Anyone from Regis College?

Calalilly, congrats!! We will have to exchange info as well. I remember they told me in the interview, but do either of you know how many people are going to be in our program? For some reason 32 sticks out in my mind, but I'm not sure...

Anyway, very happy to meet you guys here and know some people before orientation! Maybe we can all get together this summer (after u graduate, Jennifer) and hang out to discuss stuff before orientation? I'll be more than happy to host a little get together at my apartment if you guys want!

Congrats again calalilly!! =)

I actually...now that you say it... don't know the average size of our class either... although I think it is a little bigger than 32, but I honestly have no idea.

As far as meeting this summer before orientation to get to know each other and discuss/chat about stuff I would LOVE to do that sometime after I graduate, which is mid May so well before orientation anyway. That would be fun! And comforting to get to have some familiar faces and chat.

Jennifer -

I just called Regis and registered for the 2 prereqs today - BOTH in Summer Session I. I decided to take the Ethics course on MW 530-9, and the Development course is on TuTh 5-8. It's going to be a crappy commute for me, but it's only 6 weeks so I can deal. I just wanted to let you know because I know you were thinking about taking your prereqs there as well. Let me know what you end up deciding because maybe we can be summer classmates

Heyy Pamela

Those are exactly the ones that I am doing in Summer Session I (those times too ) I haven't called to register yet, but that is on my to-do list for this week so yay!

Looks like we will def be seeing each other before orientation!

Hi girls I am so excited for you!!! I should have applied to Regis damn it!! I am still on the wait list for MGHIHP and have not heard from Simmons..ughhhh!!!!!

Jennifer, I know we had chatted before. I know you applied to MGHIHP, but did you apply to NEU as well? They only had 24 spots, I applied on the last day possible, not knowing it was rolling admission. So I got a nice rejection e-mail from them and the rejection letter is on its way!

Congrats on your acceptance and decision to go to Regis!!
I can't deal with waiting for MGHIHP and Simmons...UGHH
Does anyone know if/when the wait list will move at MGHIHP??? :-)

Regis has rolling admission, but in an interesting way--there is an early decision deadline and then no other deadline. I only applied the last week of february (less than a month ago!) and found out I got in the second week of march (it's a very fast process). If you're up for it and interested there is still time to apply!

I did apply to NEU...I also got rejected. I was pretty disappointed in their whole process as I'm sure a lot of people were. I didn't even know they had so few spots!

I would assume they would be letting people off the MGH waitlist soon if they have open spots since deposits had to be in last week. But I don't know any specifics.

I hope you hear soon! Good luck!

FYI for all future Regis students for Fall 09 ..

I made a new thread today under "Regis College Incoming Students for Fall 2009!" for all of us who are starting there in fall. Please feel free to start leaving questions/comments there! Thanks

all if i could just add this---100% NCLEX pass rate has more to do with the type of students that are enrolled, not necessarily the instructors/instruction. If you have competitive, top notch students with whom failure is not an option, then you will have high NCLEX pass rates. think about it.

I'm not exactly sure who was disputing what about the NCLEX within this thread ... buuut, if a school accepts students who are "competitive, top notch" then that says a lot about the school, does it not?

Not that you're not right in what you said, but the type of students that a program/school takes on has a LOT to do with the overall program instructors and instruction given. You can have Ivy League students, but if they aren't taught the material and concepts correctly in order to pass the exam, then the student's academic record and overall resume, no matter how great, won't matter.

As a GM student at Regis College who is in the class that achieved the 100% NCLEX pass rate, I have to respond to this.
In response to :"If a school accepts students who are "competitive, top notch" then that says a lot about the school, does it not?"
Regis accepts everyone into the GM nursing program. If you educate yourself, you will find that Regis has experienced financial crisis. I know two people who were accepted into the GM program after applying two weeks before the fall semester commenced, had no GRE scores, and low GPAs from their previous course work. Don't take my word for it, please observe the student body once classes begin. Regis wants and needs your money and they know that the non serious students will fail Professional Nursing, Pharmacology, or Medical Surgical Nursing. Take a good look because you will lose 5-10 classmates in the course of the first two semesters...This is a very expensive lesson to learn!
In response to: "the type of students that a program/school takes on has a LOT to do with the overall program instructors and instruction given. You can have Ivy League students, but if they aren't taught the material and concepts correctly in order to pass the exam, then the student's academic record and overall resume, no matter how great, won't matter."

Before addressing this comment, please allow me to preface my response with this information: the same instructors who teach the GM students also teach the undergraduate BSN program. The BSN program at Regis College had the lowest NCLEX scores in the state of Massachusetts. I can speak on behalf of my entire class when I say that we all passed the NCLEX because we taught ourselves the concepts. Regis had nothing to do with it! If you plan on relying on the instructors and the concepts covered in class, you will not make it past Professional Nursing!

If I can offer you any advice it would be:
1. Form study groups and outline each chapter in the nursing courses. The science courses were very straight forward. Do not rely on what the instructor goes over or the powerpoints presented in class. Each exam will cover 10-17 chapters, depending upon which class you are taking, and you are expected to know ALL the info in the book.

2. Invest in NCLEX study guides ASAP! These will become your best friend.. The Saunders NCLEX prep and the entire ATI series of prep books will help you tremendously!

3. Stick together as a class... You are about to embark on a very difficult and frustrating journey...The experience cannot be fully understood until you have gone through it yourself! It does not matter who finishes first...Be there for each other!

There are many problems which exist within the nursing program at this school; however, I am sure that every school has their own problems. Remember, you have a degree and you know what needs to be done to achieve success. If you begin to feel discouraged, remember it is probably not you, it is more than likely the school. The faculty that you find so charming may not be as helpful by mid semester...Work hard and if you make it through spring semester, the hard part is over!

My class is very approachable...If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Good luck : )