Kinda off topic but I have heard and read bad things about Ross. I know they have a good name but I heard that they accept too many students and then "weed them out" to get to a normal class size. I also heard that they dont offer much help to students. Any one want to comment on it that may have more info? Hearing these things have made me hesitant to attend Ross if I do get in 🙁 but im not sure how reliable the sources were for this info.
Part of what I think you need to keep in mind with Ross is that, yes, they have looser admission requirements than US schools. This allows students that had 'issues' of whatever sort the ability to get into vet school whereas they might not otherwise have the chance. However, everybody still has to pass the classes and still has to complete the course in order to get the degree. They don't make the classes easy just because they have "easy" admissions. There will be a weeding out, intentional or not, because classes are hard (and for any number of other reasons, including the fact you're on an island that is likely very different than the setting you're used to).
The school needs to graduate capable vets, and students capable of passing the NAVLE (and ECFVG or PAVE) because virtually every student that applies asks about pass rates. A number of students that are admitted don't make it far enough to take the NAVLE, and the school has a high attrition rate. It would do them no good to graduate vets that can't cut it in the US, and in part they keep their exam pass rates high by keeping classes hard. Nobody would apply if every person that was admitted graduated, because it would be likely that a lower percentage of students would pass the NAVLE, and in the end nobody would hire Ross vets.
I think if you go, you need to recognize it will be hard, and the school is cognizant that they have standards their students need to meet in order for the school to maintain a reputation that would encourage future students to apply. I hate to be blunt, but graduating poor vets = no future applicants = no students = no money for the school. It's a straightforward system.
Now, all that being said, Ross is still my backup plan for the fall. I'm not being cynical about the school or the system, just attempting to recognize the reality. Sunshine, rainbows, and happy unicorns won't get you through vet school at Ross, and if you go in recognizing that, you may be a little more prepared.
Of course, this is just JMO since I don't have direct experience attending the school. zpinkpanther has written a bit about this subject previously, as have others, so you might want to search for some info in the forum.
