Accelerated BSN at UNF and JU

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I have applied to the Accelerated BSN program at both UNF and JU for summer '08. Has anyone heard good or bad feedback for either program? Is anyone currently attending either program and would like to give their opinion about what they feel is special about their program? I have had an interview already with JU and now waiting for an interview invite from UNF:bugeyes:. I would like to be well informed before I make a choice, if I have a choice. :wink2: Good luck to all that are still waiting on letters.

I got my letter from UNF on Thursday and I got in! I'm excited.

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To everyone that has been accepted!!!!!

Happy Easter!!!!!

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Has anyone recieved their logon information from JU yet. My packet of papers said that they would send information on how to register by April 1 and I haven't gotten anything yet?

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They start sending out information on April 1. I haven't received mine yet, but I am not sure what order they are going in. We are guaranteed to have all the information we need in time to register, so don't worry.

Are you starting the accelerated program May 12?

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Yes, I am starting the second degree program May 12th. I have seen several post that refer to the accelerated and second degree programs as though they were seperate programs, I thought they were the same thing?? I am still in shock a little that I got in so everything that's a day late makes me nervous their gonna call and say they made a mistake :mad: Once I have all my student info I feel like it will be more real :yeah:

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I haven't received mine either. If I don't get it today I'm calling Chris tomorrow.

Sarah, thanks for the call. I found out about that form when I went to JU on Friday and just happened to stop by the FA office and talked to someone different and they asked if I had filled out that form. I was so mad because I had spoken to two different people two weeks earlier in the office face to face and neither one said anything about that form. I went over and told Chris that he probably needed to notify everyone about the form.

I can't wait to meet everyone.

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I'm just curious are you talking about the form to get financial aid for summer?

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Yes, I can understand your frustration. I have spoken with Financial Aid several times and no one ever said anything about that form. Also, did you know you have to fill out the 2007-2008 FAFSA for this summer and then the 2008-2009 for the Fall, Spring and next summer? I have figured out that you have to ask very specific questions when you call them. I always ask is there anything else I need to do in order to receive Financial Aid.

Hama-the Accelerated and the Second Degree program are the same thing at JU. I think they refer to everything as Second Degree but a lot of other people refer to it as accelerated. And yes, there is a form that you need to fill out in order to receive Financial Aid for the summer. You can go to ju.edu and then click on My JU. Click on Financial Aid, click on Forms and then under 2008 Summer Financial Aid Request Forms click on Nursing.

Can't wait to meet everyone! I will be in sunny Florida next weekend!

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Interviews are on March 13th, as far as I know. Is there anyone out there who's taken the program already?

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I am in the last semester of my junior year and will graduate Sept 11, 2009! The program is time consuming. The biggest thing is keep up with the reading. Good luck.

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If you had your choice, would you choose this program again, why?

Also, are there any scholarship opportunites, or how did you finance your education? did you do the ABSN?

Thanks for your input!

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I am in the second-degree BSN program. Yes I would choose this same program again. I was accepted into all three schools in my area. I wanted to get my degree done and I haven't had to work during this time. I received an academic scholarship, stafford loans, and I had to get a private loan. I have enjoyed the personal touch that a private school provides. We get cell phone numbers for our professors and have access to our skills lab on the weekends. I wouldn't do anything less than a BSN because hospitals that have a magnet status or are trying to get magnet status won't hire you. Good luck in your choice.

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