American Dream Abroad

[Virtual Bison]

http://www.americandreamabroad.com/index.html

I was thumbing through a health and fitness magazine and came across an advertizement for this service.

Earn a medical degree in China for $40 K, which is about a tenth of what it costs in the US.

And lets face it, having an MD is as high as you can get when to comes to getting respect. There is nothing more prestigious on earth than being a Doctor. To help your fellow man and be trusted by everyone.

But, that inner voice told me that this is not what it seems. If something seems to good to be true (to quote the BBB) it always is.

Well I did some digging and came across this:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2008...ml?ref=rss

Now the comments read like anyone posted on any controversial educational program. Ex students will always post something positive and the rest will be skeptical.

Digging a little deeper....

http://www.premed101.com/forums/archive/...26728.html

I did send an email to this service asking some questions and was told to call the number.

I did not want to call since I know that I would be in for a long sales pitch and I really do not want to get hustled.

I find it interesting that this site talks a lot about a school but does not mention it by name. I believe it may be because they do not want students contacting the University directly. Or maybe its a very sophisticated Diploma Mill.

Am I correct in being suspicious of this service or is it legitimate? What do you think?