i'm really ashamed of whats been going on around here lately. this doesn’t reflect badly on any particular school coz the ppl involved r from different schools. if anything it makes fmgs look bad altogether. i'm mostly shocked by the ppl involved in this immature behavior. i never would have expected some of these ppl who would normally try to prevent these off-topic arguments from happening in the first place to be involved in this themselves

u guys should know better than this. we’re all in the medical field and r expected to have at least some degree of maturity and respect for others. we should all be ashamed about falling for a trolls malicous attempt to drag us into a chaotic and senseless argument. its gotten outta hand and I’m begging u all to please stop for the sake of all the ppl out there who still need ur guidance and advice with real medical school topics like “what books do I need?”, “what day do classes begin?”, “whats the best way to prepare for step 1?”, etc. but u have been too busy arguing amonst urselves in response to troll bait to realize that ur not helping anyone with ur actions. worst of all is that the troll isn’t even a part of the chaos except to read silently while laughing his #%@ off coz he got everyone all worked up as planned please don’t give him the satisfaction by responding to his hateful trap.

so who’s willing to set an example and drop this silly irrelevant debate and get back to helping prospective students find answers to their questions. that is why we’re all here right? didnt u all want to help ppl? do u really feel ur participation in this debate is helping others, or is it serving the trolls purpose of detracting from real medical discussions? do u really need me to state the obvious which I’m sure u all already know but cant see from the inside of the trap? all we can do is offer to help u out of the troll’s trap, but its up to u to walk away from it.

like I said before, I refuse to let any trolls take over this site. and I think I represent the feeling of most silent observers when I say this is only hurting us all. but if u don’t believe me, than I’ll insert a poll to see what the majority of ppl feel about the recent actions around here.

if the above plead seems absurd to u and u feel u must continue in this useless trolls debate, than please use the relaxing forum or exchange e-mails so that the rest of ppl arent needlessly subjected to this childish behavior.

peace

OMG...I love your pic! (...hearing Beaker's mumblings in my head...)

Actually I think this is very important. The most important service we perform on this forum IMHO is allowing people to make an informed decision. There is a lot of ** floating around here.

Do you want to be the chump who thinks he is going to "A private English med school with a >90% pass rate on the USMLE, hospital experience from the first semester and affiliation with a major English University"???
When you get there you find out that the school is chartered in Senegal, rents space above Pizza Hut, and lost its affiliation with a "major English university" Sorry, med school is a $100-200K venture. It is also a very important chapter in a persons life. If such blatant and misleading posts are there, then people need to stir the pot. i feel that very strongly. Sorry if you disagree. G

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It is not immature bickering at all.

It is a way of showing all sides of information, or the lack of it. It's better to question than to bury all the questions and only emphasize the good points. And even those good points are without proof.

If nothing else the points raised will allow a prospective student to make a more informed choice. As evident from recent events the consequences of showing up and not getting what you expect can lead to disciplinary action (which in itself is mindboggling).

Beaker is right this is just crazy.

We should all stick together and not attack each other.
Who knows in one of thoes quirks of life we may end up in a hospital working with some one from this forum.

I agree that all aspect should be asked on the forum but to be honest if I am going to spend 100,00 on an education I personally would not take what is said on this forum as the word of wisdom.

Anyone who is going into this venture should check everything out.

I did not take the sc word at face value. I checked everything.

I called the state boards called the dept of education USMLE WHO and found a number of web sites with IMG information. I found information I didnt even know to ask.

I did go to a med school before sc and I did not check anything before entering I was just glad to get in. After 2 weeks I found that there were no labs and I had to return to the states in the summer and spend an additional 4000.00 for dissection at a US school. Not to mention that I had paid for a year up front of 24,000.00. I lost 45,000 because I did not check anything out. I am glad that I left because staying would have cost me 25000.00 and no US rotations (that I was told they had. they even told me where they were. one being Harvard. Ok they did have harvard but it is a small 30 bed hospital in scotland) all that time and money for a degree that is worthless.

I checked out sc to see if they were who they said they were. I found all the info I need and most all that I could be licensed in the states.

What I am trying to say is that any school that you are applying to check all the information. Check to see if that school is ban from any state and licensure in certian states. And most of all if you are going to attend any school (on the islands or the UK) Please take the time and make the effort to go there tour the grounds talk to admin students look at the area where you will have to live and know that you can be happy there. trust me if your not happy with the surrounding it will affect you in your studies and performance.

Think about it would you buy a home that you have never seen had no idea what it looked like or what kind of neighborhood it was in. You wouldnt take the word of a realtor that said I have the perfect home it has 3 brms 2 baths and 2 car garage with a pool.

You take the bait and get to your new home that you now have to pay for and where you have to spend the days of your life and it does have 3 brms but the 2 baths are out houses the garage is a shed and the pool is a muddy hole in the yard.

In a way all the bashing is a little useless because we build a vision of what we expect to see and its on a grand scale, but what see is less than we expect it turns into I have been lied to Duped cheated . Only because we did not go and look and what we were buying. Honestly if took a look at that first school I would have never ever wasted my time

Just something to think about.

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The only school I know of that quotes tuition per year is AISM in Guyana -- 18,000USD as of May 2003.

http://aism.edu/AISMBULLETIN2004.pdf

dt,

The school is in the Uk I should have been a little more clear. I had talked to the schools US admissions office many times. It was then I was told the tution amt. The tution was paid for the year and I left in the last 6 weeks of that year. Meaning that I lost 24,000 in tution (thay had a refund policy after the 1 st week there was no refund) and the expense of living books ect.

I might have gone to the islands but I was here in the UK and looked in to some UK med schools (kings London Hospital ect) so I stayed here in the UK.

Yes I know what your thinking "Kings what planet are you on"

I do have British and US citizenship. Guess what that dont help either

Wish I was on the Island now its cold 35 tonight.

Happy Halloween

Thanks jackripperuk. Your info was useful.

what bickering?

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