LMU vs Ross

[bearbear2001]

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I have applied for class of 2029. My only acceptance until yesterday was Ross and I have already accepted my seat, prepped and started my visa application, set aside an apartment with a roommate, and paid for my flight there. HOWEVER, just yesterday I got an email saying I was accepted into LMU-CVM. I was so set and focused on Ross but now I feel conflicted and overwhelmed. I like the LMU is in the US but it doesn't have a teaching hospital and Ross has the clincal year at a US school. If anyone with experience or advice as students from either school can share their opinions I would greatly appreciate it. I am officially accepted into Ross and LMU and waitlisted for UF (IS) and LSU as an FYI.

 

[bigblubba]

lmu, dont go to carribean. private loans and high tuiton

 

[JaynaAli]

lmu, dont go to carribean. private loans and high tuiton

Ross is eligible for federal student loans. It’s also not very much different than most of the stateside vet schools tuition wise.

Your post history suggests a human med interest, and Caribbean vet med is not nearly as stigmatized as Caribbean medical school.

To OP, you’ll get a decent education at either school. If you’re already getting things rolling at Ross, it’s fine to keep going that direction. If you do want to stay stateside and you’re okay with a distributive school, LMU is fine too. Your path to a DVM might look a little different between the two options, but both should get you there in the end. I don’t know what LMU’s attrition rate is though. I’d personally prefer to stay stateside just because distance makes things harder, but Ross’s accelerated program will get you through faster. There’s pros and cons to both but I think you’ll likely be fine with either.

 

[bigblubba]

Ross is eligible for federal student loans. It’s also not very much different than most of the stateside vet schools tuition wise.

Your post history suggests a human med interest, and Caribbean vet med is not nearly as stigmatized as Caribbean medical school.

To OP, you’ll get a decent education at either school. If you’re already getting things rolling at Ross, it’s fine to keep going that direction. If you do want to stay stateside and you’re okay with a distributive school, LMU is fine too. Your path to a DVM might look a little different between the two options, but both should get you there in the end. I don’t know what LMU’s attrition rate is though. I’d personally prefer to stay stateside just because distance makes things harder, but Ross’s accelerated program will get you through faster. There’s pros and cons to both but I think you’ll likely be fine with either.

oh yea my bad i thought this was for human med, disregard my info

 

[pp9]

lmu, dont go to carribean. private loans and high tuiton

oh yea my bad i thought this was for human med, disregard my info

Their med school is also eligible for federal loans...but anyways...

I would sit down and math it out and see if the expenses are that different (including money already spent), because that would be the driving factor in my decision making process personally. As a secondary thing, I would hate the distributive model. I would think long and hard about whether or not you want to spend your clinical year(s) hopping all over the place - it's expensive and challenging. The last student I met from a distributive school hadn't been in one place for more than 3-4 weeks at a time. Definitely not right for everyone.