Any UMass Amherst BSN students or grads?

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i checked out the umass amherst nursing website to see if there was any information on the clinical sites they use. they had facilities listed from the amherst area, springfield area all the way to boston. has anyone attended or is currently attending umass amhest's program? i am just wondering where they typically send students for clinical or if you are given a choice? i can't see how practical it would be to travel 3 hrs to boston for clinicals if you live in western ma and have children. my friend told me that when she called the school she didn't really get an answer. from what i hear students start clinicals in junior year. if anyone could give their opinion on the final two years of the program, what it is like, etc. i would appreciate it. :)

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My daughter is a UMass Amherst grad ( not nursing) and had room mates who were nursing majors . Yes they had rotations in Boston which is not bad if your home is in the Boston Area.

The school has a good reputation but very competitive to get into. One of her rooommates could not get in and had to go to a community college after graduation. You can't beat the price for a BSN though.

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My daughter is a UMass Amherst grad ( not nursing) and had room mates who were nursing majors . Yes they had rotations in Boston which is not bad if your home is in the Boston Area.

The school has a good reputation but very competitive to get into. One of her rooommates could not get in and had to go to a community college after graduation. You can't beat the price for a BSN though.

Do you know if the students HAD to go to boston for clinical or if they could have chosen a local agency? I am sure that the experience would be great (Boston) but unfortunately, traveling that far from home isn't always the best option for an older non-traditional student with kids.

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I graduated from UMASS Amherst in 2006, and no...students didn't have to go to Boston. They did take into consideration where you originally live and they allowed students to choose preferences, but obviously wasn't guaranteed. My first clinical I was in Boston (I live near the Boston area), and then of course I had clinicals in Springfield, Berkshires and Agawam. Hope this somewhat helped. :)

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I graduated from UMASS Amherst in 2006, and no...students didn't have to go to Boston. They did take into consideration where you originally live and they allowed students to choose preferences, but obviously wasn't guaranteed. My first clinical I was in Boston (I live near the Boston area), and then of course I had clinicals in Springfield, Berkshires and Agawam. Hope this somewhat helped. :)

Thanks that helped! I Figured that their clinical agencies are all over the place because Umass has campuses thoughout the state, unlike the other nursing schools in the area. Now that you are a nurse, how do you feel that UMASS prepared you? I go to a community college and don't know anyone who went to UMass, so your info helps.

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UMASS was definitely a good program, only the administration was disorganized...(what nursing school does not have this problem lol). But overall I felt prepared for NCLEX and such. Though I was nervous because the passing rate from the prior class was kinda low, like 79%? But with a lot of hard work and studying I did pass NCLEX my first time. Though I'm sure like everyone says, you learn A LOT more on the job then you ever did those 4 years (or 2 years) of school.

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hi,

I am a senior in the nursing program at UMASS, we no longer go to Boston for clinical only for senior year internship and usually people request for that. There are ALOT of opportunities for people in boston though, especially in pediatrics, this year there were only two pediatric openings out here near amherst, I was lucky enough to get one of them. It's a good program but tough to get in to and to stay in although my class in particular has had very few drop outs despite a large number of add-ins from classes before ours. The nursing program here though no longer accepts transfers so you must apply and be accepted as a freshman, I think that's kind of silly but thats how it goes. This year we also just had the brand new nursing building open which is an awesome place for students to meet and do work and it includes state of the art SIM man labs and classrooms.

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