Universidad Xochicalco 411

[senorflores619]

Hi guys, Im new to this forum so I thought I would give some 411 on Xochicalco.

1.First off you don't need a bachelors, your high school diploma is equivalent to a mexican degree.
2.No mcat!! You need sat only a minimum score of 1000.
3.You can receive fafsa
4.The not so good after your 4 years of med school you have to do 1 year of internship and 1 of social service.
5.Tuition is 11,000.
I just finished my first year, and overall I think it's a pretty good school. I passed the sat in spanish with 1300 and change,(I just missed test dates for english sats) if you don't pass you do a semester of premed. I started first semester and I have to admit it was pretty intense. So I decided to take a step back and enter a semester of premed. It was the best thing I could ever do!! The only thing that sucks its that fafsa didn't cover the premed program. There is free torturing for all subjects. The teachers for the most part are great, in the sense that they will explain things thoroughly. They also have e a community program witch you have to attend on saturdays but its fun, you do community dx and also health fares(checking blood pressure,pap-smear, vaccinations). The Ensenada campus also has apartments which are pretty cheap 6,000 a year for 2 bedroom with full bath and kitchen and you split that with someone. My spanish is pretty good but not reading it, so I bought all my books in english, and Im good. Both Tijuana and Ensenada campus's can help you with finding a place to live.

If you guys need any 411 give me your email and I can answer all your questions! Take care and good luck guys!

[suspirar]

I am interested in Xochicalco. My email is: suspirar arroba gmail punto com

[suspirar]

How well does Xochicalco prepare students for the USMLE?

[dave rb]

I’m interested in studying medicine at the University of Xochicalco in Ensenada. I have a couple of question I’m hoping somebody could answer

1) Is there a lot of American students attending the university?
2) Does the FASFA cover all tuition?
3) How safe is Ensenada? Is it as violent as Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez? Is there a lot of kidnapping taking place in Ensenada?

[suspirar]

1) There are American students attending the university. Contrary to popular thought in the United States, it is difficult to visually see who is American and who is Mexican. In my few visits, I have never witnessed a group of Americans self-segrating itself from the Mexican students.

2) 100% of your tuition will be paid by FAFSA. I don´t think the school likes to receive tuition from Americans in other forms. They pressure you to get FAFSA.

3) Ensenada is safer than Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, but it is still covered with trash. Murders occur there, like everywhere.

Have you visited Ensenada so that you know what it´s like? I have some pictures of it.

[suspirar]

So far I have had a pleasant experience applying to Xochicalco. There is an office of Asuntos Internacionales. They picked me up from the San Ysidro border crossing, on the Mexican side, and took me to and from the Xochicalco campuses, for free. They gave me a tour of both the Tijuana and Ensenada campuses, and they paid for my lunch; this is nice so that you do not have to obtain Mexican currency to purchase lunch or transportation. They were firm in requiring me to speak to them in Spanish.

There is a lot of paperwork to do, and amazingly I am getting it done. You can get just one notary and apostille for the diploma and high school transcript combined.

You can get your medical certificate from a private clinic, including a Mexican one. Farmacias Similares often have medical offices that will give you a medical certificate for only 35 pesos. There is one such office on Avenida Constitucion, and another across from Parque de la Amistad.

One warning, the neighborhood behind the Tijuana campus is not so good, with a lot of drug users and drug dealers.

[maximillian genossa]

Ok, I know what you meant, but could not resist poking at the comment, since it is medical school, it kind of makes it very funny..."there is free torturing for all subjects." That is nice, I would not have torturing any other way than free.

Have a good one!

P.S. are there still a lot of students from Puerto Rico there?

Hi guys, Im new to this forum so I thought I would give some 411 on Xochicalco.

1.First off you don't need a bachelors, your high school diploma is equivalent to a mexican degree.
2.No mcat!! You need sat only a minimum score of 1000.
3.You can receive fafsa
4.The not so good after your 4 years of med school you have to do 1 year of internship and 1 of social service.
5.Tuition is 11,000.
I just finished my first year, and overall I think it's a pretty good school. I passed the sat in spanish with 1300 and change,(I just missed test dates for english sats) if you don't pass you do a semester of premed. I started first semester and I have to admit it was pretty intense. So I decided to take a step back and enter a semester of premed. It was the best thing I could ever do!! The only thing that sucks its that fafsa didn't cover the premed program. There is free torturing for all subjects. The teachers for the most part are great, in the sense that they will explain things thoroughly. They also have e a community program witch you have to attend on saturdays but its fun, you do community dx and also health fares(checking blood pressure,pap-smear, vaccinations). The Ensenada campus also has apartments which are pretty cheap 6,000 a year for 2 bedroom with full bath and kitchen and you split that with someone. My spanish is pretty good but not reading it, so I bought all my books in english, and Im good. Both Tijuana and Ensenada campus's can help you with finding a place to live.

If you guys need any 411 give me your email and I can answer all your questions! Take care and good luck guys!

[Tipton]

I was unable to find a school code at www.fafsa.ed.gov for this school. Thoughts?

[maximillian genossa]

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS UNIVERSITARIOS D
CALLE SAN FRANCISCO NO. 1139 F
ENSENADA
Federal School Code: G20533

https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?...49015&psize=25

If you cross check the address, it is the same, listed under Ensenada.

I was unable to find a school code at www.fafsa.ed.gov for this school. Thoughts?

[suspirar]

I think the Ensenada campus still has a fairly large number of Puerto Ricans, because that campus has dormitories.