First of all...who said you don't have a chance of getting into a vet school in the US?? Your GPA rocks the socks off of others who got in!! I really believe that you could get in. You should seriously take a look at your instate school as well as other schools that accept a lot of OOS students. It can't hurt to apply!! (especially if you are willing to pay for Ross then the extra bit of money it costs for applications shouldn't be that big of a deal- heck you could end up saving a ton by staying in the country!)
Agree!!! 👍 I say shoot for instate first, because there is a LOT more to Ross. You have to consider the living expenses would be at least twice as much as here because everything has to be shipped in. There is a lot more to the Ross price tag than first meets the eye - the expense of living, the expense of the school, and you have to take a big test to even practice in the US. It really isn't that accerated - you still go for three and a half years. Anyway, I think it is worth a shot to apply to your IS, even if you have to wait another year. I understand your anxiety to start and not waste life, but after you graduate from vet school (assuming you are in your twenties or thirties) you could potentially have 40 years to serve as a vet.
At your IS, you will probably accumulate between 35,000-40,000 in expenses (tuition and living). Ross's tuition is 45,000 a year for three semesters. And the cost of plane tickets (unless you plan on staying there all 3 years) to get there, the cost of living, and other factors could build up rapidly.
I seriously considered Ross because I too liked the idea of going early, and I talked to some vets who went there, and it sounds really really cool, and I think it had some unique experiences which would have been good, but I encourage you to try to take the GRE again.
I had a similar GPA to yours, and I started off with a GRE score of 1050, studied the Kaplan math book, and raised it 150 points. It can be done.
Good luck!
