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how did u decide which programs 2 apply 2???

i mean how do u guys get info about each program

as IMG us is different part of the word

i may have heared of famous clinics but dont know about many other programs plz give me ur experience


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  #2

Start with frienda. Start by states. I picked the states that I thought I could live in and narrowed down like that. Frienda gives you some info and also you can ask for certain characteristics for example if its university based or community based program, etc.....it also has a link to the programs website and if you are interested in a program you can see more info there... go one by one.... just have to be a little patient.... also you can email the programs to ask for their requirements. Start doing your list like that. Also there are a lot of websites that show you IMG friendly programs for free and you can use that too.
http://fmgamerica.com/lists.html
For example, this is a very good one. They have a great info table of the different programs and their requirements for IMG's all by states!! great one!!!
Hope this helps nod!!!!

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  #3

GLO MD wrote:
Start with frienda.!!!!



raised eyebrowI suppose u mean FREIDA

ok i used it b4 but its hard 2 narrow my choices

thanx gold md


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  #4

Yeah I meant FREIDA jajaja, use it as a base and check at the websites of the programs that look interesting to you. First of all decide your lucky number, try to have the total number of programs that you wish to apply to beforehand and keep it in mind. Start looking around in FREIDA and start doing your raw list. I think the most important factor to narrow down your choices is to decide if you want a community program or an university based program or community-university and you can go from there, also see which states you may like, that is another way and see the particular requirements of each program to see if you fill them because if you don't it does not matter at all to apply. And also some websites let you see how many IMG's they have in their programs. It is not that difficult to decide. I already have my list of 50 programs...in the end I had 4 more and my boyfriend clicked and deleted some that I wasn't sure about and he said do it just like that and at first felt weird but after doing it felt very liberating...the truth is if you are like me and don't have all the money in the world you will not be able to apply to every program so just decide for the ones you like and you fill that you might be invited for an interview. GL with your decisions I wish I could do more for you but there is really no easier way around this and it is totally a personal decision.

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  #5

that was very helpful thanx alot gold md

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