Any Misericordia University ABSN 2021 students?

Cel0424 · Oct 1, 2022

On 9/29/2022 at 6:46 PM, Luke Huff said:

Hi Cel0424,

thanks for reaching out! We were almost classmates! The credit transfer was very weird. I just took Microbiology and nutrition in the last 6 months. I couldn’t get any info why the classes I took wouldn’t be accepted at all. I believe they are trying to set everyone up to succeed in their program but I’m very curious what extra info their ansynchronous micro and nutrition class have that mine didn’t. LOL! No answers. Oh well! Seems like biostats should have worked too. As long as it hit on some standard deviation, hypothesis testing, standard distributions, probability and confidence intervals what’s the dif? But hey, it’s the way they do it I guess.
I applied to some other schools in Pitt at the same time and ended up choosing to go to La Roche’s accelerated MSN program. 20 months instead of 16. Same price. Exit with MSN. I’m looking forward to the move to Pitt!

I hope miseri works out for you. I did speak with one of the directors and instructor for the program and she sounded very legit and no nonsense.

im certainly interested to see what it’s like. If you ever feel like chatting more or even meeting up sometime with my partner and I for coffee and commiseration that would be awesome! She’s a nurse, went to Duquesne about 5 years ago and is going to be working at the VA- good resource.

my email is [email protected]

Ever onward and much success,

Luke

Yea I attempted to see if it would be accepted but they did let me know that not everything was covered in the biostats class that they need covered (which is usually covered in stats) but that’s okay I don’t really mind retaking it since I did take the biostats class a few years ago. I also had known for a while now that it wasn’t going to be accepted so it was not a surprise to me, my advisor told me with enough time so I could take it at a local community college prior to my start date; plus I know that not all schools accept it so I knew it was a possibility.

I’m sure there must be a reason for your classes but it’s unfortunate it came as a surprise to you.
Good job at getting into the MSN program that must be very exciting!
And thank you, my partner and I will be moving to Pittsburgh as well. It’s a big move but totally worth it for our futures! Best of luck to you and your partner!

Autonomous · Dec 11, 2023

Cel0424 said:

Yea I attempted to see if it would be accepted but they did let me know that not everything was covered in the biostats class that they need covered (which is usually covered in stats) but that's okay I don't really mind retaking it since I did take the biostats class a few years ago. I also had known for a while now that it wasn't going to be accepted so it was not a surprise to me, my advisor told me with enough time so I could take it at a local community college prior to my start date; plus I know that not all schools accept it so I knew it was a possibility.

I'm sure there must be a reason for your classes but it's unfortunate it came as a surprise to you.
Good job at getting into the MSN program that must be very exciting!
And thank you, my partner and I will be moving to Pittsburgh as well. It's a big move but totally worth it for our futures! Best of luck to you and your partner!

Hello @Cel0424,

are you currently enrolled in the ABSN program at Misericordia University? If yes, what are your thoughts on the program thus far.

Luke Huff · Dec 19, 2023

Autonomous said:

Hello @Cel0424,

are you currently enrolled in the ABSN program at Misericordia University? If yes, what are your thoughts on the program thus far.

No. I went to that ELMSN program. Misericordia didn't recognize several of my prereqs for some reason. Think I mentioned this in an earlier thread. I had literally just taken statistics, human development, and nutrition at an accredited community college and had a 4.0. The advisor at miseri said that the classes wouldn't be honored and I needed to retake them at miseri. I implored them to tell me why, asked to review the syllabi for the classes (they never supplied them for review), ultimately they had no valid answer and just said I could take them again online through them. The only thing I could think of was it must be a revenue generator to make people retake classes. I also learned that their satellite ABSN is in an office park by the PGH airport and they don't have a campus in the Pittsburgh area. The whole process with them not accepting valid credits, being somewhat misled about their campus location, and hearing some stories from unsatisfied students made me look elsewhere. If you already have a bachelors degree look at La Roche University. They offer an accelerated entry level master of nursing program that is 20 months. It's easier to get financial aid for grad school if you already pegged it for undergrad. They have a lovey campus just north of Pittsburgh and you end up with a masters degree for about the same price as an ABSN.

Cel0424 · Dec 20, 2023

Autonomous said:

Hello @Cel0424,

are you currently enrolled in the ABSN program at Misericordia University? If yes, what are your thoughts on the program thus far.

Hello,

I am currently enrolled and I am set to graduate this coming May! I love the program. Some others may have had a negative experience but I've had a pleasant experience at Misericordia so far. I also had a very smooth admission process. Although I had to retake a course, the school had no problem with me taking the class at a community college back home where I'm from. They also let me know far enough in advance so I could get it done prior to school starting. I highly recommend. I've gotten very good grades so far and I love that the classes are small. I would recommend attending an open house so you can see the location. It is in an office building but you also have access to the gym and cafeteria in the building. It's located in the Robinson area so also very close to a lot of restaurants and what not.