[B2728]

Did anyone on here apply to the Duquesne 2nd degree program this year? Or is anyone currently going through the program?

If yes to either - how was the application process? How difficult was it to get accepted? If you're currently in it - how is the program? Do you think you're being prepared well? Is it worth the cost?

Thanks!
B

[MollyDee]

I recently got accepted to the Duquesne 2nd degree accelerated BSN program starting Fall 08, and am planning on attending..!!... very excited.
I have no idea what I was competing against, but I feel with acceptance rates being what they are these days with most nursing programs (especially accelerated programs), I feel grateful and lucky to have gotten in, and am really looking forward to going this fall! The only thing I would say is that their application due date was a lot earlier than most programs, and they let you know if you were accepted within a month of the due date! It's nice to know this early what I will be doing in the Fall...

[B2728]

MollyDee,

Curious - what was your first degree in? Did you have all the pre-requisites from your first degree or did you have to take some before applying? If so, where did you take them?

Thanks!!
Brandy

[MollyDee]

I have a BS in Exercise Science from Syracuse... I had most of my prereqs already done with that degree, but I had to take Microbiology (at a local community college, I am living in CA right now) and I am taking Pharmacology online through Duquesne this summer.
I think that Duquesne's program is definitely worth the price... it's almost half the price of some of the other private California schools I was looking at, and cost of living in Pittsburgh is very inexpensive compared to other areas in the country. And you really can't beat that it's a 12 month program... I'll be a nurse by next year!