No Dominican Universities Appear In The Top 100 2023 edition of the QS World University Rankings

[Lucifer]

When in Puerto Rico I used to hear about good medical colleges in DR and if fact some Puerto Ricans came here for that. But after seeing the medical system in DR, I think any of the better doctors educated here must flee like convicts rather than go into practice here.
I have yet to meet a good doctor - but I do know they exist, but few reside on the North Coast

What's the appeal, besides the lower cost?

The barriers to entry are non-existing in the DR: no MCAT, no high GPA, NO Bachelor's Degree, no recommendations from professors, no NADA!
Combine all of that, coupled with the cheating and rampant plagiarism, and you get a recipe for a subpar education.

 

[Kipling333]

How can the DR improve when there are people who earnestly believe that the quality of Dominican Universities is not lacking. The qualifications of Doctors Engineers, Accountants Dentists ,Nurses, Teachers and other professions are not accepted except in a few countries. All these countries that refuse to acknowledge the Dominican qualifications and all the people that rate the world universities must be wrong and NAL must be right . I was wrong to doubt it

 

[NALs]

Simply to show two examples of Dominican universities conducting admission tests on potential students. You will never see this at the UASD, but that is a government owned university (the autónoma part means it's owned by the government but independent in its teaching of the government, aka whichever political party is in power it has no effect on teaching only pro-that-party or pro-the-current-president. Also the student admitted are not required be members of the political party in power, supporters of the president or even have any political inclinations). What the was has become after Trujillo is markedly left leaning, with many of its professors especially in history and sociologist being outspoken marxists and who are known to slant their teachings in that direction. However, public (or government owned) universities in some other countries (example: the USA ) are known for nbeing more left leaning/liberal than other universities.

 

[Lucifer]

There's no doubt there are brilliant Dominican students, and they would definitely flourish in any school environment in the world.
But I'm afraid they're just a small minority.

 

[bob saunders]

When in Puerto Rico I used to hear about good medical colleges in DR and if fact some Puerto Ricans came here for that. But after seeing the medical system in DR, I think any of the better doctors educated here must flee like convicts rather than go into practice here.
I have yet to meet a good doctor - but I do know they exist, but few reside on the North Coast

Most Dominican doctors do their intial training in the DR and go to another countey if they can for specialist or advanced training. I am very happy with my Urologist in Union Medica in Santiago. She is bilingual, updates her training all the time, did her advanced training in Barcelona. https://instagram.com/draarlinirodriguezurologa?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

[Auryn]

All universities have quotas to fill for international applications.

Students do not always get in based on merit alone.

 

[Kipling333]

Well of course that is true because American Universities give sports scholarships to relatively dumb people..they like to do well in the inter university sports.

 

[chico bill]

My daughter went to the International School in Sosua 20 years ago and she is currently an Architect in San Francisco. So it can't be that bad..................

De Marcoix or California?

 

[chico bill]

Most Dominican doctors do their intial training in the DR and go to another countey if they can for specialist or advanced training. I am very happy with my Urologist in Union Medica in Santiago. She is bilingual, updates her training all the time, did her advanced training in Barcelona. https://instagram.com/draarlinirodriguezurologa?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Can she do the Eurolift

 

[SKY]

De Marcoix or California?

California..............

 

[bob saunders]

Can she do the Eurolift

That is the urolift. I dont know, probably.

 

[bob saunders]

I was at a wedding this past weekend in Jarabacoa. The bride is a psychologist in NYC and the groom, my wifes nephew has a BA in Business management and BSc in Computers. Both of them finished their high school here in the DR , her in Villa Vasquez, and him at the Catholic school here in Jarabacoa. Many Dominicans go to university in other countries. They they dont need to go to Harvard or Yale to be educated and successful.

 

[chico bill]

I was at a wedding this past weekend in Jarabacoa. The bride is a psychologist in NYC and the groom, my wifes nephew has a BA in Business management and BSc in Computers. Both of them finished their high school here in the DR , her in Villa Vasquez, and him at the Catholic school here in Jarabacoa. Many Dominicans go to university in other countries. They they dont need to go to Harvard or Yale to be educated and successful.

If Dominicans can get into the US and enroll in college - more power to them and why learning English from childhood is the greatest move a family can make

 

[bob saunders]

If Dominicans can get into the US and enroll in college - more power to them and why learning English from childhood is the greatest move a family can make

My stepson went to Canada in Grade 5. After 3 months of ESL class, he was mainstreamed into regular class. He graduates from the University of Calgary Business school next month with a double major in Business and Accounting. CPA up next. It is more about the student than the school.

 

[Lucifer]

My stepson went to Canada in Grade 5. After 3 months of ESL class, he was mainstreamed into regular class. He graduates from the University of Calgary Business school next month with a double major in Business and Accounting. CPA up next. It is more about the student than the school.

Absolutely!

 

[Big]

Ok did someone mention Dominican students are attending MIT, lol, maybe 3 every 7 years. It's not a complex formula. MIT does not have many "feel good" learning majors. Like sociology.

 

[NALs]

Ok did someone mention Dominican students are attending MIT, lol, maybe 3 every 7 years. It's not a complex formula. MIT does not have many "feel good" learning majors. Like sociology.

In the artifle I mention it says business, medicine, and education as the top three areas of study for professional Dominicans that get government scholarships for a master or PhD abroad.