I have been researching Saba for months now. I have applied, but my file is not complete as of yet, it will be soon. My only goal is to attend Saba. At first, I could not have imagined moving to a remote island and attending school, I have a very comfortable lifestyle here in the U.S. and no dependents. However, Saba is an excellent school, they provide a high quality education, their main office in Gardner is very supportive, Saba has a high percentage of students passing the USMLE (which is only an indication of how good the school is), they offer clinical placement, classes at Saba are small, the island is safe and quiet, and most of all the tuition is affordable (I won't have crazy student loans when I am finished). As for other foreign medical schools, be wary of Ross. I have heard from two different sources of a large number of students who fail as they get closer to finishing up their basic sciences, Ross admits a large number of people into their basic science program and they simply do not have enough clinical spots in the U.S. for them. The other school worth mentioning is St. George, good reputation, dangerous & dirty island, large classes, very expensive tuition. As for AUC, I wouldn't even consider that school.
So, my advice is to get a list of Saba graduates and speak to them directly. DO NOT listen to other people(especially Anonymous Posts), the decision will be your own. Use this forum as a information source, of course you will read some bad posts from unhappy, miserable people, but do not let their posts get you down. Do your research and I wish you the best of luck.
Posted on Jan 5, 2003, 4:39 PM from IP address 64.12.96.198
