NYU ABSN Spring 2013

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Hello, I'm a long time AN reader, first time poster. I haven't seen any discussion about spring 2013 entry, so I thought I would start.

When are you guys going to apply? august or sept?

Hey Eliz 7854- No fee refers to no broker's fees (aka no finder's fee for the apartment). You will almost definitely need to pay a month of security moving in. Also, I would think carefully before living in Stuy Town- I've had many many friends who have lived there, and all have moved after a year or two. The apartments themselves are nice inside and the grounds are pretty, but they are SUPER expensive, and many of them are quite a walk from the subway- I have a good friend who lives in the building on 20th and Ave C- she has a great water view, but has to walk all the way across Stuy Town diagonally in order to get to the closest train (L at 14th). It's a hike and is not particularly well lit at night. On the plus side there is a decent amount of food and stores in that area as well as a supermarket on 14th between 1st and A. I would just strongly suggest you go walk around and make sure you're ok with the distance to transit. Also keep in mind that a budget of $1400 each per month will certainly find you something decent in most areas of the village, especially if you gather a group of people.

Edited to add that I'm in the same boat with the financial stuff. I have 30K of debt in my name from my master's degree, as well as 60k of debt from undergrad that is a parent PLUS loan that my parents are paying right now. They struggle financially so I really want to take that off their hands too. But I really believe that NYU will give you the edge that you need to find a job in this market, so I'm taking the gamble!

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Thanks for the tips on stuy town. I thought it was strange that there wouldn't be a security deposit, and could find no info on utilities, deposits, etc on the website.

I also might be the only person that isn't on facebook -- I had it through college but went through a phase where I felt "over it" and deleted my account completely, ha.

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hey guys, i also am stressing out about the cost. i don't have any debt from undergrad but $86000 is a seemingly insurmountable amount. i've been having trouble sleeping just thinking about the costs (i wake up repeatedly at night from the anxiety) but i have realized there's not much i can do about it now (unless i try to go to another, cheaper school).

i have a friend of a friend who says that $70 - 80K is not that much to pay back once you're working as a nurse. And there is definitely truth to that. I've never made more than $20K/ yr at nonprofit jobs and have lived off of that fine. I think as long as I do a good job saving I will be able to pay it all off in a reasonable amount of time.

i started looking at jobs for nurses in the army (there is a sign up bonus of $10K and $1K monthly stipend) or jobs that i could take now at a hospital for tuition reimbursement-- both are potential options but require further exploring. don't forget there are scholarships out there that you can apply for to alleviate the cost! unfortunately, most are only $1K a piece but that's better than nothing!

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The upside is that new nurses do make a decent starting salary in NYC - I just know of some people that had hard times finding work there because it is so saturated with nurses. A good friend of mine was from NYC, but went to nursing school at UVM, and it took her months to find a hospital job and she took one way out in central New York. For me, that adds some real pressure! But, I also know of a few people that were able to get great jobs at great hospitals because they made some good connections in their clinicals. We're going to have to do some serious networking in our clinical rotations if we want to stay in NYC.

We just have to justify the crazy cost as an investment! Lots of people have student debt. It took me a while to get accustomed to managing my loans after my undergrad - I didn't understand the terms well and was so young when I first agreed to the loans that I just signed the papers without knowing what I was getting myself into (it was also before the economy tanked and young people weren't having as much trouble getting jobs)! I just recommend understanding the terms of your loans and how the guarantors operate. I have some loans through Sallie Mae, and they can be frustrating - even calling them can be such a pain (auto telephone operator, long wait times, staff with very broken English, no deferrals, etc).

Missacheung -- the Army is a great option. Our director of clinical ed at the hospital I work at was an Army nurse for many years, and you get some serious experience under your belt by doing that.

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TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN ACCEPTED- I believe today was the deadline for the first batch of students to mail their decisions to NYU. I am expecting another batch will be receiving decision emails soon. Can you guys let me know when you hear form them? I'm assuming it's going to take a couple days.... Keep in touch! Thanks.

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Hi everyone,

I am planning on applying to the ABSN program for Fall 2013 admission. Can you guys/gals please take a look at my credentials and tell me what you think my chances are based on your knowledge of your own credentials and whether or not you were accepted/rejected? Thank you!

Non-science undergraduate degree = 2.78 (from several years ago. I had several very bad semesters + several good semesters)

Recent prereqs after undergraduate degree:

H. Anatomy = A

Physiology = A

Chemistry = A

Nutrition = A

Statistics = B+

Dev. Psychology = A

Microbiology = Taking it right now (Currently border line A)

Health Care Experience

- Currently 1 and 1/2 years working as care giver and medication tech (full-time) at a LTC facility

Volunteer

- From years ago: ER volunteer for 1 summer in two hospitals

- Recent: about 1 year experience in SNF, Surgery, and in a nursing unit.

- Homeless shelter for a few months about 10 years ago.

Please take a look and let me know what your thoughts are. Thanks!

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Does your GPA show progress through the semesters (i.e. were your good semesters mixed with the bad, or was it bad bad bad good good good good, etc?). I think that makes a huge difference. It already says something that your pre-req GPA is way higher than your undergrad- perhaps highlight why you think that is on your application (my undergrad GPA was a 2.9 and I made sure to explain why I thought that was as well as how I worked to improve it). I do think you have a chance, more so if your GPA progressively improved after your tough semesters. Given the fact that you still have some time you may want to find an internship or more volunteer work to list to help give you a boost.

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knh39,

Thanks for your response. I would say it was mixed. I'll explain:

1st year: private university - 3.8 gpa

2nd: transferred to a state university. I had some personal problems and did horrible (about 2.0 gpa for about 3 semesters).

After that I got my act together and maintained 3.3 or 3.4 or so for about 3 to 4 semesters (enough to be on the dean's list)

Finally, towards the last year, my grades dipped once again.

I think that's good advice you gave--talking about it in the application. How much did you talk about it in yours? I want to explain myself but don't want to do so much of it that it becomes the central focus of my personal statement. I don't want to give the wrong impression of sounding like a crybaby and depress the reader. In terms of numbers, how much of this kind of explaining in your personal statement would you roughly say you did? 20% or 1/2 of a page?

Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it!

PS> I will be filing my application this coming Jan/Feb for Fall admission, so I won't have the time to do an internship.

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No problem! I would say that you should be able to explain your situation- hopefully the last semester dip in grades wasn't too severe.

I actually didn't mention it in my personal statement- On the actual application itself (we fill out a different application for the ABSN, not the common app that the rest of the university uses) we are asked if we have ever been placed on any sort of probation at a college. I was actually on academic probation following my first semester which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. But regardless, I used that spot on the application to explain that I felt that when I first left for college I was not emotionally mature enough to handle living on my own (I was 17 when I went to college) and I felt that my grades suffered as a result. I utilized school support services (student counseling center, etc) and was able to build a support network and develop a coping system that worked for me, and my grades improved. I chose to focus my personal statement on the future- career goals, motivation, etc rather than dwell on the past. My suggestion would be to find a place on the actual application that you can mention it (if possible) and focus on goals in the personal statement. If that's not possible I wouldn't put in more than a few sentences on it, and perhaps find a way to work it into how your struggle inspired you to work harder toward your goals?

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I applied on the last day possible, so I'm one of those still waiting to hear!

For those that are already in - when does registration start? I only need chemistry from NYU so am hoping to do that in the Spring, then start the nursing program in the fall.

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Got in! Email sent at 8:44 am. Wahoo!

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@ CrstnBeach- so you didnt apply for the program beginning in january of 2013? You applied to start in fall 2013? do they inform you that early?

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