USN ABSN July 2011

U.S.A. Nevada

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Hello All!

Has anyone on here applied to the ABSN at USN for the July 2011 cohort? I applied a few weeks ago, and I am just waiting to hear when my interview date will be. Just curious if anyone else has received an interview date yet or been accepted/denied yet?

I want to know everything. I was thinking of applying but now I have mixed feelings based on what I've read.

Tex201. I'm unable to receive pm can you email me @ [email protected]? I'd like to pick your brain.

thank you!

Tex201. I'm unable to receive pm can you email me @ [email protected]? I'd like to pick your brain.

thank you!

Will do..... :-)

Hi,

I am applying for the October cohort 2012! :) Did you find out if USN ABSN students can come back to Cali and take the NCLEX and license here? Is USN Roseman accredited and approves by CA board?

Please get back at me anyone if you know...Im a California resident and I want to be sure also if I can come back and work her...thank you so much! :)

Hi Tex,

Im a new member on this site and I can't PM yet so I was wondering if you can please update me about the Roseman program....is it nationally accredited..meaning can I come back to Cali after graduation and work out here. Is the license transferrable?

you started with 42 and now 19? Wow! That must show how difficult the program is. Can you please help me and update me with some of your knowledge about the program?? please and than you...im considering the oct. cohort but I feel like I need to gather all my information before I make a final move :) I can't PM yet because I have less that 15 posts but please reply back to this. THank you! :)

Yes, you can take the NCLEX in Cali. Most of my cohort is from Cali and will return there. After graduation, just apply to take the test in Cali so you won't have to endorse into Cali, unless you want to be licensed in NV too. :nurse:

Yes, the ABSN program is more than tough. You must be a "self-learner" and a good test taker in the ABSN program. The program has been a "work in progress" with a lot of inconsistencies and not always "pro-student." Many times it has boiled down to pure luck in what questions were "tossed" on exams and which ones were kept. So if you are intent on coming to Roseman, I would suggest the BSN program (18 months) rather than the 14 month program. You would have more time to digest the material with actual classroom instructors and more time for remediation of exams if necessary.

If you have any specific questions, please let me know.

Best regards,:redbeathe

HI Tex201!

Thank you so much for your time and advices...their very helpful. As far as the online courses; how is it structured? I've never taken an online class and was wondering if its like learning chapters of a book where the exam is based on materials from ch.1-ch.6 for example or are they purely based on information given on a specific class website? Can potential future USN students sit in for lecture-lab and get a sense of the everything? Im really opting for the BSN program...are you done with the program? If so, how soon did you get hired and what is the actual process of becoming an official nurse? How is the program treating you so far? DO hospitals look at your transcripts from ABSN program? Do they give priority to other more competitive nursing schools? and last question I swear...did USN provide you with fin aid? If so...is it a lot or too little? I just spoke with a USN counselor and she asked me if I have the kind of money to pay for it...I felt awkward after she asked...

Thank you so much for your time Tex201. Your an awesome person cause I havent gotten any replies for my other posts yet lol. But than you so much for your time and kindness to share very insightful thoughts with me! :D Thank you so much again Tex201!

Hi Neomi,

I will try to hit all your questions, if I miss something, let me know. To begin with, I was under the assumption that our online "lectures" would be perhaps lectures taken from an actual class and taped, or an instructor giving a lecture regarding the textbook material to clarify the material...WRONG with capital letters! The online so called "lectures" have been anything but standard lectures. For the first several blocks, they consisted of someone reading directly from the book and then saying, if we needed further clarification to read the book! No kidding...read the book! Never thought about that!.......wow! So most of us gave up watching the so called lectures and used the time to read and study on our own.

Some of the later blocks have more helpful "lectures" but still not the caliber of an actual "in class" lecture. The ABSN program has some blocks that have so much information to cover that if you read and study 24/7 you still could not possibly get through all the material...ie: pharmacology taught with only 9 study days. Try to learn that much very important stuff in 9 days!!! Even the instructors realized it was impossible to read several books and go through all the videos, so they would often give their advise as to how to get through the most pertinent material prior to the exams.

More often than not, the study guides and "reviews" offered by the faculty were not that helpful in knowing what areas to concentrate your focus on in the various blocks. Most of the time when we were told certain things were important, they weren't, and other obscure facts were on the exams.....so it's best to study everything and realize that their direction was often mis-direction. You would just have to find out what worked best for you individually and everyone developed their own system and did group study guides to help each other as much as possible.

I think it would probably be possible to sit in on a BSN class if you contacted the administration. It seems that Roseman Students have good job opportunities in Las Vegas as they are all 4.0 graduates. Not sure about jobs in Cali....it's always best to network with anyone you might know working in nursing and they can often tell you about openings and who to contact. Also there is a facebook group of Cali Nurses and students that are helping post undated infor on jobs and training for new nurses etc.

I have about 4 months to go in the ABSN program. I am really looking forward to finishing and getting onto job hunting in Cali.

I don't see how anyone could go through this program and work....impossible!!! So don't feel bad about the money.... Not to mention that this is about a $85K program! I received students loans. The school does not really help you apply or where to apply. You will have to fill out the federal FASFA form and then decide who else you want to apply with. You will get funds from the Fed Loans and the rest from other lenders. After researching companies online, I found that Sallie Mae was the easiest one for me to use (there are others...and if you can get a co-signer the interest rates will be lower). Sallie Mae allows for your co-signer to be dropped if you make on time payments for 2 years. Others vary.

Since both programs (ABSN and BSN) are longer than 1 year, you will have to do this 2 times. The school then gets the money every quarter, and then gives you what is left after tuition is paid. I found that it gets a little tight between disbursements as the funds barely cover everything you need, but it's doeable. You may need a family member to help you out a little if you run short...or eat lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches..LOL

One word about roommates, be careful, if your roomates don't make it in the program, you will be left with a lease all by yourself! I don't have a roommate and am sooo thankful. Rent here is still cheaper than in Los Angeles and you get a lot more for your money!

Well, I think that's about it ..... anything else...let me know!

Best:nurse:

So don't feel bad about the money.... Not to mention that this is about a $85K program!

website info says everything costs about $50,000

[color=#2f4f4f]hi confuzhn!

i don't know if the website includes money needed for room and board and other personal expenses. if you have funds to live on, then of course your loan amounts wouldn't be as high. i just know that my loan totals for the 14 month program to date are right at 85k...

:-)

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