Ok, so i got into SGU,Ross, and Saba (the 3 offshore med schools i applied to for backup). I'm pretty sure the US is not gonna work out so i dont want to wait anymore. The facts are that everyone knows SGU is a great school but not many people know about Saba. I live in california and want to do my residency here and both SGU and Saba are accredited here. SGU is wayyyyyyyy more expensive than Saba and going there would really set us back to the point of being broke, and Ross is about the same as SGU so i'm just forgetting about Ross at this point because i'd rather go to SGU than Ross if their prices are about the same. My question is, is SGU thatttt much of a better school/reputation/island life/residency placemnets than Saba or just a little better or about the same? I'm asking this because if SGU is not considerably better, i would definately not waste my money on SGU and rather just attend Saba (SGU costs 52k/year no joke). My main concern is that Saba doesnt require MCAT or B.S. I'm wondering if residency programs are going to look at this and just be like "oh then anyone can get into this school" type of thing.
p.s - I want to do my residency in anesthesiology.

Any suggestios or advice/information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi:

I got into med school without a B.S. but I did take the MCAT and had 90 semester undergraduate units. I',m sure residency programs do not look at either undergrad and MCAT records since they will look heavily at USMLE scores, med school grades, and performances in rotations that reflect the skills you need as a doctor. I work at a local teaching hospital and alot of the foreign educated physicians who are residents now did not have to take the MCAT or have an undergrad degree to get into med school in their country's education system. However, there are some States that require a certain amount of undergraduate units before obtaining a medical license, but that is only a few I belive. It would be Best to call the State medical boards of the States you wish to practice in and verify if they have any restrictions on licensing graduates without a ** or MCAT scores. It may be interesting to also contact some residency programs and ask if they place any scrutiny on an applicants premedical and MCAT record. I'd be very surprised if they did. Good luck.

-MikeM

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I was accepted to Saba so I decided to visit the island. I was not impressed and I had a few concerns. I would much rather attend SGU for a multitude of reasons, most of which can be found in the SGU brochure packet.
Good Luck

p.s. this is a little trivial but you should know that the island has no real beach. It only has cliff faces and rocky shores. Besides this the island was stunning.

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