Ooh, ooh, here I am!
I'm always up for a little procrastination, so here goes!
No, Ross doesn't accept just anyone. I agree that there are some people here that I personally feel are less competent than others, but I'm not the admissions committee, so I don't make that decision. I will say that there is a bit of a weed-out attitude here, but that really comes from the fact that if you fail one class, you have to repeat the entire semester. If you fail two classes, you're out. So, in that sense, they're pretty hard on us. But the professors are (for the most part- there are exceptions to every rule, of course) very nice and helpful and
don't want you to fail. Yes, the curriculum is tough, and you'll have to work hard to do well (barring a photographic memory- which I really wish I had
), but most of the professors are happy to help you and will always be there if you need them. Not to scare you, but there is a class here that started out with 110 or 120 and they're now down to about 60 (don't remember the exact numbers). But that's not really common; my class lost a few people between last semester and this one, but most of us made it through okay.
I would recommend that you think about whether you can handle being away from home for 2+ years. Personally, I'm having a hard time with it because I like the school, but not the island. But most people don't have that problem and really like living in the Caribbean (I'm just strange
), so don't worry about that. And Ross is really good about making sure you have a support system right away when you get here. You'll have an orientation group, an orientation leader, and you live in dorms for the first semester, which is actually awesome.
Alright, I have to get back to learning my parasites. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions- I'd be happy to answer them!
Oh, and BTW, all of you who are in single digits weather right now... I'm actually really jealous. Wanna trade?