I've tried searching for attrition rate info, but I haven't found much. It seems it's more often due to personal issues than something the school could have prevented. I'm interested in attrition rates and remediation policies, but also just general quality of life and stress.
Since I Recall you saying you got an interview at Mizzou, I will bring up Mizzou for half a second with regards to this.
Most of our schools losses are due to stuff that's not related to classes and their difficulty, including family illness, realizing this wasn't the right career path, and other hers. There are some school related losses across the years, but I will be frank that they tend to involve IS students (at least for my class year) at a much higher rate than OOS.
You get 9 credits or Ds at Mizzou, but no leeway for Fs. If you fail out, you can appeal to go into the next year's class. 4 people in our class are from the year above,1 of which didn't get bad grades but simply had life happen.
Quality of life is what you make it to be. You need to figure out how to strike school-life balance, and given AVMA's wellness initiatives, I feel that this is an issue across the vet schools. I feel that there is enough time in my life to get the grades I want, sleep a real people's amount of sleep, cook food for myself on *most* nights, and get in small workouts (this is my personal flaw with regards to wellness/life balance), as well as have a semblance of a social life and be a halfway okay fiancée lol. And this is with me having an extra set of PhD classes on top of my DVM classes, as well as currently 3 research projects.
Breaks suck a bit more at Mizzou than other schools, as we get 12 weeks a year, and that's it. 1 week for thanksgiving, 1 week for spring break, 2-3 for winter, and 7-8 for summer. But, those decreased amount of breaks means we get to clinics so much sooner, so for me it's worth it. My sister, who was in vet school several years before me, strongly suggested I do a 2+2 program when I applied, as she said that's what she would do if she had to do vet school over.
Feel free to message me if you want any more specifics. Or feel free to talk to me on your interview day
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