Help!! SLU med scholars or UCL medical school?

MedSeekr
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:59:41 +0000

Hi, I’ve recently been admitted to the two below, but I’m having a difficult time choosing one:

SLU med scholars program
or UCL (University College London) Medical School?

I am a Canadian student, and both would be great opportunities for me to pursue medicine. I am aware of some of the goods and bads of each choice:

Going to SLU would mean a generally straightforward path to a US medical school. This would really be a golden chance for me, considering the fact that few Canadians (or any international student for that matter) are accepted to US medical schools each year. Coming from Canada, I’m also assuming that I would more easily acclimatize to the US student atmosphere than the British one. Furthermore, SLU medical school is quite decent in terms of its rankings.

But UCL is a highly reputable institution on an international scale, and it is based in the center of London (a great city, no doubt). The medical education would be top-notch there, and I wouldn’t have to go through the undergrad education - I would go straight into their medical school. The only problem is that I’m quite sure I’d like to work in the US, My worry does not necessarily lie in which school I attend, but rather my medical career afterwards. What if I’m not able to make it to a US residency program? Even if I do get a spot, as a foreign medical graduate, even from a great school like UCL, wouldn’t I be considered second-rate?

Sorry for the essay but I really need some advice !! - Thanks!