St. Georges FOM or SABA ?

[A12chives]

I am debating whether to commit to SABA or St. Georges Foundation of Medicine program.

If I choose SABA, I will be starting in January 2009.
St. Georges FOM will start in August 08. Hence, I will be starting officially in Jan 2009 as well pending a 3.2 GPA.


MONEY FACTOR:
Saba is cheaper but without those federal loans it isn't that much cheaper because of higher interest rates. After all, an extra $30G isn't that damaging considering the fact that SG is the most well known.


Class Size:
I do like the fact that Saba has a smaller class size over SG's student class of >200.


Rotations:
St. Georges got that super contract with NY hospitals, I plan to practice in NY after Im done, so that might be the most important factor.


Guys, am I overlooking anything? I would be fine with attending either school but I do prefer the one that fits my best interest. Which program will you select and why?

Thanks for all your inputs.

[creepy$crawlies]

FOM, if you are planning on returning to NY, there is not contest. SGU has its best affiliations in that state.

I would chose FOM,because I actually went through it. Consider it a 10k entrance ticket into med school basically. Some people do fail it though, dont think it is a cake walk, but it is just another obstacle in your way. An expensive one at that.

Saba is a nice school though, much more student-teacher contact, decent residency placements, cheaper. mmmm, class size in SGU is more like >400 nowdays, so.....