My MBBS in Georgia experience students need to know the reality
I’m writing this post because I genuinely don’t want other students to fall into the same trap I did.
I gave NEET 2025 and qualified, but my score wasn’t enough for a government seat. Private medical colleges in India were asking for more than ₹1 crore, which was impossible for my family. Like many middle-class students passionate about becoming doctors, I started looking at foreign MBBS options.
I checked Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan etc., but they all seemed sketchy and did some research (which obviously was not enough) eventually chose Georgia and took admission in SEU University through an agent.
That’s when the reality started hitting me.
The course was supposed to start in September 2025, but due to visa delays and other excuses it kept getting postponed again and again. Then because of war-related issues, travel got delayed too. Imagine waiting month after month while your career is stuck. The classes that were supposed to begin in September 2025 only started in May 2026.
By then I was already suspicious, but since I had no other option left, I finally came to Georgia in May 2026.
The moment I arrived, things felt wrong.
First of all, there was almost no support for students after landing. The university itself has no hostel/dormitory system. Agents rent random apartments or hotels through third parties and then charge students huge amounts.
Some accommodations were terrible:
- no proper heating
- water issues
- poor maintenance
- unsafe conditions
In one place, even the door literally fell off.
The college itself was good , but the overall environment shocked me.
Students themselves were acting like unofficial staff members helping newcomers open bank accounts and fill TRC forms. I don’t even know if they legally have work permits.
What disturbed me more was the student culture there.
A huge number of students barely attend classes. Many spend more time doing part-time jobs than studying medicine. My roommates were mostly inside the room or outside working instead of attending college. College hours are very less and a lot depends on self-study.
Even seniors told me proper clinical rotations and hospital exposure are inadequate. Honestly, I started wondering how students are supposed to become competent doctors without proper practical training.
Another thing nobody talks about:
Some students get involved in smoking, alcohol, drugs, and party culture very heavily. Of course not everyone, but the environment can easily distract students who genuinely came to study.
The biggest scam is the agents.
They charge students almost DOUBLE the actual university fees while selling fake dreams to parents in India.
What’s even worse is that some senior students themselves become sub-agents later. They start recruiting fresh students from India for commission money and keep repeating the same misleading marketing they once believed themselves.
Within one week, I decided I couldn’t continue there and returned back.
Now the university has apparently agreed for refund, but my agent is trying to scam me and delay the money.
I’m posting this because students deserve to know the reality before making such a huge decision.
Not every foreign MBBS student has a bad experience the more older seniors like the one those are in 5th or 6th year told it was not always like this but ig as the number of students kept on increasing more then the college can handle things became dire also yea as far as i know there is no cap on the number of students being admitted per batch , so PLEASE do deep research before choosing the country and the college and take it as a rule of the thumb: NEVER TRUST ANY MBBS ABROAD AGENCY