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Thanks, finnerma!!
ZPearl- CONGRATS!!!!!! Do you start in August??
ZPearl- CONGRATS!!!!!! Do you start in August??
I HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN ACCEPTED TO ST. GEORGE UNIVERSITY!!!!!!!!
Still waiting to hear back from the US schools I applied to. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Thanks, finnerma!!
ZPearl- CONGRATS!!!!!! Do you start in August??
The main reason I'm into SGU is their Master's of Conservation Medicine degree. I am super excited about having that program alongside my veterinary program. My interview is a week and a day from now (counting down...) and I'm so excited about it.
Congrats to all the acceptances thus far and, to all those waiting, I can't wait to find out if we're going to be potential classmates!
make sure you really chat up the people running that program before you sign on, i know a few people who realized after advising sessions that it wasn't going to get them where they wanted and dropped it.
Ouch. Do you know their reasoning behind dropping it specifically? I've been talking to the people for a few years now so all seems good at this moment.
something to do with being told it sets you up for more of a management desk job, and this girl wanted zoo med on the front lines. i also heard something about a halt on the africa part of the program, although you'd have to officially confirm that (too much cost for too few students?)
any how, not discouraging you by any means, just making sure it is what you want from it before you have to pay for it!
I am at SGU and love it. The reason that I didn't apply to Ross was because of the shorter time meant very short breaks. I had 5 weeks off for christmas and that didn't feel like long enough. I couldn't imagine only 2 weeks. I need the break from school to not get burnt out. Good Luck and I hope to see you at SGU in the fall!!
The drop out rate at Ross has been discussed a lot in this forum. I think you have a very biased opinion about Ross. They do not make a bell curve to fail people. That is just ridiculous. From what has been said on this forum, it seems that you are more "on your own" when it comes to academic success (that's not to say the professors are terrible and don't want to help, I'm sure they are just as a great at state side professors). You also need to consider that being in a totally new world takes a lot of adjustment, and all the while you are thrown into vet school, which is hard and challenging no matter the school. Some people just can't make the two changes at once, and unfortunately decide to leave or cannot pass their exams.Ross is pretty awful. They accept too many students on purpose, most probably for the money. Then because of the large class, all the students are placed on a bell curve. Those at the lower end of the curve, regardless if you have pretty good grades, fail out of Ross. That explains their unusually large failing rate for veterinary school. On top of that, the accelerated program makes everything much more stressful and less satisfactory learning environment.
SGU on the otherhand is great. Unlike normal vet schools, if you fail one class for whatever reason you only have to retake that one class, instead of the whole semester. You also do your 4th year at practically any US vet school of your choice. On top of that they have a VERY high passing rate for the Navle and state exams.
My interview was by a graduate from the school who just sent SGU his notes + an essay you have to write just before the interview. It was low stress so I feel like if you got an interview, you have a good chance. I got accepted for Aug 2012 and will be attending if the US schools I applied to rejected me. So far, of the schools I interviewed with UF rejected me and I'll know from Auburn tomorrow. And I have an interview with Virginia in March and I'm waiting on an interview invite from UPenn too. Assuming those fall through, I'm stoked for going to SGU.
How do you all feel about a possible stigma about going to a carribean vet school over one from the US?
The drop out rate at Ross has been discussed a lot in this forum. I think you have a very biased opinion about Ross. They do not make a bell curve to fail people. That is just ridiculous. From what has been said on this forum, it seems that you are more "on your own" when it comes to academic success (that's not to say the professors are terrible and don't want to help, I'm sure they are just as a great at state side professors). You also need to consider that being in a totally new world takes a lot of adjustment, and all the while you are thrown into vet school, which is hard and challenging no matter the school. Some people just can't make the two changes at once, and unfortunately decide to leave or cannot pass their exams.
SGU and Ross both have match programs for students to attend selected US veterinary schools for their 4th year of clinics. You are not guaranteed your first choice, so don't get your hopes up of eventually winding up at your IS school.
Both Ross and SGU are great schools. I really hope people take the post I am commenting on with a grain of salt..
Those of us who have been researching the options in the Caribbean (well at least me) definitely took this with salt. To me the biggest reason Ross is below SGU on my list is cost. Ross is much more expensive than SGU according to the COA spreadsheets. For those looking for a blog similar to Doctor in the Sand about life at Ross try this one: http://mydvmvacation.blogspot.com/The drop out rate at Ross has been discussed a lot in this forum. I think you have a very biased opinion about Ross. They do not make a bell curve to fail people. That is just ridiculous. From what has been said on this forum, it seems that you are more "on your own" when it comes to academic success (that's not to say the professors are terrible and don't want to help, I'm sure they are just as a great at state side professors). You also need to consider that being in a totally new world takes a lot of adjustment, and all the while you are thrown into vet school, which is hard and challenging no matter the school. Some people just can't make the two changes at once, and unfortunately decide to leave or cannot pass their exams.
SGU and Ross both have match programs for students to attend selected US veterinary schools for their 4th year of clinics. You are not guaranteed your first choice, so don't get your hopes up of eventually winding up at your IS school.
Both Ross and SGU are great schools. I really hope people take the post I am commenting on with a grain of salt..
I just hit submit for my application. I applied for January 2013. I'm so nervous... so now I'm just ranting. Has anyone ever got in that had to retake a class? Also, I have yet to take my GRE, scheduled for March. I have a 3.3 GPA so a high GRE would really help. Once again sooo nervous. Also the documentation, copy of the passport, and photograph with the conformation page, did everyone just mail that, or did anyone email that in? This is the only school I want to go to! Okay, ranting again. Good luck everyone else as well and congratulations if you already got in!
So...my interview is tomorrow everyone. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Those that did interview - did you write out a practice essay before hand? I've always been really good at writing and expressing myself so I haven't done it yet for fear it would just stress me out more haha
Those of us who have been researching the options in the Caribbean (well at least me) definitely took this with salt. To me the biggest reason Ross is below SGU on my list is cost. Ross is much more expensive than SGU according to the COA spreadsheets. For those looking for a blog similar to Doctor in the Sand about life at Ross try this one: http://mydvmvacation.blogspot.com/
So...my interview is tomorrow everyone. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Those that did interview - did you write out a practice essay before hand? I've always been really good at writing and expressing myself so I haven't done it yet for fear it would just stress me out more haha
Those of us who have been researching the options in the Caribbean (well at least me) definitely took this with salt. To me the biggest reason Ross is below SGU on my list is cost. Ross is much more expensive than SGU according to the COA spreadsheets. For those looking for a blog similar to Doctor in the Sand about life at Ross try this one: http://mydvmvacation.blogspot.com/
also, be careful not to be fooled by the "7 semesters in 2.5 years." if all you care about is getting your DVM 6 months earlier, then that's fine, but the "normal" DVM curriculum is 6 pre-clinical semesters, not 7. so you're stuck with an additional 4 months of classroom time and the extra cost that comes with those (I believe tuition is $15k per semester so add in cost of living and you're easily now at $25-30k extra just for one semester).
good luck! you'll be fine! and no, i didnt practice the essays. it's just something small at the end, and you get to pick from 3 topics. i think the one i chose was about a mentor? dont worry about it
Wow I wasn't even asked my weaknesses. My interviewer and I talked about scuba diving for like most of the time period lol
I have a few bad points on my transcript. I think that's why they asked. I only got to talk about my experiences for a little bit and was kind of sad about that. Hoping they like just looking at my resume
Don't be worried. I have a few "C"s here and there that he pointed out. He also noticed I dropped a class. But he was really cool about it. He was like "oh an C in organic chemistry... no big deal.... Oh you dropped Vertebrate Physiology? I don't see why you took that class anyway haha"... So maybe you won't do as bad as you think. I really feel like the weighed portion of the interview was the essay... And you did well on that. So no worries!
Is the essay mainly judged on whether or not you can write under pressure/in a short period of time?
I applied for August 2012 and had my interview on Feb 11th! Waiting to hear back and was wondering what other people's time frame after the interview was.
I'm anxious and ready to stop waiting! Haha
Just got my second email from Krista letting me know who/where my interview is. Its near Manhattan, KS with a DVM graduate, about a 9 hour drive for me. How long do you think I have before the interview should be done? I am super busy with grad school and spring break might be my next option, mid March.
Not sure but as Zpearl is saying, don't worry about it. After I left I realized I didn't even indent my paragraphs... yea! And I got my acceptance e-mail about a week later.
Just got my second email from Krista letting me know who/where my interview is. Its near Manhattan, KS with a DVM graduate, about a 9 hour drive for me. How long do you think I have before the interview should be done? I am super busy with grad school and spring break might be my next option, mid March.
I feel kinda silly for asking when I would hear last night now...
Got my acceptance email this afternoon!!!
I'm wait listed for Oregon State (as an out of state student) but am pretty positive I'll be going to SGU!!! Yay!!!
Hey jmo1012- when did you apply to SGU and when did you get accepted? Did you apply to other schools too? If so, how long did you wait before accepting SGU?? Thanks