Thread: Need helping deciding between sgu and ross

i got accepted to both sgu and ross and am having a really hard time deciding between the two. i have read a lot of forums and compared sites regarding both schools...they both seem comparable. i know that it normally depends on the student, but im sure that the school is also a factor in the success of the student (in terms of facilitating the process). the biggest issue is the supposed extra 40k that sgu charges for tuition in comparison to ross, but i am willing to pay for it if sgu is better. Could anyone help and answer these questions for me? please.....

1.) how is the school in terms of helping you get your desired clinical rotations? which set of hospitals are better in preparing you for step 2 and providing LORs (cuz we need them for residencies?)? i read a horror story about a ross student missing a rotation and getting extremely screwed over...

2.) how is residency looking for ross students?

3.) what are the usmle step 1 and 2 pass rates for ross? it seems that sgu and ross are pretty much the same and is more or less based on the student...

4.) is there time between basic science courses and clinical rotations to study for step 1?

5.) living lifestyle...standard of living?

questions listed in order of importance and all in comparison to sgu. helpful posts only please!

run a search...done ad nauseum

chose ross over sgu...same education, less money and less time in this rat infested hell hole

Originally Posted by Gummi B.

i got accepted to both sgu and ross and am having a really hard time deciding between the two. i have read a lot of forums and compared sites regarding both schools...they both seem comparable. i know that it normally depends on the student, but im sure that the school is also a factor in the success of the student (in terms of facilitating the process). the biggest issue is the supposed extra 40k that sgu charges for tuition in comparison to ross, but i am willing to pay for it if sgu is better. Could anyone help and answer these questions for me? please.....

1.) how is the school in terms of helping you get your desired clinical rotations? which set of hospitals are better in preparing you for step 2 and providing LORs (cuz we need them for residencies?)? i read a horror story about a ross student missing a rotation and getting extremely screwed over...

2.) how is residency looking for ross students?

3.) what are the usmle step 1 and 2 pass rates for ross? it seems that sgu and ross are pretty much the same and is more or less based on the student...

4.) is there time between basic science courses and clinical rotations to study for step 1?

5.) living lifestyle...standard of living?

questions listed in order of importance and all in comparison to sgu. helpful posts only please!

Obviously since you are in the Ross forum.....Ross will be recommended over the other school...

Originally Posted by Shah_Patel_PT

Obviously since you are in the Ross forum.....Ross will be recommended over the other school...

Go with SGU...

go with SGU

I have many of the same questions as you Gummi B. My greatest concern is this: What will hapen in terms 5 and 6 with the increase in enrollment. Is Ross adding hospital sites for clinicals? How is Ross addressing this issue?

In order to find the residencies of Ross and SGU just go on their websites. print it out and compare. As you will seethe majority of FMG students go with Internal medicine and family practice. I would say that you should find out on the SGU forum if their students get the clinical center they want to do all rotations. To me I would see it as a major difference. If you were "guarenteed" if you performed well in basic sciences that you could get to do all your clinicals at one hospital which was a good hospital, since non of the affiliates with either school is a great hospital, and if you lived near the hospital it may save you time and money. As far as lifestyle goes only someone who has been to both Dominica and Grenada for a long period of time could answer that question.

Good luck in your pusuit of getting an MD after your name.

Go Ross. I don't see any advantage of SGU over Ross to justify 40K intuition different.

SGU. The price is worth the extra piece of mind.

Definitely go with SGU, especially if you don't mind their cost of education.