Questions of Accelerated and NYU

njxcrush18 · Dec 17, 2004

Hey kids---hope everyone is doing well.

o.k. so i'm applying to a few nursing programs for my bsn (i already have a degree in bio)....NYU, Downstate (SUNY) and Stont Brook....all three of which are accelerated..and Rutgers.

question:

NYU and Rutgers offer better programs, or am I wrong?

How was NYU's accelerated?

How was Downstates?

(i don't ask of stont brook b/c honestly..i don't want to go...i applied as an effort to increase my odds of getting in school next year. hey...i'm from jersey...its way too far out in LI for me;)

Lastly...of those who went to NYU....how do you get aid?? to be honest...i really want to go there! but right now i work full-tim making 35 a yr..which i'm sure matters at any other school..except NYU is private and expensive, right?

what should i do? i won't find out if i'm accepted until may...and all scholarships i've seen require you to already be in school.

ANY advice would be appreciated!

aruray · Dec 17, 2004

I'd go to Rutgers. Dont know anyone who went there but I think its one of the better schools. Ive been to their campus tho, nice facility with nice clinical sites and a respectable faculty. I'd be weary of NYU because teach a "holistic" approach into nursing(or so I heard). I dont believe in that kind of stuff, but thats just me.

aruray · Dec 17, 2004

I'd go to Rutgers. Dont know anyone who went there but I think its one of the better schools. Ive been to their campus tho, nice facility with nice clinical sites and a respectable faculty. I'd be weary of NYU because teach a "holistic" approach into nursing(or so I heard). I dont believe in that kind of stuff, but thats just me.

bigmona · Dec 19, 2004

i am originally from jersey too but go to university of maryland in baltimore. i think the reason i chose not to go to rutgers was b/c it wasn't nlnac approved or something to that effect, and i wanted to go on and get my master's. though that situation may have changed by now.

have you called the school financial aid office about scholarships and grants? what about hospitals in the area that pay for part of your tuition if you agree to work with them for a while?

and about nyu teaching "holistic" nursing - holism is what nursing is all about and doesn't necessarily mean alternative or complementary medicine. i don't know what nyu specifically teaches in their curriculum, but i've heard very good things about the university in general.

aruray · Dec 19, 2004

i am originally from jersey too but go to university of maryland in baltimore. i think the reason i chose not to go to rutgers was b/c it wasn't nlnac approved or something to that effect, and i wanted to go on and get my master's. though that situation may have changed by now.
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from rutgers website:

the undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing are accredited by the commission on collegiate nursing education and the commission on colleges and universities of the middle states association of colleges and secondary schools. the college is approved by the new jersey state board of nursing and is a member of the council of baccalaureate and higher degree programs of the national league for nursing and the american association of colleges of nursing.

nln accreditation since 1956!

SBUalum03 · Dec 20, 2004

SBU has a very respected Nursing Program, and it's very difficult to get in. I graduated with a BA in Psych. and even that was a competitive program. However, the distance is a problem and that's why I did not choose to apply to their Nursing Program. I have a friend who is in the accelerated program and she loves it. You have to be committed to this program full-time and that includes living in Long Island. The best thing about this program is that its cheap because its a SUNY school. Good Luck in which ever program you choose.