Hey guys. I am brand new to this site and I have a two questions concerning admissions at Carib med schools (esp SABA). OK so here goes:
I am a 23 year old Bachelor of Nursing ' 07 grad from Newfoundland, Canada. I currently work as an ER nurse in the major trauma centre in our province. I have a decent GPA (3.5/4.0) and my MCAT was a 22Q. In addition to my BN I did a diploma based focus in Applied bio-eithics. I have a ton of EC's and volunteer work (most notably being VP of a national student organization L’AÉSSCa - L'Association des Étudiants des Sciences de la Santé du Canada). I also have a great deal of research work and employment across all aspects of health care...i was waitlisted at one school in Canada and found out yesterday that i did not get in, so i am looking at maybe applying for med at Saba in january....here are my questions:
1. How important are the physics and other pre-req's? I talk to some schools and they say that as long as you have a bachelors you are in the clear.....currently i have no physics but i do have a semester of chem, biochem, microbiology, 6-7 advanced biology courses, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Shouldn't my experience (both clinically and from an educational standpoint) suffice?
2. Do i stand a competitive chance at a school like Saba?

Thanks for all you help in advance!

Steve Quigley

did you not notice that saba has a sticky for "what are my chances?" too? you really should post in the existing threads here as well as AUC.

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thanks for the valuable advice...

i must say i came on this website expecting people who were willing to help one another and share experiences and life lessons...instead (as a new person to this website) ive recieved snotty replys and have been locked out...ohh well i guess thats the classic american v. canadian reputation for ya...

from now on ill just go right to the source...i probably should have known better

no bother responding...i wont be checking back!

Steve q.

since you havent signed off for good yet yet, I should point out that slurs insults and flames are not permitted by the terms of use you agreed to. This also means not striving to achieve american levels of snottiness in posts to other users. this goes for everyone. thanks.

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If you get a warning, put on yer manpants and stop whining about it.

funny i find most of my canadaian classmates to be much more observant and repectful (so much for sterotyping!!)

before you spam every fora with the same question about "what is my chance" and that somehow your situation is so unique that it can't go in the designated threads- you should look at the other threads that may answers some of your basic questions, THEN ask questions in the appropriate places.

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steve if you are planning on going to any of the schools whose forums you posted under youll probably be doing rotations in america so i would get that hatred out before that time. because from what i read the affiliated hospitals arent in the friendliest areas.

np

^ROFLY GOFLY MOFLY HOO HOO HA HA

atleast we dont have Bush as our president.

1. You have to have the pre-req's Saba has MUA-Nevis as a place to do the pre-req's if you are in a hurry. They have people then transfer to Saba (sometimes).
2. Get the pre-req's and reapply in Canada (save you a boat load of trouble since you were sooo close!) or get the pre-req's and apply to Ross, AUC, SGU and Saba.

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Don't let one sharp answer - mess you up dude in your quest to be a MD - if you are going into medicine you will meet many sharp mouthed MD's and other people equally as cross with you. Pain makes a person crabby. Don't be so sensitive! As for the classic American vs. Canadian stuff - with a name like Rokshana - I don't think she is from our side of the pond originally.

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