Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


What would you consider "fair" conditions? A nice, newly remodeled, bright, well ventilated room with large flat screen monitors with privacy shields and comfortable chairs?

Incidentally, can you tell me where all of the admission offices are for the English program?

Again, what are your qualifications?

Also, how can one use a sockpuppet on the internet? Aren't they those charming, old fashioned childrens toys originally made from old socks? (If not, I'll be happy to learn, as English is in fact not my mother tongue.)

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]

I've lurked in the background here a lot. I originally found this forum 2 years ago, right before I moved back to Poland and had hoped it would provide some insight or knowledge. Overall, its been disappointing on that front. It has mostly shown me how much English speakers in Poland seem to dislike Americans. I decided to participate on this thread only after seeing how much this Delphiandomine guy had it in for the English medical program. I'm still curious to know his credentials. His random allegations of buying degrees and such were enough to bring me out of the shadows.

To that respect, I guess I should share mine. I was born in Poland, and lived here until I was 16. I finished high school in the United States, went to university where I earned both a bachelors degree and then a masters degree. I came back to study medicine in Poland for many reasons, the first being I simply cannot afford medical school in the United States. I plan on returning to the US after my studies here, as earnings are terrible in the Polish health system, and my parents are living there.

As for the drop out rate? I am honestly not sure. I think it was about 5 to 10 percent in the first year of my class. But I do not know why the students who left chose to do so. They may have failed, they may have realized medical school was not for them, they may have had family problems or health problems.

In the end, the program is good enough for me to realize my dream of becoming a doctor and for that I am grateful. This is why it is annoying to see people like this Delphi guy trash the program with seemingly no reason.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


(Obviously remove the spaces)
w w w.medicine.uic.edu/finaid/cost/COA/

I'm attaching a link to the tuition schedule for the University of Illinois. You can take loans for up to 38,500 USD per year. I really could not afford it.

There are plenty of well qualified students at this school. But apparently Mr. Delphiandomine has met each and every one of us and found our qualifications lacking. Clearly, they cannot compare to his outstanding academic accomplishments!

It's only my second year, so I have not yet taken the USMLE. When I do though, I am sure my scores will be on par with the average American medical student. I'm sure I will then go on to finish the clinical years, take the other steps and secure a residency position. And thankfully have much less debt than had I attended school in the US!

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Polish Forums would not allow me to post the link in its proper form. So I added the spaces, assuming most users would be smart enough to remove them...as I said.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Because the 4 year program here was presented to me as being based on US curriculum, which I thought would make it easier to transition back to the US. Also, I was already nearly 25 when I came here! The thought of being with teenagers in my classes did not really appeal to me.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Pretty sure all I said was that people in Poznan are in fact ruder than they are in my hometown...

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Honestly, you do not really seem to be all too friendly, why would I want to spend any of my precious little spare time with you?

I know you enjoy threatening people online, or at least on this forum, which inclines me to believe that it might not be too safe to meet you in person. Besides, I have never had to resort to using the internet to make real life friends. So thanks but no thanks!


Reading comprehension was not your strongest subject in school, was it?

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]


Considering the fact I gave a short personal history and this person just spouts off without ever defining his credentials, no, I'm done. I certainly do not want to meet an internet crazy in person, nor do I really feel there is anything productive that will come out of continuing to argue with him - he has nothing to back up his arguments, other than apparently hanging out in grocery stores. So he can take his petty, jealous, uneducated, anti- North American arguments elsewhere. I'll return to my studies.

If anybody has anything of value to say in regards to the medical curriculum here, I would be interested in what you have to say.

Life / What is wrong with Poznan? [197]

In Poznań, you cannot buy a ticket from the driver.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

Actually US beef can be imported in Europe.

usmef.org/international-markets/

Also, have you never heard of organic beef?

And what makes you think Argentinians do not use hormones? I believe hormone use is banned in Brazil, but that is a different country.