Is anyone going to put in their application this fall for Spring or Summer 2010?. I'm excited about finally getting to put in my application, I'll be attending the August 1st info session and be applying for the summer session. I will still be taking pre-reqs in the spring and I was so relieved when I found out I don't have to have everything finished to apply. My GPA is currently 4.0 and I should (I hope!) be able to keep that up until next spring. I'll be done all my sciences at the end of this summer semester and only have a couple math, a history and a pile of social sciences to do (music appreciation anyone!). The admission essay is making me nervous, but I have lots of time to work on it - I hope my GPA helps me out and they don't rely on essay alone.
I'd love to be in contact with anyone looking to get into CU.
BTW - I was going to go to DSN, but changed my mind since I decided to retake some old classes, and since we're paying for our own kids to go to college at the same time, needed to keep the cost down.
cdids, Thanks for responding. Did you buy a PDA/phone or anything special for the program? I know some programs actually require it (UCCS does) - I don't think Denver mentioned anything yet.
Do most people end up living near the campus or do a lot commute? We are currently in Colorado Springs and are looking for a place to rent in Denver, curious to how close we should be to the campus? Wondering what spots to look at moving to.
How many people are typically in your classes? Is it just the accelerated folks or are the first few mixed with everyone starting in nursing? Where are the clinicals located, are they all on the campus or do some get out a bit more?
If you are more comfortable I can give you my email. Thanks for the help!
No PDA necessary, thank goodness! The only piece of technology that I bought was a laserjet printer, which are relatively inexpensive and so worth it. There are A TON of things you will be printing out, and having the ability to print things out fast and double sided is key in my view.
The students come from all over the place and many commute. I live in Lone Tree which is about a 30-40 minute commute for me, but people drive from Ft Collins, Boulder, Highlands Ranch... If I were you I would look in the Stapleton or Lowry areas, they are nice developments in Denver and a quick commute to campus. I know there are quite a few classmates that live in those areas, the neighborhoods around campus aren't great.
After your first semester you will be spending most of your time off campus and at clinical sites instead. Lots of students are at UCH on campus which is an awesome hospital but there are many other options. I am at Porter Hospital in south Denver this block and other students are at Rose, St Joseph's, Littleton, etc- pretty much all over the metro area. It varies each block, at the beginning of the program they have you rank your top 3 choices for each block and you will more than likely will go to one of those hospitals. It really just depends on if there is room for students at each hospital.
The first semester classes are pretty large, with both accelerated and traditional students together. There are about 115 of us that started in June and we had all of our classes together. The labs have about 20 or so students in them. Once you get into Med-Surg, OB, etc the class sizes get cut in half. Then there are about 6 students per clinical site. It sounds big but you can get the individual attention you need if you seek it out.
Whew! I think that is all that you asked. Feel free to ask anything else that you think of.
derjac
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cdids, Thanks for responding. Did you buy a PDA/phone or anything special for the program? I know some programs actually require it (UCCS does) - I don't think Denver mentioned anything yet.
Do most people end up living near the campus or do a lot commute? We are currently in Colorado Springs and are looking for a place to rent in Denver, curious to how close we should be to the campus? Wondering what spots to look at moving to.
How many people are typically in your classes? Is it just the accelerated folks or are the first few mixed with everyone starting in nursing? Where are the clinicals located, are they all on the campus or do some get out a bit more?
If you are more comfortable I can give you my email. Thanks for the help!