Anyone attending Mildred Elley in N.Y.C?

ruthie21 · Jul 9, 2010

Hi I was wondering how did you get in? I am very interested in this program and if theres any info you can give me I would really appreciate it. I'm going to the this week.

well like everybody else i went trough the whole process and made sure i scare high on the test, right after you take the test bring in everything they need from you as soon as possible and keep on calling them to keep checking, and make sure to pay the fee to save your seat early.goodluck

Donald11 · Jul 26, 2010

Does anyone know if they require students to take an exit exam?

smiley071684 · Jul 26, 2010

As far as I know, no you do not. We do take a class right before you graduate that helps you study for the Nclex and you register for it. They take the money for the test right out of your boards.

Donald11 · Jul 28, 2010

Hi,

I'm not trying to doubt you, but I just attended an info session at the NYC campus and the guy who gave the information did say they have en exit exam. Plus he said they have a 100% NCLEX pass rate and any school that has that high of a pass rate has to be using an exit exam.

smiley071684 · Jul 28, 2010

Hmm not really sure what this "exit exam" you are talking about is. I do know that you take an ATI test before your graduate that predicts how well you do on the NCLEX. I go in Albany and I'm graduating in December. I have not heard about about any exit exams.

I also have to lol about the 100% pass rate. As far as I know NYC has not graduated any students yet.

Donald11 · Jul 28, 2010

An exit exam is an exam that many nursing schools require students to take and pass before they are allowed to graduate and sit for the NCLEX. Most schools either use the ATI or HESI as their exit exam.

I'm just curious, how many people are in each LPN class at your school? Because for 2009, the NY State website for the Office of Profesions shows that only 4 people from Mildred Elley took the NCLEX in 2009.

smiley071684 · Jul 28, 2010

Ok I guess the ATI test is our exit exam. They just told us it was a predictor for the NCLEX, so that's why I did not know what you meant. :)

For my class which is graduating December 2010 there are now ten of us. We started with about 30 maybe more. I know the first clsas Graduated in August of 2009. I believe there were 9 in that class. I spoke with one of the students last month and she said she took the NCLEX in December of 2009. She also said many of the students were having a hard time coming up with the money for the test. So that may be why it only shows four. I guess a lot of people waited to take it.

It is a good school but very small.

Donald11 · Jul 29, 2010

Are you required to get a certain score on the ATI exam in order to graduate?

smiley071684 · Jul 29, 2010

The way it was explained to us no.

Divalicious · Aug 4, 2010

Hi,

I just started the weekend classes at the Albany campus last week. I wanted to know if the school has been sucessful placing any of the L.P.N. graduates with jobs. My class is huge it is more than 40 people but it seems like the graduating class turns out to be small. I also wanted know why is there program so long when other schools are only 9-10 months. What makes there program so different to take longer. I went to orientation but did not get a chance to ask all the questions I wanted and it's hard to get in touch with the nursing chair.

smiley071684 · Aug 4, 2010

Welcome. :) I'm not sure about placing the new grads with jobs. They have a career office that will help you find a job. I'm not sure of the outcome because I have not talked with any of the new grads. One came and spoke with us. She works at one of the places we did our clinicals. Se had the job before she even graduated. They snatched her up based on her clinical performance.

The program is longer than other schools because they are including your prerequisites in with the nursing classes. The first six months or so were pre-reqs and the remaining 8 or nine months were nursing classes.

Hope that answers all your questions.

Trinidarky2310 · Sep 17, 2010

How is Mildred elley NYC now? Is it still unorganized? I start in November, I would like to know how many classes do u take each semester. How does it work? Are the professors nice? How are the classes?