Pros for SGU:
-traditional curriculum - aka 4 years, 2 semesters per year for the 1st 3 years then clinics (Ross has 7 pre-clinical semesters)
-summers off and a 4-5 week winter break (no spring or fall break, relatively few days off in general with 1 in the fall and 3-4 in the spring)
-"cheaper" than Ross - again, you're paying for one less semester technically
-smaller class size - roughly 100 per class
-Grenada sounds like it's generally a safer country (though I've heard a lot of conflicting things)
-SGU is a much much bigger campus because we have a med school, liberal arts program, and multiple masters degrees offered in addition to the DVM campus
-because there are thousands of SGU students on the island, i think there are more "benefits" for SGU students
-we have a bus system that allows students to live off campus without needing a car
-much more international (students come from around the world even though a majority come from the US and Canada)
-international 4th year opportunities
-lots of club opportunities
-the school is very supportive and wants students to do well (i've heard more weeder-type comments about Ross
-strong alumni relations
-excellent team of faculty (though we have our weaknesses just like everyone else)
-we have mini-clinics in 6th term that serve as a little warm up for whats to come. great way to get hands on practice and a great "reminder" of some of the stuff we did earlier on in the curriculum
-you can live off campus from the beginning or stay on for as long as you'd like (or as long as you can lottery for a new contract)
there are many others, but this is what i can think of while multi-tasking on clinics right now haha
Cons: [only looking at things specifically an issue for SGU, not generally or for both school - i.e. its expensive to fly to Grenada, but it's also expensive to fly to St. Kitts]
-we definitely have some weak areas in our curriculum (course-wise), and i think we probably have a higher turnover rate for professors just given the location (and university politics)
-surgical experience is...minimal? it definitely doesn't compare to ross and some of the other schools pre-clinical experience, but is only slightly below average for most schools. we went through a class size growth and i dont think we've really come up with a solution yet for surgical experience (it was minimal before the increase, but exactly the same or better than some of the US schools)
-we have to pay stupid taxes at the airport and on shipped goods - they definitely target students more
-our facilities weren't designed to handle the increased class size. we handle it, but maybe not in the best manners