she wasnt accepted to ross.

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ohh, my bad. Well, can't really say much then, if the op didn't get into ROSS, then it might be a lost cause for the CALI schools unless the grades get improved. Its a tough decision, maybe you should try applying to AUG, i hear they are an excellent well known school and you could always transfer to Ross clinicals and skip the whole spanish year. I seems like AUG is the only plausible choice right now if you are concerned with cali, don't know how competitive they are in terms of their requirements. Best of luck.

that's a thought actually. its not what it once was but still do-able.

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It is nice to be proud of your school. Sorry but for the life of me I can't find SMU anywhere on the Florida website...perhaps it is on the list of barber college and beauty schools...

Thanks everyone for your help. I will definitely look into AUG and see if I am competitive there...that seems like a good route to go. This whole day (since the talk with my father) I have been contemplating about going to St.Matthews. However, during all of my interviews to schools that were not CA approved, when they asked if not being able to cali was a problem, I said it wasn't...because it really wasn't. I have never been to any other state besides Utah and Idaho but I am sure that there are many other good states to make a living in. I think my dad just wants to keep me as close to home as possible for some reason, but I really don't see any other reason why I would want to stay in Cali.

I have been sheltered pretty much all my life (all my decisions were made for me mainly because I was financially dependent on my parents) and maybe it was meant for me to go to a CA approved school in order to make my own decisions and start my own life.....I'm trying to believe in the "everything happens for a reason" logic.... I took my MCAT when I KNEW I wasn't ready (I was going through cancer treatment..it was pretty rough times), my heart told me to wait for the next MCAT date, but my dad pretty much MADE me take it at the time (since he paid for the $2000 princeton review course)...if I didn't listen to him at the time and just went along with what I thought was BEST FOR ME, i would never be in this situation (having to resort to CA unapproved off shore schools). I have been advised to do a masters program and re-take the MCAT....but I know personally that if I were to do a masters program, I would probably be thinking to myself "I could be in medical school right now....".

All in all, I am trying to think of the best decision for me, I don't want to make a decision based off of somebody else's desires and wishes....my dad's opinion is the ONLY reason why I even started to doubt myself and decision to St.matthews in the first place. I have had the best experience with St.Matthews out of all the schools I have talked to (the admin--especially Terrance Reid--is wonderful! They seem really supportive and willing to do anything to help students get through medical school) and the Cayman Islands seems to be a good fit for me. I have always had my heart set on this school and I do believe this is a good school and it will give me the opportunity to become a competent, successful physician. I guess I just need to take a little bit more time out to really think about all of this before making a final decision. Anyone please feel free to add your comments, concerns, or advice.....this website is extremely helpful for me right now, especially since I don't really have anyone to talk to about it.

Thanks again guys....I appreciate all of your feedback

good luck to you whatever you decide.

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oops...i meant to say "maybe it was meant for me to go to a CA UNAPPROVED school".

honestly, think things through in the long term. there is no fate involved. particularly if youve never been away from home much. youll spend more time practicing than in school. think long terms. seriously.

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she's right...don't take the risk. if you have to, go back and improve your stats and reapply to all 4 cali approved schools. If not these schools then look into irish and aussie schools. SMU is up and coming but if you are from cali, and even though right now you think you will never go back, don't take the risk of going and then being screwed in the long run. your young..don't convince yourself that you were meant to go to SMU just to make yourself feel better. it might bite you in the rear end later.

irish and aussi are other very good ideas.

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