Ross Questions

[jake213]

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I was accepted into the Jan 2006 class and just had a couple of questions before I made up my mind. I was told at the interview that most classes have around 200-300 students but when I looked at the match list for residency there were only about 150 listed. Did that many people drop out or get kicked out? I was also wondering if a step 1 USMLE review course is offered or if it is strictly independent studying? I have heard stories of students getting down there and not being able to pass step 1 and being stuck. How helpful and open are the teachers to helping students? Also, how big of a change is the island life? I have traveled out of the country before so it wouldn't be something completely new to me.

 

[Mom2five]

I was accepted into the Jan 2006 class and just had a couple of questions before I made up my mind. I was told at the interview that most classes have around 200-300 students but when I looked at the match list for residency there were only about 150 listed. Did that many people drop out or get kicked out? I was also wondering if a step 1 USMLE review course is offered or if it is strictly independent studying? I have heard stories of students getting down there and not being able to pass step 1 and being stuck. How helpful and open are the teachers to helping students? Also, how big of a change is the island life? I have traveled out of the country before so it wouldn't be something completely new to me.

Search this forum...lots of info about Ross. Also do a search on posts I've made. I've written about our experience. I do know that not everyone reports to Ross their residency placement...it's not a requirement...don't know why some would choose not to??

Classes do dwindle...students have to repeat a class, decide island life is not for them, family emergency causes them to quit, or just can't handle the work, etc. You don't sit for Step I while on the island so you'd never be "stuck" down there. After Dominica you go to Miami and then can take Step I.

Ross has a review course in Miami (assuming they still do) and I haven't heard great things about it. I know students who took it and still failed Step I. But is that because the course isn't good or would they have failed no matter what??? That is what is hard to know. Just study hard while on the island and if you are doing well in your classes and on shelf exams then you can feel pretty confident that you can handle studying independently for Step I. If you struggle to pass the coursework and do not beat the means for the shelf exams then you may need to take a review course for Step. Does that make sense???

 

[McGillGrad]

Search this forum...lots of info about Ross. Also do a search on posts I've made. I've written about our experience. I do know that not everyone reports to Ross their residency placement...it's not a requirement...don't know why some would choose not to??

Classes do dwindle...students have to repeat a class, decide island life is not for them, family emergency causes them to quit, or just can't handle the work, etc. You don't sit for Step I while on the island so you'd never be "stuck" down there. After Dominica you go to Miami and then can take Step I.

Ross has a review course in Miami (assuming they still do) and I haven't heard great things about it. I know students who took it and still failed Step I. But is that because the course isn't good or would they have failed no matter what??? That is what is hard to know. Just study hard while on the island and if you are doing well in your classes and on shelf exams then you can feel pretty confident that you can handle studying independently for Step I. If you struggle to pass the coursework and do not beat the means for the shelf exams then you may need to take a review course for Step. Does that make sense???

You only earn a residency spot if you successfully pass all classes in the first two years, pass (and preferably score high) on step 1, and then enter the match after the two step 2's and your LOR's. That would explain why only about 150 out of a possible 200-300 earn a residency per year.

Mom2five explained it well, and it really comes down to two things; your determination and your actions. If you are determined and work harder than you have ever worked then you will have little in your way.

 

[GaidenX]

Hi Jake, good luck to you. I am applying and hope to get into the September 2006 class at Ross University. I have a lot of friends who are about to graduate and applying for residency programs now. The majority of them got in the 90th percentile on their USMLE board scores. Some took review courses and others just studied independently. Their experiences on the island have been positive overall. I recently attended an Information Seminar at Ross University and at the end of the presentation I felt very positive about the school overall. I am looking forward to applying and starting. I wish I could start right now. If you decide to go down there, please share your experience with us if you get a chance. Thanks

I was accepted into the Jan 2006 class and just had a couple of questions before I made up my mind. I was told at the interview that most classes have around 200-300 students but when I looked at the match list for residency there were only about 150 listed. Did that many people drop out or get kicked out? I was also wondering if a step 1 USMLE review course is offered or if it is strictly independent studying? I have heard stories of students getting down there and not being able to pass step 1 and being stuck. How helpful and open are the teachers to helping students? Also, how big of a change is the island life? I have traveled out of the country before so it wouldn't be something completely new to me.