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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.