Thread: difference of the two forms of SC

If you go to www.companieshouse.gov.uk you can learn that there are 2 corporations

the L version is called
St. Christopher's College of Medicine
id number is 04056576 incorporated 6-9-2000

the SC-IMD version is:

St. Christopher IBA Mar Dip College of Medicine
id number 05763382 incorporated 3-30-2005

Subtle but major differences in 2 schools.

See the changes now at IMED

http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?co...20020&psize=25

What does this all mean?

Let the courts settle it out.

Originally Posted by empathy

The question isn't whether or not the owners stated it was 'non-refundable' ... it's whether or not the school had a LEGAL right to charge fees to begin with. It's a new school, with an unproven track record and no one is really sure at this point who owns it. What authority gave them the right to charge US medical students fees to sit for classes in the UK? Do you have their business license number, charter info or anything? If you wrote them a check for such a large sum they should have supplied you with something. A receipt atleast....I'd take that and any other info you can find to an attorney and ask him. Most attorneys offer a free one time consultation visit.

I'm not sure you understand what tanisha is arguing about. She wants her seat deposit back, not her tution. To reserve a spot in any class you need to send in a deposit which is non-refundable, this goes for just about any school you attend, whether its one of the big schools in the carribbean or bumsucker university in botswana....it was sent out with the letter of acceptance that a non refundable seat deposit needs to be sent in by a certain date to reserve a spot in the desired semester and that it would be non-refundable. In regards to having a "legal right" i think you need to do your research a little bit more than just on valuemd, perhaps speak to a lawyer yourself and find out the real details on how most off-shore med schools are run and more specifically how st chris was run. I'm am in no way supporting the school because a lot of people got screwed by what happened but individuals like yourself need to do your research and know what your talking about before you speak or else your just gonna make an *** out of yourself and confuse people who don't know any better. Once again I don't support this school but check your facts. and I suggest Tanisha take whatever she has documentation wise and seek litigation, I'm sure some lawyer would be willing to give her advice because there are so many who have nothing better to do these days, but I highly doubt she would win in court. Especially when the documents she was sent from the school said "Non-refundable" her case is pretty simple, sucks for her because shes out 1000 bucks, the real cases are with students who paid everything and have been left out in the cold, not this b.s. But empathy, look into things before posting a reply for everything or else your just gonna look like an ***, your reply had very little to do with her situation.

Originally Posted by vishcious

I'm not sure you understand what tanisha is arguing about. She wants her seat deposit back, not her tution. To reserve a spot in any class you need to send in a deposit which is non-refundable, this goes for just about any school you attend, whether its one of the big schools in the carribbean or bumsucker university in botswana....it was sent out with the letter of acceptance that a non refundable seat deposit needs to be sent in by a certain date to reserve a spot in the desired semester and that it would be non-refundable. In regards to having a "legal right" i think you need to do your research a little bit more than just on valuemd, perhaps speak to a lawyer yourself and find out the real details on how most off-shore med schools are run and more specifically how st chris was run. I'm am in no way supporting the school because a lot of people got screwed by what happened but individuals like yourself need to do your research and know what your talking about before you speak or else your just gonna make an *** out of yourself and confuse people who don't know any better. Once again I don't support this school but check your facts. and I suggest Tanisha take whatever she has documentation wise and seek litigation, I'm sure some lawyer would be willing to give her advice because there are so many who have nothing better to do these days, but I highly doubt she would win in court. Especially when the documents she was sent from the school said "Non-refundable" her case is pretty simple, sucks for her because shes out 1000 bucks, the real cases are with students who paid everything and have been left out in the cold, not this b.s. But empathy, look into things before posting a reply for everything or else your just gonna look like an ***, your reply had very little to do with her situation.

First of all I am not an idiot that I don't know what the word "non-refundable" means. What in the world does that have to with what happened??? The school says it was legit and when "doing my history on the school one could see that before that whole dramamtic fiasco went down with St. Chris it was very much legit, with a good track record that it managed to develop thus far, with its past graduates getting good residencies. When the lies and other pooh-pooh began to leak and come out, that's when the real deal with the school began to go down slowly but surely, even as parents and students ;currrent and prospective were calling to find out what was truly going on, all you got were more lies and the run around, its no need to go down that path again, besides anybody who is anybody knows what happened even the state medical boards over here in the US. I always had intentions of attending here, without going elsewhere, and I was told by one of the administrators there to send in my money, that by the time I would be starting for August/September 2006, "all of this would have been cleared", so naively believing her I sent in my $1000.00 that I worked my but off for, only too find out I was also part of their scheme to sucker money from students while they still could. So with that said, why should I have to suffer out of my hard working $1000.00 because of someone else's stupidity when it was no way through no fault of mine. You know what, I am going to take your semi-good advice and find me good lawyer and to get my money back, it is not fair to make others suffer because of someone else's mistakes. Students currently here can live the fantasy world all they want to, but it's only a matter of time before St. Christopher's College of Medicine will sink and sink for good. Right now they are struggling to stay afloat and are gasping for air. You call the NY office and only on a good day will someone pick up the phone, on a semi-good day an answering machine will come on, and on a bad day, a voice mail will come on claiming that the mail box is too full. And this is the school you are supporting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? I am getting money back.

Originally Posted by tanisha

First of all I am not an idiot that I don't know what the word "non-refundable" means. What in the world does that have to with what happened??? The school says it was legit and when "doing my history on the school one could see that before that whole dramamtic fiasco went down with St. Chris it was very much legit, with a good track record that it managed to develop thus far, with its past graduates getting good residencies. When the lies and other pooh-pooh began to leak and come out, that's when the real deal with the school began to go down slowly but surely, even as parents and students ;currrent and prospective were calling to find out what was truly going on, all you got were more lies and the run around, its no need to go down that path again, besides anybody who is anybody knows what happened even the state medical boards over here in the US. I always had intentions of attending here, without going elsewhere, and I was told by one of the administrators there to send in my money, that by the time I would be starting for August/September 2006, "all of this would have been cleared", so naively believing her I sent in my $1000.00 that I worked my but off for, only too find out I was also part of their scheme to sucker money from students while they still could. So with that said, why should I have to suffer out of my hard working $1000.00 because of someone else's stupidity when it was no way through no fault of mine. You know what, I am going to take your semi-good advice and find me good lawyer and to get my money back, it is not fair to make others suffer because of someone else's mistakes. Students currently here can live the fantasy world all they want to, but it's only a matter of time before St. Christopher's College of Medicine will sink and sink for good. Right now they are struggling to stay afloat and are gasping for air. You call the NY office and only on a good day will someone pick up the phone, on a semi-good day an answering machine will come on, and on a bad day, a voice mail will come on claiming that the mail box is too full. And this is the school you are supporting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? I am getting money back.

hello Tanisha:
have you called stchrisimd at the senegal office? I think the lady that answers the phone there might help you.... email me if you need her name and number.

yes, I understand. If the school isn't all they claim to be then it is illegal for them to charge any sort of deposit -- it's called fraud. She should do her homework. Call Oregon, the GMC, etc.

Originally Posted by vishcious

I'm not sure you understand what tanisha is arguing about. She wants her seat deposit back, not her tution. To reserve a spot in any class you need to send in a deposit which is non-refundable, this goes for just about any school you attend, whether its one of the big schools in the carribbean or bumsucker university in botswana....it was sent out with the letter of acceptance that a non refundable seat deposit needs to be sent in by a certain date to reserve a spot in the desired semester and that it would be non-refundable. In regards to having a "legal right" i think you need to do your research a little bit more than just on valuemd, perhaps speak to a lawyer yourself and find out the real details on how most off-shore med schools are run and more specifically how st chris was run. I'm am in no way supporting the school because a lot of people got screwed by what happened but individuals like yourself need to do your research and know what your talking about before you speak or else your just gonna make an *** out of yourself and confuse people who don't know any better. Once again I don't support this school but check your facts. and I suggest Tanisha take whatever she has documentation wise and seek litigation, I'm sure some lawyer would be willing to give her advice because there are so many who have nothing better to do these days, but I highly doubt she would win in court. Especially when the documents she was sent from the school said "Non-refundable" her case is pretty simple, sucks for her because shes out 1000 bucks, the real cases are with students who paid everything and have been left out in the cold, not this b.s. But empathy, look into things before posting a reply for everything or else your just gonna look like an ***, your reply had very little to do with her situation.