St. George’s Vet School

[Snack_Attack_305]

I'm an pre-vet undergraduate student who applied to veterinary school this past cycle. So far I have been accepted to St. George's vet school, but rejected by all the schools in the US. I wanted to know if someone could help me understand if St. George's presents graduating DVM students the same opportunities as the ones who graduate from schools in the US. (IK the school is accredited, I'm more so worried about being competitive in finding a job or residency). Is it worth taking a gap year and applying again or should I just go to St. George's? Additionally, some say that St. George's is a more expensive option than other schools, but the tuition is about the same and the government allows for federal loans, so if someone could please explain to me in what sense it is more expensive I would greatly appreciate it!!

Thanks for the help

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[battie]

I'm more so worried about being competitive in finding a job or residency

This is a non-issue with today's current market for sure (as far as getting a job). There's way less of a stigma for island students overall. Even in regards to residency and internship, it's not a hindrance per se. Maybe more difficult to network? Hard to say. An SGU student would be better suited for that question. I believe @twelvetigers may be a good resource!!

someone could please explain to me in what sense it is more expensive

It's 200k in just tuition alone. So it is automatically more expensive than the majority of in state options and the schools that let you switch residency. Then you have to consider the cost of attendance. Travel to and from the island, food, rent, supplies in general, etc. Depending on how that goes, you could be potentially pushing 250-300k. Then through in the non-subsidized interest. It adds up. Check out the AAVMC tuition guide. It gives SGU average debt being 301k at graduation. Pretty significant chunk of change
More than my vet school would have been as an out of state student had i paid full price. (Cost Comparison Tool - AAVMC)

 

[twelvetigers]

This is a non-issue with today's current market for sure (as far as getting a job). There's way less of a stigma for island students overall. Even in regards to residency and internship, it's not a hindrance per se. Maybe more difficult to network? Hard to say. An SGU student would be better suited for that question. I believe @twelvetigers may be a good resource!!

It's 200k in just tuition alone. So it is automatically more expensive than the majority of in state options and the schools that let you switch residency. Then you have to consider the cost of attendance. Travel to and from the island, food, rent, supplies in general, etc. Depending on how that goes, you could be potentially pushing 250-300k. Then through in the non-subsidized interest. It adds up. Check out the AAVMC tuition guide. It gives SGU average debt being 301k at graduation. Pretty significant chunk of change
More than my vet school would have been as an out of state student had i paid full price. (Cost Comparison Tool - AAVMC)

I went to OK State so... may be you are mixing me up with someone else? Or you just think I'm helpful in general? Lol

 

[battie]

I went to OK State so... may be you are mixing me up with someone else? Or you just think I'm helpful in general? Lol

I did!! I was thinking @allygator13 cause they have a tiger profile pic lololol

 

[allygator13]

I'm an pre-vet undergraduate student who applied to veterinary school this past cycle. So far I have been accepted to St. George's vet school, but rejected by all the schools in the US. I wanted to know if someone could help me understand if St. George's presents graduating DVM students the same opportunities as the ones who graduate from schools in the US. (IK the school is accredited, I'm more so worried about being competitive in finding a job or residency). Is it worth taking a gap year and applying again or should I just go to St. George's? Additionally, some say that St. George's is a more expensive option than other schools, but the tuition is about the same and the government allows for federal loans, so if someone could please explain to me in what sense it is more expensive I would greatly appreciate it!!

Thanks for the help

In general you will have the same career opportunities as a stateside student, but it can be harder to make early connections with specialists at academic institutions that have residencies. I didn't make solid connections in my field until my 4th year when I was rotating at a stateside school, but I don't think that hindered my application overall and I still ended up at my first choice residency when all was said and done. That being said, if you know early in your schooling what your goal is, you can spend time during summers doing externships with specialists in your area of interest (COVID allowing, of course) or during 4th year at other schools to help network.

 

[honeypot999]

@allygator13 Do you know how likely it is to get pulled off a SGU waitlist for fall? SGU isn't doing ranking so I have no idea where I am

 

[allygator13]

@allygator13 Do you know how likely it is to get pulled off a SGU waitlist for fall? SGU isn't doing ranking so I have no idea where I am

No I'm not sure how many people they put on waitlists or how many people get pulled off.... I do know that one of my classmates got pulled off the list literally a week to days before our first semester started so it can be pretty late.