to find out what is best for you...you are doing a great job asking all those questions around. There is nothing wrong in securing your future. I just wish you all the best!
By the way, I think that I am just like you. I ask as many questions as I can. The only thing is that I just don't post them in here! :):)

[p_in_da_wind]

WEll, Skipper's SOM has made some recent changes that I just do not agree with. Apparantly, they expect you to pass exams in order to pass the classes. I just can't live by those rules.

I believe I need to transfer to a school the "fits me better". I think CAHSU is the place. Where is it again?


Optoins, i'm sure you know what's best for you i hope to see you at CAHSU.

Also, can you tell me a little bit of why you decided to choose CAHSU over othe Schools in the carribeans...

Ricky, thanks for your reply and no need for an apology. i would like to tell you something my boss just told us today ...
"Dont say anything about someone unless you dont have anything positive to say..:rolleyes: "

What "Options" do is his decision, thanks for your opinion tho.

Thanks for your reply

[options]

I threw a dart at a map of the caribbean and decided to go to whatever island it hit..

[p_in_da_wind]

Where is it again?
I threw a dart at a map of the caribbean and decided to go to whatever island it hit..

Optoins, I hope you are not trying to be a wise guy by asking what you just asked... because if you are, please DO NOT waste my thread... go create a new one for your self and inset as many USELESS posts as you want...

Thanks for your reply guys...

[options]

Absolutley not... I am laying out here my experiences at skipper's SOM for all to see so they don't have the same problems I did. I am outraged that you think I would intentionally ruin your thread.

[p_in_da_wind]

Well! if you are going by where your DART takes you, it would soon take you to a stop/dead end... After all, that is where a dart ends... a piece of cork/wood, no where further to go until someone pulls it out... Just be careful and watch where the dart is taking you so that you would not have to depend on someone else to pull you out from a dead end...

[Skipper]

mr options,

Please dont talk negatively about Skipper's Univeristy. You have be warned any further negative talk we will have to sue you.

by the way latinlover_houston we have great clinicals and professors at Skipper's if you are interested.

Skipper

[MDXRS22]

:confused: :rolleyes: mr options,

Please dont talk negatively about Skipper's Univeristy. You have be warned any further negative talk we will have to sue you.

by the way latinlover_houston we have great clinicals and professors at Skipper's if you are interested.

Skipper


Thank you for replying so fast.
I do believe this person, Options, is giving your school a bad rap.
This is maybe the reason why I am rethinking about my admission to Skipper SOM. Please don't take it personal!
Options deserves to be sued and glued to the lab board:) for being a rat.

[p_in_da_wind]

Well! Thanks again for your opinion "Ricky", and thank you too "AssyrianSkipper" for asking others not to say negative things about other schools.

One must understand that the PRIMARY purpose of this website (VMD) is to inform people of the truth about the school one is attending. Also to help new students make the right decision by giving them any information a current student may have. Now we know that the Admissions office is only going to tell students what they want to hear (that their school is the RIGHT choice), thus students would be considered the primary source of information about their school.

Having said that, we do expect people to tell the truth about their school and not bash a school they don’t know ANYTHING about... but at the same time, we CANNOT stop them from doing so since there is NO WAY of us telling if a person is telling the truth or NOT. I hope people would understand this and not try to drown new students along with them. I wish people would be more sincere with the information they provide…

[options]

You should be thanking me for telling you the truth about Skipper's SOM.

The Skipper took my tuition money spent the whole thing on cheetos. The pictures of the computer lab the skipper put up aren't even real!!

Good luck to you in your search for the right school. I urge you to stay away from skipper's SOM.;)

[p_in_da_wind]

Thank you OPTIONS, if you are telling the truth, then i really appreciate the information you have provided. BUT your answer to why you choose CAHSU over any other school did not make a lot of sence to me. But also i'm sure that you probably have a good reason behind why you choose this method to make your decision...

[Skipper]

Options,

Skipper's University is a state of the art teaching institute---

i have located the post with the exciting images of upgrades to our beautiful campus---

LatinLover_houston--you should look into Skipper's University for an extra option---

here is the link to the post with the images--

http://www.valuemd.com/showthread.php?t=39846&highlight=skipper%27s+univeristy

[stateofequilibrium]

I too am planning on attending CAHSU, transferring from AUC. I do not believe that AUC could afford me all the potential that CAHSU does, since I hear AUC forces all its students to go to England. Skipper's University is becoming too rigorous for me to apply to, I do not believe in their policy of having to take tests to prove that I learnt the material, nor do I believe that I should be forced to go to class.

[p_in_da_wind]

I too am planning on attending CAHSU, transferring from AUC. I do not believe that AUC could afford me all the potential that CAHSU does, since I hear AUC forces all its students to go to England. Skipper's University is becoming too rigorous for me to apply to, I do not believe in their policy of having to take tests to prove that I learnt the material, nor do I believe that I should be forced to go to class.

Hello stateofequilibrium! first of all, i would like to thank you for submitting a reply. My questions to you are:

1. why are you transfering from a school that is approved in all the States to a school that is not?
2. What have you heard or what do know about CAHSU that makes you choose this school over any other school? WHY did you choose CAHSU?


AssyrianSkipper! Thanks for your reply. You have made your point and i have already PMed you about my application being in process by your school. please DO NOT advertise your school on my thread. If you have something against OPTIONS or any other member, please PM him/her... do not post here... I am not trying to be rude, just trying to save some readng time for people who actually want to know about CAHSU...

[stateofequilibrium]

Alright guys, time to come clean before VMD loses all its credibility.

There's no such thing as Skipper's SOM, it's a long time running joke between the regulars on this forum. I have no intention of leaving AUC unless thrown out, or by some act of God, get a transfer to a US school.

How much research did you do into this school before applying and deciding you want to go there?

[options]

also, how did you manage to apply to skippers?

[p_in_da_wind]

Someone told me skipper's is another name for st. Matthews SOM... i was refering to St. Matthews when i said my application is under process... I'm sorry if i sound stupid but i am new here and when when i saw "Skipper's Medical Univeristy of the Dutch West Indies--SMU-DWI " at the end of OPTION's replies, i figured SMU= St. Matthews University....

About CAHSU
Well! all i have so far about CAHSU is their website, them being alive since 1996, the administration's word that they would help me get resid. in any state but CA and NM. and a lot of information from WCB22 who is a current 4th semester student at CAHSU.


About St. Matthews:
all i know is that people are very supportive of the forums which surely make me feel comfortable about going to this school. EVERYONE seems to be happy there...

[stateofequilibrium]

Someone told me skipper's is another name for st. Matthews SOM... i was refering to St. Matthews when i said my application is under process... I'm sorry if i sound stupid but i am new here and when when i saw "Skipper's Medical Univeristy of the Dutch West Indies--SMU-DWI " at the end of OPTION's replies, i figured SMU= St. Matthews University....

If there's one thing you have to do when applying to these schools is DO YOUR RESEARCH on them. Most of these schools have their high and low points, a lot of them are nothing but diploma mills or the equivalent of legal bandits. You will just end up with a lot of debt and nothing to show for it.

The best bet is to go for the more established schools like AUC, SGU, Ross, and SABA and then work your way down from there if you must.

[p_in_da_wind]

Thank you for your quick and positive response. I will look closer into these schools before i decide where i want to go.


DOES anyone know if CAHSU is recognized by WHO...


Thanks .

[stateofequilibrium]

Thank you for your quick and positive response. I will surly look closer into these schools before i decide where i want to go.


DOES anyone know if CAHSU is recognized by WHO...


Thanks .

Don't be surly, they'll think you have an attitude problem.

[MDXRS22]

Don't be surly, they'll think you have an attitude problem.

LOL:)
You see what a typo can cause;)
Surely and surly, and the world spins wildly. That was a typo!


Latin, CASHU is WHO listed and stuff...
Just run a google about it!

[p_in_da_wind]

Thanks Ricky!
What about your loan status and everything? where are you plannig on going in 06'

[p_in_da_wind]

I spoke with the admissions office today... they told me that they have 20 CONFIRM students for JAN 2006.
Males : 12
Females: 8

Even though i got into SMU, MUA Nevis and St. U, i have finally decided that i will go to CAHSU. Not because it is less expensive but because this is the only school where you only have to spend 2 semesters (8 months) out of country and then you can move back and live in El Paso. Sure, the campus is not all that great but 8 months is a lot short time period than 2 years(in other schools).
I hope this will turn out to be a good decision...

[MDXRS22]

I spoke with the admissions office today... they told me that they have 20 CONFIRM students for JAN 2006.
Males : 12
Females: 8

Even though i got into SMU, MUA Nevis and St. U, i have finally decided that i will go to CAHSU. Not because it is less expensive but because this is the only school where you only have to spend 2 semesters (8 months) out of country and then you can move back and live in El Paso. Sure, the campus is not all that great but 8 months is a lot short time period than 2 years(in other schools).
I hope this will turn out to be a good decision...

Latin,
Whatever school you decide to go, as I told you, I just want you to keep on the right path and get that degree with all your passion.:) I know your wish is identical, too, for me:)

For the loans, I'm still waiting for some answers. I just decided to attend AUA. I will be leaving around December...maybe after my birthday, which is Dec 24.

[p_in_da_wind]

goodluck ricky...

[MDXRS22]

goodluck ricky...

All the best wishes to you, too, Latin. You are a great guy!!:):drinkbud:

[p_in_da_wind]

WELL! Any new students for Jan 06' Semester in here?????

[options]

i'll be there!!

[p_in_da_wind]

Thanks again OPTIONS.
Anyone else starting JAN 06 ?

[Jakajaka25]

ok p in da wind. heres another cahsu student apart from wcb who is content with their school. as has been said over and over again in valuemd, the main ingredient needed when attending any offshore medical school and i guess any med school at all is the desire to study hard and excel. if you have that , then CAHSU is the place for you. If its missing, dont buy your plane ticket to Belize, go somewhere else! I guess like any other sch, CAHSU has its pros and cons, but all in all id say im content with my sch.
heres my opinion on some issues. academics, there are many excellent profs here but you also get some pretty awful ones which i guess happens everywhere. but, id still say you get a really good education here at cahsu.the class sizes are small, the profs approachable,the school work will keep you on your toes but you get out of most classes and you can say, hey i really learnt something in that class, the social life good ( the sch even arranges trips for the students to see all over belize (eg nature reserves, jaguar parks,mayan ruins etc). sch environment is very nice and peaceful. theres a pool, basketball court etc on campus.
school administration does leave a lot to be desired. they lie a lot about many things but that happens in most carib schools right? as you can see by the post by cahsu1 or something like that. theres a lot of ** on that post u shouldnt believe. It was probably written by an admin (most likely Dr M) who is one of the greatest liars ever.
usmle preparedness - very good. all teaching is geared towards preparing you for the usmle all exams are usmle style and i have met and spoken to many cahsu grads who are doing well.
all in all ive been in cahsu for 5 semesters now, im preparing to take my boards sometime in april and id say im actually looking forard to the exams cos i know ive been well prepared for it by the school. all that is left is the extra effort i need to put in on my own.i know of students who have just taken the boards and passed well. i know of one student who failed -it all boils down to what u make of the education u get.
if u have any other questions, ill be happy to answer.

[p_in_da_wind]

how about the crime rate and all...
Someone told me that the area is not safe at all...And that it is not safe to be out of your house after the sun sets etc...
I understand that one would have to study HARD no matter where they go to school at but the question is, how much help are you getting from your teachers...
Tell me something about the teachers... What is the best thing and the worst thing about your teachers and belize and Juarez...

Where did you live when you were in belize and how far was it from the campus? etc.

[Jakajaka25]

about belize not being safe i dont think thats true. so far, im still to hear of any student being attacked. some stories of some burglaries but if you dont go to the downtown areas at nite which u have no business going to anyway, ull be fine.CAHSU students who want to while in belize go out at nite to the clubs etc and have fun especially on fridays and nothing happens to them. they mostly return in the early hours of the morning too.
im getting a lot of help from my teachers as ive earlier said. most of them do their job and teach well, some are simply awful as i have said. what exactly do u want to know about the teachers? youll have to be more specific.ask direct questions and ill answer. i think i had a very great prof for genetics anyway. he's a nigerian but you cant get any better teacher. he teaches u, tells you likely board questions you will get from whatever topic hes teaching. he even remembers specific board questions he had from that topic when he took his boards, links it with biochem and physiology or any other course its related to. its really great. generations of cahsu students keep saying hes either the best or one of the best profs they ever had.
at the same time, expect a challenging time in biochem class, wcb already mentioned that Dr I was part of the team that discovered mRNA when it was first discovered. he doesnt spoonfeed u and his class is tough and thats being kind to call it tough but pple have survived it. i made thru his class with an honors so..............................
as ive said earlier, in cahsu, u get the good, the bad and the ugly but a firm foundation for usmle and ur future practice if u are determined.

[Jakajaka25]

ok about juarez, its there, the structure is not nice. its just a classroom in a building but the advantage is that u are 10 minutes from home - ie you live in the us and so at the end of the day, u can leave everything and get back to the us in 10 minutes. its safe too and the profs are the same, some great, some good, some not so good, some bad. any more questions?

[Jakajaka25]

ok. i keep leaving something out. in belize i lived in los lagos which is where most students live and its about 4 minutes drive from the school. theres a school bus that runs from there to school several times a day or u can get ur own car. gas is however expensive in belize. its $9.60Bz per gallon which is $4.80us dollars.about 35% of the students have their own cars.at times 2 or 3 students buy one car together.

[p_in_da_wind]

OH! mann! i cannot thank you and WCB enough for ALLLLLL the information you guys have provided...

how much does a normal/decent car cost there(something that would not fall apart in 2 weeks.... :( ) ?

How much of independent studying do you have to do... lets say out of 100% how much do you depend on the teacher and how much is independent studies...(a student from SMU told me that he only reviews what teacher teaches in class and that is all he studies... They go by Kalpaln from DAY 1....) ?

Does CAHSU prepare you for USMLE (Kaplan) from day one or do they pick up speed in the last 3 semesters....?

How are the Labs there....?

Who is the WORST teacher (dont say the name, just tell the subject) and why is he/she the worst... ?

You said the admin. lie a lot... what did they lie about?

Lets say you had to start all over again and money was not the issue (both schools provided FREE education) which shool would you go to? CAHSU or St. Matthews ?

What is the BEST thing about CAHSU? what's the worst?

[MDXRS22]

OH! mann! i cannot thank you and WCB enough for ALLLLLL the information you guys have provided...

how much does a normal/decent car cost there(something that would not fall apart in 2 weeks.... :( ) ?

How much of independent studying do you have to do... lets say out of 100% how much do you depend on the teacher and how much is independent studies...(a student from SMU told me that he only reviews what teacher teaches in class and that is all he studies... They go by Kalpaln from DAY 1....) ?

Does CAHSU prepare you for USMLE (Kaplan) from day one or do they pick up speed in the last 3 semesters....?

How are the Labs there....?

Who is the WORST teacher (dont say the name, just tell the subject) and why is he/she the worst... ?

You said the admin. lie a lot... what did they lie about?

Lets say you had to start all over again and money was not the issue (both schools provided FREE education) which shool would you go to? CAHSU or St. Matthews ?

What is the BEST thing about CAHSU? what's the worst?

These are good questions! It's like nobody cares to give some details about the whole. I was paying attention to this thread as well.

[caribgrad]

just for california alone, smu is on the disapproval list, whereas cahsu isn't on either, which overall i think is a better off position to be in, meaning they can eventually try to get cali approval, but being denied means you can't ever get cali approval i think..as for the other things, all i know about usmle prep (as i mentioned in a different post) is that they gave us a kaplan prep course right before we were to start rotations, in the 5th tri, so that's a pretty helpful guide, better off than some other schools that don't offer any usmle prep...if there was one thing i could do if i went back would be to start studying for that from day 1, even though i had old kaplan books, it's just hard to start cramming for that test when you're not even sure what the material is talking about, but i guess prior to clinicals you should have some idea whats going on, so don't let yourself go onto clinicals until you do step 1, i guess that's all i got to add, hope it helps!

[wcb22]

i believe the school needs to wait a certain period of time before they can reapply for CA approval. 7 years sticks out in my mind, but i might be wrong.

['cuse]

Hi, I'm planning to go to CAHSU in JAN 2006.

[p_in_da_wind]

have you been accepted ?

I was plannig on going there also but then there were not enough people saying anything about CAHSU and i did not really see too many people who are starting JAN... when i called the admissions office, they told me that they had about 22 confirmed students....
When i called the second time, they said they had only 8 confirmed students.... It made me feel that i was lied to and i would not want to put my future into the hands of people who are not honest to me...
CAHSU maybe a good school, they have some good physicians practicing in States but something just did not seem right about the entire process...

good luck to you... i am sure that this is a good school... it is just me who did not feel good about the whole thing....

['cuse]

Me? Yes, I've been accepted.

['cuse]

Do I need visa to get into Belize? I'm coming from Korea...

[p_in_da_wind]

Yes you need a visa...

['cuse]

Thanks. Do you know anything about the student housing?

[wcb22]

you pm'd me these questions, i'll just answer them for any who are interested.

1. Did you live on campus? I saw the student housing pictures. If you did, could you please tell me about the housing? How was it? Did you have roomates? Is it safe? How much did you pay?
**the student housing is located about 1 mile away from the school. a bus takes you to and from school. i am married, so my wife was my roommate (those are the best kind of roommates, btw). each house has 2 or 3 bedrooms. the community living is called "los lagos." you can save some bucks by a) having a roommate, and b) getting a place on your own. you didn't hear it from me though. we are talking 1/2 the price when you go there and talk to people and get the place on your own. the school tries to get you with the school housing, but you pay more (even though bus trips are free when you're with school housing). i think it's $25 US for the monthly bus pass. you won't need that if you get a car, but only a few students had cars when i was there. it's safe there in los lagos.


2. Is there a bookstore inside the school? I got a list of textbooks and I was thinking about buying them online before I go to school.
** no bookstore, unless things have changed. they do have several of the needed books in the library if you need it. go to half.com, or amazon.com, or whatever. just type in the ISBM #. you'll get your books very cheap. get some of the BRS books also (anatomy, biochem, etc), for each subject. get the kaplans if you can. make sure you have lippincott 3rd ed for biochem, despite what the website might say. and learn as much biochem before you go. your biochem teacher is one of the people who discovered mRNA back in the 50s. he's been teaching biochem for 40+ years. he can be tuff on the students.

3. How many students work on each cadaver?

**we had 2 groups, 1 cadaver for each group. 9 people? we dissected it, and learned a lot in the process. we did not have kits though, but you could get one if you'd like.

4. I'm coming from Korea. Do you know if I need to have visa?
**not sure, i'm a US citizen, and we don't need one.

['cuse]

:D wcb22, Thank you!!!

['cuse]

Only 8 students, huh??? That's kinda small...but I don't have any options. This is the only school that I got in.:| I wonder where the other 7 students are... Well, good luck to you, too! ;)