Any evening programs in NYC?

[Destin293]

I'm trying to get into nursing, but am having a difficult time choosing a program. I applied to BMCC just to BEGIN the pre-req's, but they are getting me so aggravated I think I'm just going to say forget it (I submitted an application, deferred it for a year, was told first I didn't have to pay the $70 fee because I already have a B.A. then told I had to pay it again because I waited longer than a year - paid it, sent in all my documents, was told the application wasn't complete because a transcript was missing, paid another $10 to have it sent again, tried calling admissions for a week and never got through to anyone...$175 later, I gave up with them).

Basically what I'm looking for is this:

- Evening program (I work full-time during the week as a victim advocate and cannot quit my job as I have no family in NYC that can assist financially).

- Commutable distance to my job OR residence (I work in lower Manhattan near Canal St. and live in Bay Ridge...I don't have a car).

- Affordable (I can't afford $30,000 a year as I already have $70,000 from my previous sociology B.A. from Stony Brook).

BMCC fit all those, but I can't even speak with anyone there! Anyone have any other suggestions? I'd hate to quit my job, move all the way back "home" to Utica and go to St. Elizabeth's College of Nursing without any other source of income...not to mention St. E's is expensive!

[MsQueensRN, LPN, LVN]

Sorry to hear you are having such problems with BMCC. I just graduated from there in May and I too came in with a BA from elsewhere. I found that talking on the phone is pointless. Its best if you just show up and go to the admissions department. If you already sent in all your info, they will have it on computer there and will tell you if you were accepted in or not. When you're accepted you are just liberal arts or whatever, make sure you stay on top of the deadlines to change your major to pre-clinical nursing student, as well as the deadline to apply to begin taking clinical courses. If you have any science grades or english that you plan to transfer in make sure they are A's. If they aren't, don't transfer them in and just take them over. Every semester that GPA cut-off for those accepted into the clinical program gets higher, so the closer to a 4.0 you are the better. Good luck, I hope this is somewhat helpful to you.