my point exactly tcatx. Most of the students leaving are from 1st and 2nd semester. I am assuming 3rd and 4th will try to transfer; hopefully they have been on top of things and pass the USMLE1. Furthermore, since permits to take the USMLE are being issue late in the semester some students will have to pay for 5th semester tuition which will also add up at the end in case of transferring. Things will get rough if indeed massive students leave at the end of the semester + enrollment is down. On the other hand, Upper semesters dont really have a choice right now unless they already passed the USMLE. They have to stick with the system and whatever that means, passing the mexican test, ECFMG route and more. Good luck

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From one of the speakers during Orientation, "There is nothing wrong with Mexico; it is JUST different"

This is what I would like to do to the "burros" of Megacable....

maybe wasting MORE time and Money will solve the problem?
let the school give concrete, real, palpable solutions to the current issues and maybe students will believe a little bit more. The school is a great place to be, the education is what you make of it, the infrastructure is awesome BUT the issues have not been addressed properly. Nobody knows what is going on? I mean NOBODY! The transcript from the march 16th hasnt been released, why? talking about wasting time

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From one of the speakers during Orientation, "There is nothing wrong with Mexico; it is JUST different"

This is what I would like to do to the "burros" of Megacable....

I couldnt agree more

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From one of the speakers during Orientation, "There is nothing wrong with Mexico; it is JUST different"

This is what I would like to do to the "burros" of Megacable....

A woman from UAG had a booth set up at my school, and she was giving away free hand sanitizers and cute little flashlights.. unfortunately, this was not enough to convince me..

She told me that all I really needed to get into that school was a 3.0 GPA and a 20 on the mcat, but they were willing to make accomodations for students if they were falling slightly below those requirements. (??)

I told this woman that I was applying to SGU, and her BIGGEST argument was that I should go to UAG because I will be fluent in spanish by the time I leave there. She also told me that any student would be crazy not to choose UAG over a Caribbean school (is that what these people are putting into your heads?)

I see that some people are on here saying that the only good point about going to a caribbean medical school is that they accept you with lower stats? Umm.. last time I checked, a 3.0 and a 20mcat is wayy too low for any student to get accepted to SGU.

Bottom line is, she was feeding me a whole load of ** full of statements that only gullible people would fall for.

On a brighter note, the free hand sanitizer had a citrus scent !

((Back to the SGU forum))

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If you think things can'tgetworse it's probably only because you lacksufficient imagination.

I don't like hand sanitizer. If my hand was covered in deadly bacteria, I would not use something that only kills the bacteria but leaves their dead corpses lying around in weird smelling goop.

But yes there is a reason to come here. Namely, learning to practice in spanish.

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If the only good reason to go to UAG is to be able to practice in spanish, I think I would much prefer the US clinical experience and stick with SGU. There are many doctors who aren't fluent in spanish and they're doing just fine.

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If you think things can'tgetworse it's probably only because you lacksufficient imagination.

It depends on where you want to practice. I can remember when I was a kid in the emergency room no one spoke spanish. I was the patient and was doing to translation from the doctor to my parents. I remember my mother telling me not to tell the doctor what medications she had given me. I didnt, but looking back I always ask myself what could have happened if a bad reaction who have happend?

si el espanol no es una prioridad en tu vida entonces quedate monolingue y vete para SGU, no le veo el problema. "para Gustos hay colores" como se dice en espanol asi que tu decision no significa que sea mejor que la que otros han hecho. Conosco muchos doctores en USA que son bilingues y estan haciendo mucho mejor que "just fine". Ahora, current affairs will show that you made the right decision. Buena suerte

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From one of the speakers during Orientation, "There is nothing wrong with Mexico; it is JUST different"

This is what I would like to do to the "burros" of Megacable....

But if you would've had a bad reaction, that would've had nothing to do with the language barrier between the doctor and patient. If the doctor was fluent in spanish, the only difference would've been that your mother would've told the doctor that you weren't taking any medications, instead of you having to relay the information.

But I do understand what you are saying about how it depends on where you practice. I personally want to practice in Miami, but the fact that I am not fluent in spanish only means that I won't be seeing spanish patients. However, having been born and raised in Miami, I can say that there are enough people here who speak English, so I don't think it will be much of a problem.

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If you think things can'tgetworse it's probably only because you lacksufficient imagination.