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Hi everyone!

Okay, so here's the story...

I want to study medicine in Lebanon and continue my specialization in USA. Do you advise me to go to LAU or USJ?

In LAU, you have to do 3 years of biology and do the MCAT, which is a really tough test. But in USJ, you only have the concours, whose material is about the last 3 years of high school. I think I can pass the concours and enter USJ. But the thing is that I know some students in USJ who are studying business and they're suffering a lot. So I imagine medicine will be even tougher.

I know I need to work hard in both universities, but I was wondering which one is more easygoing?

And by the way it doesn't matter which university I go to if I want to go the US later on, because I have a green card and they consider me an American student and not an international one.

Any help?
I am not an expert in medcine/biology.
But if you want to go later to usa, why studying in french now? Go to LAU. (Unless USJ has an English section)
if you dont mind me asking but why haven't you considered AUB it is also acredit and has been in medicine longer than LAU, which started a few years ago
I was at AUB but I hated it. It has a very rigid system
Define rigid?

I don't think you're going to like USJ.
rahmu wroteDefine rigid?

I don't think you're going to like USJ.
agree, AUB is supposed to be very flexible. As I understand USJ treats students as if they were still at school and offer less options in terms of schedules and heavier study hours. though I could be wrong.
If you love what you are doing you're not supposed to look for the most easy going option. AUB and USJ are the best in medicine in Lebanon in terms of education, facilities and future opportunities.

I know medicine students from the Lebanese university it is a very tough program there with lots of studying, they don't complain about it being "rigid" they just study because they know that's what they want.

Furthermore, I don't think any serious medicine program is or should be "easy going", after all they would end up with unqualified doctors who end up being "easy going" with people's health.