University of Oklahoma-Accelerated BSN Program

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Hi All,

I'm new to this site and to the field of nursing. Has anyone gone to this school and if so, what did you think?

I live in San Diego, CA, and there is an online program that this school offers. I'm 3 prerequisites away from applying to the school, with a start date of August 08. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nicole

I was planning on getting there early so I will look for you all out front early.

anyone know what parking is like? is it difficult?

I'll be there. With credit cards and checks. I guess we can use credit cards to pay for the books which is a little over $1000. Then the bag cost about $115 (no credit cards). Uniforms and supplies, I'm hoping is not expensive. Wow this is already draining me.

We should all try and meet up with each other at the orientation. It was so crowded last time, so maybe meet in front of the building at 2:45? Who's in?

I'm in. Still haven't heard anything yet about admission though! :bluecry1:

I think I'll get there early as well, 2:45 sounds good. If anyone wants to meet up I'll be out in front in a white RVCA shirt on with red letters (it's hard to miss), blonde hair, probably looking lost :D

I'm in. Still haven't heard anything yet about admission though! :bluecry1:

I think I'll get there early as well, 2:45 sounds good. If anyone wants to meet up I'll be out in front in a white RVCA shirt on with red letters (it's hard to miss), blonde hair, probably looking lost :D

I'll meet you out front for sure! I'm Nicole~

I'm a Glendale applicant & received the email that the orientation is on Thurs. I found out that I didn't receive the correction email that Glendale is having it today at 12pm...I'm so grateful to OU09GRAD on this blog! Someone at OUGlendale confirmed the time & that we would find out if we are accepted at orientation.

I'll meet you out front for sure! I'm Nicole~

Great - I am Shana and I will probably be wearing a scarf on my head. See you all then!

I'll be there too! No word from admissions here either yet... hopefully we'll get some more info then. See you all tomorrow

Great - I am Shana and I will probably be wearing a scarf on my head. See you all then!

I'm Amy. I'll look for you! I wonder if we will find out if we are accepted at our open house as well? Kinda didn't want to wait til then but..eh, what are you gonna do

Did anyone get the phone call confirmation about the open house tomorrow? They said that there will be reps from OK there, so hopefully those of us who are waiting will find out more info!!

Kerri

Did anyone get the phone call confirmation about the open house tomorrow? They said that there will be reps from OK there, so hopefully those of us who are waiting will find out more info!!

Kerri

yes, i got it. i think they are following up with everyone, cuz we are all so confused. like, why should i go if i am not accepted, kind of thing..... this all could have been so simple -

me: " Hi, OU? can you tell me if i have been accepted or not?",

OU: "No. we will not have a decision until you finish this semester of prereqs".

Me: "OK, thank you."

hey all- I'm currently in the first cohort at the Glendale ABSN program and hopefully I can answer some of your questions. Trust me this summer was stressful waiting for that damn acceptance letter...it seemed to take forever and the start day was looming closer. I didn't find out til about 4 weeks before school actually started, maybe it was even closer to the start date, I can't even remember! It was crazy, considering what you had to get done before the start of school. I don't know if it has been mentioned, but once you do get in, I definitely recommend buying a laptop (I got a Dell for about 650 and it's the best purchase I can recommend) and the ebooks. It helps not having to carry the huge amt of books you buy (about 60lbs worth for the first 2 semesters), and allows you to search for any word you type, which is extremely helpful with quizzes and studying. it's too bad you have to buy the hardcover books too, but maybe you can sell them to others.

I can't believe we are 3 weeks from the end of the semester. It has gone by way fast, been super stressful at times but all in all I've had a great time. I have great classmates, great faculty now (thank God!) and we are finally smoothing out the bumps. The new facility is amazing and definitely beats having lab at the hospital! Clinicals were rough due to our instructor (who is no longer with us thankfully) initially but we have finally got the instruction we deserve and are doing fine. I think the next cohort will have it better now that all the bumps and hiccups are worked out. All I can say is get used to studying a lot, and don't get complacent with how easy it may seem in the first month or so. The minute you get complacent, they seem to turn up the heat and really kick your butt!

For anyone who is concerned about commuting, I commute to Glendale from Ventura, which is about 1.5 with moderate traffic. It sucks that traffic is so unpredictable and LA freeways suck, but I can't imagine a better program that offers online and on-site instruction. It's definitely cutting edge and you'll be a nurse in 14 months if you study hard and stick to it! We were initially told we'd be down at school 2 days a week, but in reality here's the breakdown: 1 hr for preclinal planning (choosing your patient) the day before clinical, then 8 hr clinical day, then one or two days of clinical/health assessment lab. Clinicals are only for 10 weeks of the semester; we just finished last week our last clinical so the next 3 weeks we are in Glendale for about 2 days for exams.

Anyways, I'm excited for you all and will be glad to answer any questions you may have.

Good luck!

Hi

wow congrats to you ...what an experience

I am sure we all have many questions....even though I did not apply yet I will for Aug 2009 but I am a mother of 2 and I am just worried about the amount of studing we need to do. How many classes a semester did you have? what is the process for clinicals? those with no experience dound it more difficult? would you think that 3 hours a day of studing would be enough for this program?

thanks and good luck

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