Hello! I'm glad this blog has been helping you! As for significant others. I know a lot of people at Ross do have people move down with them. But you do have to understand that since they aren't citizens jobs are extremely limited. Most of the people who were able to maintain their relationships had significant others who were able to teach at the school (school for children of professors and students) or work from home/ take online courses. It is a very busy time and being in a long distance relationship myself at the moment I would admit that while long distance is quite sucky, it does have it's advantages. I'm quite busy almost everyday and don't really have tons of times to enjoy nights out. It's almost easier to set aside an hour a day for skype than being concerned that my significant other isn't bored or resentful about basically putting their life on hold. Everyone's relationships are different though so that's something you have to evaluate personally. 

1)Hello! I think that you really shouldn't be down on yourself because your background seems like you're volunteering a lot of your time to really try and make a difference. Internships do really help make you stand out.If you feel like you aren't competitive academically I would also look into some of the new schools that have opened in the U.S. such as Lincoln Memorial and I believe Arizona recently opened a new school as well in addition to the carribean schools. While it is a risk to apply to veterinary school that are not yet AVMA accredited you would stand to have slightly decreased competition. The school I attend now Atlantic Veterinary College actually has a slightly different way of calculated your academics. They have a list of prerequisites and you pick the 20 courses you want to use to represent yourself and they may help give you a boost in case there were a few classes that you struggled with and brought down your GPA.  

2)Hi. im currently an undergrad science major. my overall gpa is 3.2 ~3.3 ish. im not the best at sciences i get Bs and B-s mostly. do you think i will be able to handle ross' curriculum? i heard it is extremely difficult. Thank you!

Hello! I would agree that Ross does have a very tough curriculum but I would argue almost all veterinary schools do! Currently I'm taking 9 courses and I took 8 courses last semester. You have a lot to learn in a pretty short time period. I didn't have the best marks in undergrad but I think it is really important to re-evaluate your study habits. I was able to make sure I studied 2-3 hours everyday before I had exams and found that to make a world of difference. At the end of the day only you know what you can handle. Hope this helps!

Hello! I'm not sure how long this was asked. Unfortunately I havent been doing well at keeping up to date on this blog. I really love going to school in Canada. All the drugs and courses are equivalent to ones used in the U.S. so i feel like it will be an easy transition when I go back to work. People in Prince Edward Island are some of the nicest people I've ever met and the advantage of being in such a small class size is how available the teachers are. They really care how you're doing and are willing to meet with you as often as you need. I'm not sure if they do exchanges at the AVC but if anything you could do an externship here during your 4th year. The doctors here are amazing and we really are the only place in north america to do any form of Aquaculture veterinary medicine if that's something that interests you.

I would have to completely disagree with that stigma against carribean schools. Ross is AVMA accredited meaning that the American Veterinary Medicine Association has recognized as us as equal after careful evaluation. I think I'm getting a great education here at Ross and have worked with Ross grads in the "real world" A lot of employers recognize that Ross grads are excellent vets and in fact work 10 x harder to prove that we are just as good as US grads. Even the universities that we work with during clinics recognize that we are at the same caliber as their students.Honestly ever since AVMA accreditation I think doubts of our education have dramatically decreased. A lot of our professors have taught in American vet schools and have said that our curriculum is just as intensive if not more since we don't have summer breaks. Honestly getting into vet school is extremely hard and if you turn down any vet school acceptance because of rumors that the education is inadequate that's just silly especially if they are AVMA accredited considering there are some american vet schools that don't have that accreditation.  Hope this helps with your decision! 

Hey!Sorry it's taken me so long to respond but first Congrats on your acceptance to Ross. I think there are a lot of amazing things about Ross, including the hands on animal experience. The close contact with all the professors and overall friendly attitude of the student body.There isn't really the cut-throat competitive behavior you hear about in vet schools.Some not-so-good things about Ross are pretty hard for me to list.The school itself is amazing, it's usually the island that people have a hard time adapting to. The island is trying to increase the safety and that means a lot of police stops and sometimes students can fall victim to be targeted for minor offenses.You're not going to have the comforts of home like fast food restaurants or even a shopping mall. Service runs on island time, but honestly it's a great way to build patience.And a lot of Ross students say " if you can do it in St.Kitts  you can do it anywhere." I've heard of students performing surgeries with headlamps during island blackouts. Making it to school on time during a hurricane warning.Really any crazy thing life wants to throw at you here in St.Kitts will make you a great Vet.

Hope this helps!

I'm at Ross University In St.Kitts and Nevis  in my second year.

Hey! Of course I don't mind answering questions, after all that was one of the main reasons I made this blog.  Honestly GPA and experience are of equal importance for vet school acceptance so it's best to build both of them. I would say above  a 3.0 is a good GPA to aim for minimally . If your GPA is lower than that then it is important to build yourself as a competitive candidate via GRE scores and experience. I have wanted to be a vet since a child and have been  doing summer programs since 13, including a whale and estuaries course, working with show horses and working in a small animal clinic. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean you're behind in experience. First thing I would do is get a job at a clinic. Either as a vet assistant or even as a receptionist. Usually if you tell them that you're interested in becoming a vet they will let you get more involved clinically. In addition to working in a  clinic I would try and get one more unique experience. For me I went to Africa for a month  with Vets-In-the-Wild program with the University of Pretoria. It looked great on my application and was a great experience with wildlife and made me different from the bulk of the candidates.  For the GRE I would aim for at least the 85th percentile. Like the SATs the percentile changes with the time of the year  you take the GRE, so sometimes a score can be ranked higher if taken in Nov. as opposed to taken in May(when a lot of people take the exam). These are all reachable goals as a sophomore. In addition don't forget the importance of recommendations. Try and get at least one from a DVM as usually two or three recommendations are required and a DVM rec is highly valued along with professor recs.

Hope this helps you!!

Hi! That's so exciting you're starting this May! I'm sorry its taken this long to respond.As for study habits I would say study groups are really effective for first semester as well as going to TA sessions or looking through their powerpoints on the student portal.Also past exams can be found on student portal as well for many classes and those are extremely helpful.For my semester the fb group is a great outlet for group discussion on any confusion about notes or class and at Ross everyone is very helpful. Also make sure you go to exam reviews if they are available because like always it is important to make sure you know what questions you've gotten wrong. That being said, everyone has their own study habits. For me I usually try to to do two subjects per day because when I try to do all my classes each day it becomes a little overwhelming. I type my notes in class, so I usually rewrite an outline of my notes. Again this is what works for me, so it might not be best fo you. 

Hope this helps and you have a great first semester at Ross!