Slow VO = one that processes your application in more than 7 months. Plus, VOs aren't even everything, your own documentation can bring complexity that could impact your speed too. Best if you assume a COPR after 6 months and enjoy this journey. Post ITA life can be a bit fatiguing if you don't take care of yourself through this partSeeing the progress on all your applications and not even medical or biometrics updated on mine, makes me think that my "good" luck got me assigned to a slow VO