University of Colorado accelerated BSN summer 2013

U.S.A. Colorado

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Hi everyone!

Who else has submitted their application? Due date was October 15th.

I did not realize that an invitational only interview was required! I wish they gave more advanced noticed than October 25th in order to have gotten the best value on a plane ticket.

What are your backgrounds? Are you applying to any other accelerated nursing programs?

I have over 4 years of experience as a medical assistant (college graduate, did not go to school to become MA). I'm happy that this program does not require more prerequisites. Some other accelerated schools around the country require Organic chemistry and Biochemistry! Thankfully I have all my prereqs completed. I do not live in Colorado and I am open to moving anywhere for an accelerated BSN. Other schools I havce applied to so far include UW and SUNY Stony Brook.

Hi oceanblue, please let me know if you find any good apartment complexes in the capitol hill neighborhood! I am looking for an affordable studio apartment but have not had much luck yet!

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eando - I was looking at both of those too! I only know one person in Denver, but he advised me not to live in Aurora because there are a lot of dangerous areas. I'm sure there's good parts as well as bad parts, but that kind of scared me away! I have been looking into places in Denver - farther from campus but hopefully safer :/

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Luce8888, we'll be visiting at the end of March to sign a lease for mid-April- beginning of May and will definitely keep you posted if I find a good place! That area is a mix of apartment buildings and converted Victorian homes. I've been scouting Craigslist which has been pretty helpful. It takes a bit of digging to find the affordable apartments, but I have come across some affordable studios (under $650). There are some good options to sublet too; it would be a pain to move in the middle of the program but might be worth considering if you can't afford to take an extra trip out and want some time to explore the region. I personally am not a fan of the suburbs but some of the cities around Denver (Northglenn, Littleton, Westminster, Englewood) are more reasonable than downtown if you're willing to deal with the commute.

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oceanblue52,

thanks for the info! Just knowing the names of these neighborhoods are a great help, I am so clueless and google maps can be difficult to tell sometimes!

luce8888,

I have heard that Aurora is not the best place to live in. Trying to decide if I would rather live super close to campus or live a bit further out... I wonder how our class schedules will be like, but I imagine they will be pretty early everyday

anyways, have you planned when you will move out to colorado?

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I will confirm that Aurora isn't the greatest in the are surrounding UCH. The nicer parts are in the southeast portion of the city (Southlands that I mentioned earlier is in that area). There are two neighborhoods just west of UCH that are newer and on the nicer / safer side, but they're mostly houses (at least when I moved away ~18mo ago). Stapleton is to the west and northwest and Lowry is to the southwest. Stapleton is built where DIA use to be and Lowry is built on the former Lowry AFB and there are some buildings that are in the old hangars. (Both of these neighborhoods are in the area of Colfax and Quebec roughly if that helps at all...not sure if it does). I would also recommend trying to stay away from Montbello too.

If there are any other neighborhood questions, just ask. I lived downtown for two years, by the airport for another two, and worked all over the metro Denver area.

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eando, have you found an apartment?

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hsant,

no i haven't yet >

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KAR813

thank you so much for posting this information for us!

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No problem! I wish I could have remembered the name of the decent apartment complexes that our USAF buddies lived in (and the bad ones too) while we were all stationed there. Googling Buckley AFB apartments or something similar might help too since base is just a few miles east of UCH. Don't hesitate to ask about places on the area - I learned the hard way to ask around about housing in Denver. I ended up living in an OKish area downtown, however the longer I lived there the more I found reasons to move...do miss the Soopers a block away though.

Enjoy your time there and take a little time out to enjoy the area - there's ALWAYS something to do.

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eando, there is an apartment complex near green valley ranch , lakecrest at gateway.

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hsant,

thank you for letting me know :) i checked it out but i think green valley ranch is a bit too far since i don't have a car, but thank you!!

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does anybody know when the financial aid packet will arrive for the summer start program?

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