Augusta Tech Fall 2012

U.S.A. Georgia

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Hey, just posting to see if anyone else is applying for the Fall 2012 nursing program at Augusta Tech, GA.Louise.

So I finally talked to someone helpful today...and according to her decisions will be made by next week. She said that if everything goes as planned we should all know whether we were accepted or not by the end of next week.

Gosh, I should certainly hope so! I will need time to give my job notice as well as make certain other arrangements. I had no idea they were going to drag it out like this! I am still hopeful of getting in, but there are so many applicants with good GPA's and PAX scores I may not.

Well, I just decided to call and see what they would tell me. The woman I spoke with sounded extremely frustrated to be asked if there was any information. She told me that all they had been told is that they were still ranking the competitive programs and the decisions would be made some time in July. I asked would you be notified if you did NOT make it in and she stated the affirmative on that. She said that we would be notified in both letter format and also on our Smartweb accounts. I guess what will be will be. I am tired of worrying about it!

I really can't decide what to do anymore. Between messing us all around like this and their accreditation status still all up in the air I'm not sure if I will go there anymore if I get accepted.

Has anyone applied anywhere else and heard a response? I'm thinking the same thing. Their program just is not together. And if they don't get their accreditation I feel like it may be a lost cause.

I think I'm going to apply for the CNL master's program at MCG for next Fall. I have a BA degree already and most of the pre-reqs done. My hubby is army so we may be moving next summer which is the only reason I applied for the ADN program in the first place so I wouldn't have to stay behind here for long. I'm frustrated.

I do think Aiken Tech has an ADN program that starts Spring and Fall semster so it's worth looking there too. I know that they had their acceptance letters last week.

So...what exactly happens if you complete the ADN program at Augusta Tech and they're not re-accredited yet??

It is my understanding that they had the initial accreditation and I know the GA BON has them listed as an approved nursing school for Georgia. However, for some reason they did not get the full national accreditation when they were inspected this past fall. Their website states they will be pursuing this accreditation in the future. I was told by different folks though.... that if they did not get nationally accredited before current students graduate that it would not be retroactive and those that graduated with it like it is now would be out of luck.

I also am not too sure on what I want to do. I am thinking of just checking into Aiken Tech. I have heard some stuff about their program that wasn't too encouraging also. But they are at least accredited. The only other option would be to go for the LPN to BSN program at ASU, which if I were to do that would require more pre-reqs. Frankly, I am tired of going to school and don't want to go any longer than I have to. I have an elderly parent at home and a full plate as it is now. The last thing I need is to have to take several more classes before I can even go from LPN to RN!

Check your smartweb emails!

Got my acceptance yesterday and also got in at Aiken, dont know what to do. The lack of accreditation at Augusta tech scares me, but they are a lot closer to me and finish a semester earlier. What kind of negative things have you heard about Aiken?

Please help, dont know which route to go :(

I got in too :-). Sigshane, I don't know what to do either. Being a nurse is all I've dreamed about and being an army wife it's the first time I've even had the chance to apply to a nursing school. It means nothing though if they don't get accredited and I can't work out of state.I don't know what to do either.

I also got accepted. I am going to go ahead and attend. I checked the GA BON website and the school is an approved nursing school for the state and has the "initial" accreditation and I am willing to bet that since their LPN program IS nationally accredited the ADN program will be also. I think they inspect once a year and if that is the case they would go back to inspect in March of 2013. I can't help but feel that anything that caused them not to pass for national accreditation would be corrected at this point.

From what has been explained to me.. since I live in Georgia and the odds of me leaving here are almost non-existent, there shouldn't be a problem. I will also make the statement that since I graduated LPN school in 2009 I have worked in three different places.. the current one for the last two years. NONE of them ever asked me what school I attended. The only thing they WERE concerned about was obtaining a copy of my nursing licensure. So if I am able to sit for the GA BON and obtain licensure here, I don't see a problem with me getting employment as a RN here. Perhaps I am wrong, but this is the way I look at it.

The only other option is for me to enter a BSN program, which would require me to take yet MORE core classes and then play the waiting game once again to see if I get in after that is finished. Maybe I am wrong in looking at it this way and if it turns out to be the wrong decision I will have to deal with it I guess.

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