I’ve been accepted to a med school in the Caribbean but would much rather end up in the states which would save me a significant amount of $

Posted by Devin_Mango

17 comments

  1. Congrats on getting accepted! I applied about 10 years ago and didn’t get in, but I think I only applied to about 10 schools, not 76!

  3. If you’re accepted at St. George’s in Grenada on scholarship, go! It is worth it

  4. This is wild. In the UK you can only apply to 4 medical schools per year. I guess that wouldn’t include applications abroad. But this system just looks like so much effort!

  5. Nice! Just out of curiosity, how much did it cost to do all those applications? I remember when applying for grad schools it was quite costly.

  6. Out of curiosity, what software do you use to create this type of graph?

  7. Oh my god you applied to *seventy-six* schools to get one acceptance?

    I’ve applied 3 times, my grades and my MCAT are great, only weak spot is experience but I literally cannot afford to volunteer/do poorly paid work to get more of it at this point. I think I applied to about 20 or 25 the last time. I can’t imagine this many. How do you even have time to fill out all the secondary applications if you have another job? This system is insane. Aren’t they losing providers post COVID? Why isn’t it easier for willing trainees to get in?

  10. Damn, kudos to the determination… seems like I’m going to be in the same boat soon

  11. Why not just apply for the one that will accept you? /s

  12. Congrats on your acceptance. For some people it’s a calling. When it gets hard just remember it’ll get better. You’re going to have to work hard the next four years to prove yourself worthy because Caribbean schools are a tier below and that’s how residency programs are going to view you.

  13. Anyone else see that guy on linkedin who says “Let me tell you what I learned from 540 unsuccessful job applications in 6 months”?

    What wisdom can he possibly share? How to fuck up a job application?

    Med school is obviously different, but it just reminded me of it.

  14. In 2009 I applied to maybe 8 grad programs and got rejected from all. The following year I applied to maybe 12, and got invited for interviews at 1, where I had a connection. I was accepted.

    I’m sure it’s even more impossible these days. Sucks.

  16. Please do not go to the caribbean, you will not match into a specialty that makes the time and cost of all that worth it. Don’t even go into medicine unless you can realistically get those specialties. Like if you’re just going to do primary care its far smarter to just become an NP. The best return on investment in medicine is becoming a CRNA or AA in the states where that is possible. Your last resort is to apply to a masters program with linkage. If you choose to persist and go to the Caribbean you are not making an educated decision and don’t have the full knowledge as to why that isn’t that right move. There are hundreds of threads on reddit as to why to not to do that, read through them.

  17. Jesus Christ buddy, I think it’s not meant to be. I would *not* want you to be my doctor

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