Accelerated Program Please help :)

utahliz · Jul 24, 2005

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araujojr · Jul 24, 2005

You don't say much about yourself. For instance, are you a traditional undergrad recently out of high school? Do you have previous education or work experience? I think one important indicator of whether it's for you is any recent college courses you've taken, and how much you're willing to sacrifice for this. I'm just finishing a 12-month BSN for people who already have a bachelor's degree, and it required a long list of prereqs. It's 20 credits per semester x 3 semesters (fall/spring/summer). I knew I could do it (as much as anyone can) because I'd taken 20 credits in one semester and, though it was rough, I survived and earned good grades. However, I also have a family and a long commute. Can you talk to anyone who has done either of the options you're considering? Nursing courses are intense, with lots of reading and lots of assignments that you don't just dash off in a short time--they require carefult thought and analysis. I didn't get everything out of my courses that I could have because of the rapid pace. If my children were younger (oldest starting college in September and I need to be working to pay tuition), a slower route would have been more satisfying. Though I had a lot of other demands on my time this year, I have been very focused, which was the only way for me to survive. Good luck in your decision process.

I will be a transfer student from a community college. I've taken about 80-85 credits so far. I'm 21 ...:) Well, what I'm worry about is I'm not up to par like others because I feel like I'm just an average student. I feel students who do the accelerated program need to be students who are super smart. I want to know if it can be done with average students and how much information do you need to know from previous classes such as (A&P 1 and 2, Microbiology and etc). I know it's hard to understand me because it's difficult for me to express my feelings :)