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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Caribbean medical schools do serve an important niche. Here in NYC, there's an Urban Doctors Program that will provide scholarships to students to study at Caribbean medical schools with the understanding that they'll work at one of the underserved public hospitals in the city for a number of years after their residencies (which they'll also do here). Some people pick those schools specifically because they want to do public health and don't necessarily want/need to take on the debt of a major medical school. The vast majority of the people in Caribbean medical schools WANT to be in places like Rwanda or the South Bronx.

It's kind of like Kevin's situation--he knew he'd have a job right out, so he needed the JD--not the name on the JD. The problem lies in the people who think they'll have all of same opportunities as those who went to a more prestigious school.

^^^^I didn't know that. Thanks.

I think people generally fail to do their homework on the fields they're entering to know whether the caliber of school they're attending matters in the field. There are some fields where the school you go to is going to determine a lot for you in terms of where you're going to work.

Ex: Law is a field where it matters. Your expectations need to match the reality. Ex: You can't go to UAkron for law school and expect to work at a Top 100 firm.

Or Architecture. You're not going to be doing restorations on historical landmarks in DC with a Regional State University degree.

Not to pick on regionals because I attend one, but I know that my field isn't a "school matters" type (as most human services/education type fields aren't.)