No, I really don’t know what it would be other than maybe my interview didn’t go as well as I thought? I still haven’t gotten a phone call about it just saw it on my portal so I’m probably going to ask why they decided that
It took about 2-3 weeks for me to hear back, but my interview was the day before winter break, so it took a while
Because of many reasons close to these I decided to decline my seat at Ross - I thankfully was accepted to another amazing school in NZ that I will most likely be accepting but waiting on one state school I interviewed for!
I did not get my interview until all of my letters were in
That is one of the reasons, I have decided to decline my Ross spot.
That’s frustrating, I keep reading similar situations on here and Reddit and it is worrying me. I only need to know if they have received my letters or not because I was told by one of my recommenders that he would submit by early last week. I don’t want to be pushy and send out reminders if they have possibly submitted already and Ross has just not updated my profile. I had that issue with a transcript. National student clearinghouse reached out to me and asked that I contact Ross to retrieve a transcript of mine that had been processed and waiting for days. I emailed multiple people and they answered immediately and retrieved it. I wonder if that is what’s going on with my letters.
that's also exactly what happened to me
REALLY?? I thought it was waaay too coincidental to not be on purpose. I’m just so confused as to why my application was seemingly not even being looked at to suddenly I’m offered an interview. Sus
Gainful employment basically means their graduates will be able to make their loan repayments. Adtalem press release states RUSVM falls closest to the gainful employment threshold. If a program fails the gainful employment threshold, they can lose federal student financial aid. They said they can adjust DVM pricing to maintain their eligibility. Does that mean they will lower tuition? If so, does that mean they are overcharging now? The data will start being collected in July of this year & published in 2025. Could students in the meantime be taking on debt they may have trouble paying off?
Oh I see so it means Ross graduates are basically unable to repay their loans?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but my other takeaway is that Ross could have to require their students to take out private loans as they may no longer be able to offer federal loans?
Yes, absolutely. I’m unfortunately very well aware 😵💫. And it makes vet school a lot less financially feasible for me (and many others I’m sure ) because of those differences.
What will your masters be in?
There are many things to consider before going to Ross. I know people that like it there but somethings will probably change. One of the new things is the gainful employment rule that goes into effect July 1, 2024 that their financial aid office says they don’t know about even though the parent company Adtalem does. Adtalem states the program that falls closest to the threshold is RUSVM and from my calculations they fail that rule. From the articles I read, if a school isn’t in compliance they will lose access to federal student loans starting in 2026. I think 2 years is way too long to give a school to get into compliance for this rule. So new students starting now will have to decide if they attend how will they pay for their education if federal student loans are pulled from Ross. It’s a gamble with a lot of money on the line.
I know several competent and amazing veterinarians that graduated from Ross.
Have you heard anything back for May 2024 start date? I see on their website they are still accepting applications for May 2024 start date. Plus they are waiving the application fee until February 29th for everyone except Alabama residents.
Yes! I interview tomorrow!
Good Luck! Hope it goes well!
Who did you interview with? Mine felt relaxed but also kind of meh haha
I had Jill Pecoraro, I felt very intimidated lol
It started off rocky I thought then got better but then I was limited on questions she told me she only had time for one more. It lasted right at 1 hour
I thought maybe she was just out of time. My interview was originally scheduled for the 28th but I asked if they could possibly do it anytime sooner since I am applying for May 2024. She was able to fit me into her schedule. I’m hoping that time was the issue
Mine was with jeanne dipretoro! She was super nice and I didn’t feel rushed but also think it could have been better!
My friend who is a current Ross student also had her! I’m not sure how they choose who is interviewed by which committee member I just hope it is judged equally rather than heavily weighed upon who you spoke with.
So she actually told me that she sends a written report of the interview to the committee and then they make the decision independently of her! And then once they’re done and have a choice, they send her the decision to call the applicant with. So I think it doesn’t matter who you talked with but more what they wrote about you
yes i was told the same.
I sent updated transcripts. Mine was on hold for a while, they were waiting on pre reqs to be completed. It couldn’t hurt to email them and see if they need anything else for your file !
May I’m sure will be much quicker she told me for fall it’s looking 4-6 weeks and even then im not sure it is that long every time
I heard back in about a week I think!
I heard back in 10 days! Emails came first and a call came after few days.
Congrats! Do you mind sharing any of your stats?
