I failed my step 1 before 2008, so ecfmg's 7 years rule about transfer credits don't apply to my situation, i think. the original school won't certify me to take it again. I want to transfer to another school in order to be able to get certified to take step 1. (any suggestions? I don't want to repeat any classes. )
I talked to one person from another school's admission office, he told me that it has been so long, and i got "dismissed" by the original school, so it doesn't look good on my part. and many things have changed, especially psychology. (is this part true?) so he suggested that i should start it all over again. i was disappointed of course, but then i thought that if i pass step 1, i will learn all new things during the clinical rotations. so does it really matter that i finished my basic science classes so long ago?
of course, i know that my chance will be slim if i barely pass step 1 this time. somehow, i believe in the "american dream". if i study hard this time, hopefully get an average step 1 score, and work hard during those clinical rotations. will i be able to get matched (anywhere, i won't be picky) at all? or would i be wasting time and money trying to finish this journey at all?
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2. what do most of those caribbean medical school graduates do if they can't get matched the first or the second time? can they work anything closely related to medicine at all?
I talked to one person from another school's admission office, he told me that it has been so long, and i got "dismissed" by the original school, so it doesn't look good on my part. and many things have changed, especially psychology. (is this part true?) so he suggested that i should start it all over again. i was disappointed of course, but then i thought that if i pass step 1, i will learn all new things during the clinical rotations. so does it really matter that i finished my basic science classes so long ago?
of course, i know that my chance will be slim if i barely pass step 1 this time. somehow, i believe in the "american dream". if i study hard this time, hopefully get an average step 1 score, and work hard during those clinical rotations. will i be able to get matched (anywhere, i won't be picky) at all? or would i be wasting time and money trying to finish this journey at all?
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2. what do most of those caribbean medical school graduates do if they can't get matched the first or the second time? can they work anything closely related to medicine at all?