what do pple think about these 2 schools in terms of best chance for a good residency? i have already been accepted to SGU and just recently found out about SABA. also i have had a couple of U.S. DO interviews. stats are 3.2gpa, 31Q mcat. tons of ECs (research, patient care, leadership). btw i have a friend at SGU but she will be wrapping up by the time i would head down there. thanks!

just thought i should add that i am seriously considering all of my options b/c i have not had any U.S. MD interviews yet and am afraid i won't get any b/c of my low gpa and science gpa (3.0). thanks!

Hey, as long as you're at a decent school, it's completely up to you to score well on the boards and perform well on the right rotations at the right hospitals for the right supervisors.

Personally, I will choose Saba for the cheaper tuition, and less distractions from studying. They provide a comparable quality of education too.

I did some research recently on that very topic and found several helpful threads, http://www.valuemd.com/st-georges-un...ht=Saba+states

I came to the conclusion that SGU does a better job providing green book rotations.

I do think that the school matters-quality of the proffessors, reputation, student support, financing options, usmle pass rates, range of rotation options and the ability to be lisenced in the state of your choice. I am concidering all of these issues before choosing a school.

SGU's tuition is expensive; however, each school has their pluses- search like me and you shall find the school more tailored to your needs.

Does school reputation really matter? I've always read that it's your personal credentials such as boards and LORs that come in play when resident committees assess your file.

Yes SGU does have a longer list of affiliate hospitals, so you have more choice there. But Saba also has greenbook hospitals. You'll just be more limited in terms of location.

I think the bigger issue is whether or not the school is affiliated with hospitals that employ the "big name" supervisors that can write your LORs, which can help our your application vs a non-big-name supervisor. I really don't know the situation with either school regarding this issue. Does anyone?

Is it really worth the 2.5x more tuition for the name of SGU and "better" rotations? What do you mean by "better?"

I would say that reputation is built over time and based on the students' achievements in the medical field. Is the proccess producing an excellent product? If a school has a good reputation one would tend to think that the school is doing a good job at educating and preparing their students. From experience in other fields I believe that a school's reputation is taken into consideration when assessing a candidate.

One school is like a Cadillac in that it's been around for years, people know it well and it had been the premier car to own in it's day and still makes a damn good car but very pricey and not much value.
Then the other school is like a Lexus, at 1st people didn't know about it but it soon overtook all the other automakers and became #1 in quality and value. Now Lexus is the premier car to own and Cadillac is hurting quite badly.
So which school is the Caddy and which is the Lexus? Which one would you rather own?
It's that easy... and that's why I'm at Saba

That's a very suspenseful post there chitownguy

So Saba still provides greenbook rotations no problem? I guess the list is just shorter than SGU's

Oh, and what if I want to do rotations under a "well known" supervisor in maybe emergency or general surgery. Is that possible at Saba?