Ah yes the Polish exodus towards Britain the last 15 years is indeed impressive to say the least . <| sep |> Come back when you ' re sober . We ' ll be here . <| sep |> If only pop cultural studies was a subject taught worldwide . <| sep |> European med student here in a school with a 4 year program for Americans as well . Getting 12 hours a week seems like a stretch with the pace the American program has . Not only are you reading for your classes but you ' re preparing for the licensing exam step 1 as well . Depending on what residencies you want to be competitive would also dictate how much time you have to pour into studying . Maintaining your competitive level would be hard but you could still definitely race with just more time constraints and probably at a lower cat .