How did that work? Was he essentially a part-time veterinary student?
The fact that you're overseas and it's not working out for you for whatever reason is enough I would think. Don't start making comments about the school not preparing you well.
Family issues depending on what they are, desire for a more challenging curriculum (true story), etc. If you have a genuine concern regarding the quality of your education and its impact on your future, I think schools might take an interest in that. No guarantees, of course.
I am more with minnerbelle on this.... I wouldn't go ahead saying bad things like that about the current vet school....
I'm not saying trash talk the school by any means. I think that if the OP eloquently stated that the end goal is the NAVLE and that the current school doesn't aim to prepare students for that exam, you might have a chance. There is nothing bad about that. Seems like the school isn't worried about NAVLE pass rates, so it's a worthy concern imo. Just a mismatch of the student's ultimate goal and the school's goal for the rest of the students. OP also mentioned other issues too. I would think of this as a better reason to accept a transfer than other reasons I've heard of that worked.
I didn't realize she had successfully transferred! That's awesome
She probably won't check in for the next 3 weeks as she will be taking penn finals while starting mizzou classes. You can pm me whatever questions, and I will make her answer in person and relay the answers, if you want the answers quicker
She probably won't check in for the next 3 weeks as she will be taking penn finals while starting mizzou classes. You can pm me whatever questions, and I will make her answer in person and relay the answers, if you want the answers quicker
It probably varies from school to school, but for my class...the first quarter average was a mid-C, the 2nd and 3rd were low B's I believe. We're different from most schools in that we have mega courses though. You can ace histology questions, but not do well on physio, and you wouldn't know the difference because you only get one grade per quarter. We're allowed to have as low as a D (59.445-69.444%%), but must have a 70% average for all of the graded quarters in a single year (there are 3 quarters that are graded for us). I actually think most of our class gets mid to high C's, but the top 20 or so in our class score really highly and it skews the class average up a bit. Also, our B is a 79.445 and up, so that could be a C at other schools. Grading scales affect things as well.
It wasn't me, but I'll tag @DVMDream in case she didn't get a notification for this post.
Since this thread was made, I've learned that you don't always have to have a compelling or 'good enough' reason to transfer depending on the school. If the school has a chair and you're competitive, they may take you. There are island students who transfer to stateside schools every year solely because they want another chance at IS tuition or no longer want to deal with island life, which don't exactly come across as compelling reasons.
Didn’t transfer from an island school, but I recently transferred to Cornell as a second year. Feel free to ask me any questions!
Definitely this. Some years there aren’t any spots at some schools, other years there are tons. And every year there are a different number of people applying. It’s the most frustrating part of the process—not knowing your chances.
@WildZoo might know, otherwise I’d email admissions.
I've heard of one transfer happening and it was due to extreme extenuating circumstances (illness in the family, student was at an international school), haven't heard of any others. Don't know how many people have tried though.
I'm super happy for her that she doesnt have to retake anatomy 
This would depend on the school you're applying to. Some publish their minimum for a transfer consideration. Best to contact the schools you're interested in.
