Dubai Anyone??

**Doc8** · 20-11-2007, 02:37 PM

dubai is gorgeous..but medicine is not such a great option here.....and hopefully lukin forward to getting into a medschool in uk

**adrianak** · 26-12-2007, 01:13 PM

I live in Dubai am a senior in the american school. I'm EU so I dont count as international. But I'm taking AP's not A levels. I haven't heard much from my uni's except I got an offer from Queen Mary. Hey I have a question though. If we get interviews do you have to fly to the UK? That might get a bit costly if they arent all around the same time!

**-Petrie-** · 26-12-2007, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Doc8

..but medicine is not such a great option here.....

at the risk of sounding nosy, how come?

**kizdxb** · 26-12-2007, 04:26 PM

the universities are not very well established.
dubai as city has only been around for about 8 years, 10 max.
compared to british or US unis that have been around for about a 200 years or so.
and i too am a EU student, and yes we have to fly over for the interview, if you have 4 interviews you probably have to make them so they are in a week or 2 gap, its a bit daunting having four interviews in 10 days or so, but better than paying 500quid four times.

**-Petrie-** · 26-12-2007, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by kizdxb

the universities are not very well established.
dubai as city has only been around for about 8 years, 10 max.
compared to british or US unis that have been around for about a 200 years or so.
and i too am a EU student, and yes we have to fly over for the interview, if you have 4 interviews you probably have to make them so they are in a week or 2 gap, its a bit daunting having four interviews in 10 days or so, but better than paying 500quid four times.

oh okay, but then why just UK unis? Why not Australian? or Canadian? or US? .... and not all UK med schools are so old - isn't Leicster around 30 years old or so?

I don't mean to sound bitchy/nosy, sorry! I just kinda always wondered why there are so many international students nowadays, compared to 4/5 years ago.

**f_debelder** · 27-12-2007, 05:59 AM

When I lived there, I had to fly twice for two interviews. It depends how much you want the place really...for me, they called, and I picked up the phone for my travel agent.

Because as an EU student, the fees are dirt cheap

Go to Australia, pay international student. Canada, same deal. America...get a degree first, then do grad entry medicine!

I'm a Brit so there wasn't really a question of where to go...my family and home are here, wouldn't make sense to go anywhere else really.

**-Petrie-** · 27-12-2007, 06:59 PM

But apart from yourself, all other applicants from Dubai/UAE won't be counted as EU students... but as internationals.

Either way, good luck!

**trixy54** · 09-01-2008, 05:19 AM

I'm not from Dxb, but used to live in Abu Dhabi up to about a year ago.. still go back regularly for visits.. see mates and all that.. im a british expatriate myself.. so im still considered home student atthe mo

cheaper feees

as for persianmedic.. you can't say anything against foreigners, ironically your name does seem to contradict you..

**>Freak<** · 09-01-2008, 07:04 AM

Exactly!! I was wondering if he's a UK citizen..with an asian/middle east look?? If that's the case..wouldn't it be pathetic for him to discriminate his own race just because he managed to get the citizenship in UK..? No offense if this isn't true.