Ross University

[RLHoward]

Anyone have any history or know anything about this vet school ?

[MitchParker]

My old vet went to school there. He seemed to like the school and he was a good vet.

[RLHoward]

Thank you .My daughter wants to go there .

[agvet2004]

It is very expensive. The fourth year is typically done at a vet school in the US (expensive as well). Make sure she understands what she is getting into and the financial ramifications. It is very likely her cost (and likely debt unless you are very blessed) will be over $200,000 once she finally has her degree. The median debt for Ross students was recently posted at around $280,000, including tuition, fees, and cost of living on the island. Factor into that the average starting salary of a vet is probably $65,000 right now.

[RLHoward]

Thank you !

[Jmh05]

It is very expensive. The fourth year is typically done at a vet school in the US (expensive as well). Make sure she understands what she is getting into and the financial ramifications. It is very likely her cost (and likely debt unless you are very blessed) will be over $200,000 once she finally has her degree. The median debt for Ross students was recently posted at around $280,000, including tuition, fees, and cost of living on the island. Factor into that the average starting salary of a vet is probably $65,000 right now.

Listen to this guy.

It would be a lot better to go to a US school. Better education, less money and high probability that you will make it through and get licensed. Is a foreign school doable? Yes. Is it risky to go to a foreign school. I think very much so.

[BigRed323]

Stay state side.

In my opinion, no matter how bad you want to be a vet, it's not worth going to Ross because of the amount of debt you come out with. A girl I know went there because she limited her choices of schools to only 1 school and she couldn't get into it. Last I talked to her, she's gonna be 320k in debt when she finishes. And as a vet, that is gonna be hard some hard money to pay back.

I've got a year and half left of school up here at Mizzou. I've enjoyed the program and one great thing about it is that they accept 60 out of state students. To put into perspective, A&M has 10 potential spots for out of state students. Most schools don't have very many open seats for out of state students.

But wait! There's more. After living here for a year and doing a few other requirements, you're allowed to become a Missouri resident and you get to pay in state tuition the last 3 years of school.

But tell her to keep her mind open when applying. A few of my buddies had schools they really wanted to get into, but when they went to interviews, they quickly realized that that wasn't the school for them.

[BeastModeBwhtr]

Don't do it. Two of the last vets at my old clinic went to Ross. They both did their last years at Auburn. One is in it for $285K and the other is $305K. Cost of living there is high (food and housing). They had rolling blacks outs frequently and HIV is pretty prevalent on the island.

[RLHoward]

Thanks for all your inputs . She has applyed twice at A & M . She made it the interviews twice but did not get accepted .I'm not sure what she is going to do now . But I hope this helps her thi king about Ross .

[BigRed323]

Thanks for all your inputs . She has applyed twice at A & M . She made it the interviews twice but did not get accepted .I'm not sure what she is going to do now . But I hope this helps her thi king about Ross .

Like I said, there's 28 or so other schools within the US.

Just cuz you don't get accepted into A&M, doesn't mean your career is over. A degree is a degree.

[agvet2004]

Tell her to try Mizzou, Oklahoma State, and LSU. As said above, some will allow you to claim residency after a year. Even out of state tuition and costs are significantly less than any of the island schools.

[RLHoward]

Thanks for all your inputs !

[Jmh05]

Does your daughter want to do small or large animal medicine?

PM sent.

[Bmfvet]

As others have said, the biggest issue is cost and debt load coming out and being able to pay off the loans. There are some newer private vet schools that are stateside which are in a similar cost range. I've seen some great vets come out of the Caribbean schools and I've seen some fail out their fourth year stateside with a quarter million in debt. If your daughter can be patient, she should keep applying stateside. I had several A&M classmates that applied 3-5 years.

[BeastModeBwhtr]

I'd look at Kansas State as well....I know a girl that got accepted with decent GRE scores and a 3.3 GPA. It can be done, she may need to work on her "bonus" points like community involvement, volunteering at shelters, shadowing vets, working in various aspects of a clinic etc...