Anyone from Regis College?

MissPamela19 · Apr 24, 2009

Well Neuro - very interesting post. I guess you put me in my place! However, it's very disheartening to hear Regis in this light. I had no idea. When will you be graduating?

As for the 5-10 students failing out, to be honest I kind've expected that ... not sure why. I guess with the economy as it is, Regis probably isn't the first school to just accept whoever just to get out of their financial hole. I must say though, its definitely worrysome ... especially because it now makes me sit here and think, "Wow, so I guess if ANYONE can get in, it doesn't say much about me, does it?"

Anyway, thank you for the post. Definitely opened my eyes to some things! I will definitely keep all of this in the back of my mind starting in September. I guess I just have to keep my fingers crossed that we have a great class...

calalilly · Apr 24, 2009

I think every school has its drawbacks, and nursing schools especially. All of the schools I looked at had a few things the students could complain about. I have also found that the students who feel so strongly that the program they are in is bad also feel that they have been wronged in some way by the school. There is always a way to transfer if you think the school is so bad, but most people don't do that.

I have spoken to a few Regis GM students, and have not heard anything like this from them. From what I heard you get from the experience what you put into it.

You are in an accelerated program and are working toward a masters degree. You can't expect the professors to hold your hand through this. As students in this type of program you have to self motivated to learn. I think it is expected in every GM program that the students will be going to lectures, but also will know that it takes a lot more to do well. You arent going to be spoon fed all of the information you need in class. There is alot of work involved. As a nurse you are going to be constantly learning, and a lot of that is going to be on your own.

I'm sure Regis is accepting students out of financial hardship, as I'm sure a lot of other schools are as well. But, it is true that those people that maybe weren't top notch students will not make it into the second year. I don't really see this affecting you unless you are one of the people who didn't make it. I think the majority of people applying to programs of this type are motivated and have made the decision that nursing is what they want to do. The people who are weeded out are hopefully the people who don't belong in this profession anyway.

smiles4sail · Apr 24, 2009

I have heard the complaints in person from some Regis students, probably in that class. These are fair-minded and intelligent people who had legitimate and disturbing complaints. I was pretty worried, myself, after talking to them. It was too late to start the application process up again for an alternate school. I also got the distinct impression, however, that some changes had been made in response to at least some of those deficiencies. I was also reassured by several NPs in a teaching hospital in that they were very happy with Regis students, as well as by several doctors who had hired Regis grads in the past. Personally, I chose Regis because it had some extra prerequisites. Some chem, even at the undergrad level and geared towards nurses, is better than no chem, and maybe the ethics requirement will weed out a few jerks, like the ones I witnessed cheating in the anatomy classes I took at a local community college. True, no ethics course is going to teach what should have been learrned early on in life, but some of these will choose a different school if for no other reason than that they couldn't begin to put together a coherent paragraph, much less an ethics essay.

School is indeed what you make of it--as GM students with prior bachelors (and beyond) degrees, we know that. The clinical portion of nursing is the part we can't make much of on our own, and the students I talked to had high praise for the clinicals. I plan to go in with enthusiasm, respect and hope, (what else can we do at this point?) but am ready to speak up if there's something seriously wrong. I think we should all be ready to do that--this is too expensive of a course of study at a time where money has to be spent wisely. I think we all have legitimate concerns about the job market when we're done, but maybe this is a good time to be starting school, instead of finishing in this economic climate. If the faculty and administration are of high quality, they will work to make things better. Logically, it's not in the best interest of the school's survival to be one of the more expensive programs around and not try to improve. People will take their business elsewhere.

melnurse2b · Apr 25, 2009

Are you kidding? "Fancy" is the last word I would use to describe Weston. Boring is more like it. Good luck finding a place to get a soda or god forbid, gas. The campus is not all that attractive either. I've seen better. I'll tell you I would rather be at a school in the heart of the ghetto and be able to run to a honey farms at 2 am than be in Weston. Granted, I do not live at school. Oh yeah, I go there-- Did I mention that? Well, good luck!

watersamy · May 4, 2009

You are so right. I was in their BSN program and by the end of my 3rd year 1st semester, we lost over 30 girls because of either professional nursing or pharmacology. We were given study guides in professional nursing that had absolutely nothing to do with what was covered in our tests. After 2 years in the nursing program they had given us absolutely no knowlege to take us into lectures for clinicals in our 3rd year. We were blown away with the amount of information literally thrown at us. We were pretty much set up to fail. They only wanted the best to move forward in the attempt to raise ther NCLEX scores since they are the lowest in the state for the BSN program. If you don't pass, then you have to wait a year and reapply. Although they do talk most of the student who receive federal financial aid to change their major to social work. Don't think that I'm writing this because I did badly because I actually ended up leaving Regis with a 3.4 GPA. Nursing students need a minimum of a B- (80) in all nursing classes to move forward and with the way some of those classes are taught, its hard to do.

Good Luck everyone!

calalilly · May 4, 2009

melnurse2b, what program are you in? Other than the fact that Weston doesnt have much to offer how do you like the program? I'm not concerned about the availability of a honey farms at 2am, or being able to get a soda, I will be commuting for classes only and deal with limited resources close by.

GVNFDBCK · May 10, 2009

i have to say i agree whoheartedly with neurofxrn.

i remember what it was like to receive the news that i was accepted at regis, it felt great. so i definitely don't want to take that away from any of the new acceptees, but i do feel as though i should offer a word of caution:

the nursing program is an incongruous mess. this hasn't always been the case, but it's definitely reached an apex as of late. there's a revolving door where both clinical and theory instructors are concerned, and the extremely low nclex pass rate for the bsn program has put their accreditation into question and left them scrambling to make changes to the curriculum. these and a combination of any number of other unknown internal issues are making it so that there is no consistency whatsoever as far as the material that is/isn't being taught to the students- much of what you learn during your time here will be self-taught.

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(disclaimer: this was my experience.)

on a more personal note, there are administrators within the nursing department who actually seem to want you to fail; they delight in it. they are manipulative and will blatantly lie to your face. unfortunately, most of my experiences there, i wouldn't wish upon an enemy. by the end i was left questioning my career decision entirely and really had to remind myself why i wanted to become a nurse in the first place, and to remind myself that these 4 years are a spec in the greater scheme of things.

applying2nursing-de · May 10, 2009

WOW GVNFDBCK,

First of all, thank you for your honesty. Second of all, do you think this attitude is common in all nursing schools? Why do you think a professor would get a delight out of seeing students fail, and not want to help? I am really sorry you had such a horrible experience at Regis. If you don't mind my asking, how are they manipulative and what do they lie about? Have you heard of other nursing students complaining of the same issues at their schools? Are you still in school and are you still hoping to become a nurse?

applying2nursing-de · May 18, 2009

I interviewed with Regis the last week of April and am still waiting to hear back. I am so anxious! Anyone have advice or know when I should expect to hear?

GVNFDBCK · Jun 20, 2009

WOW GVNFDBCK,
First of all, thank you for your honesty. Second of all, do you think this attitude is common in all nursing schools? Why do you think a professor would get a delight out of seeing students fail, and not want to help? I am really sorry you had such a horrible experience at Regis. If you don't mind my asking, how are they manipulative and what do they lie about? Have you heard of other nursing students complaining of the same issues at their schools? Are you still in school and are you still hoping to become a nurse?

I don't think this attitude isn't common in all nursing schools- in speaking to students in other area nursing programs, it seems like the atmosphere is a lot different. Also, this isn't even the attitude that every student at Regis is met with, which is why I wanted to mention that it was my personal experience.

And honestly, I have no idea why someone would take pleasure in watching students fail, and I almost hope I never fully understand that mindset if it's some kind of personal satisfaction. However, in this case, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the school is struggling with their stats. If they're able to "weed-out" certain students then they may be able to improve pass rates, I'm not sure. And I'm also not sure why I was identified as someone who needed weeding, but I'm happy to say that I made it through and am a nurse.

And they're manipulative in how they rephrase and twist otherwise innocuous statements or even questions. It became extremely important to have a third party present at almost any exchange. The lies came in mostly where information wasn't known. In other words, rather than any one person admitting that they don't know, five different versions of the same information would be circulated to students. At times, we didn't even know what was or was not being graded. Changes to the syllabus (other than dates) would be made whenever, despite that the syllabus is supposed to be a contract of sorts. When/if the correct information is established, no one is willing to admit a mistake. Additionally, lies came in where certain students are granted concessions while others are not. I understand that everyone has unique circumstances, but this is another area where there was no consistency.

maepartner · Sep 5, 2009

Does anyone know the requirements for putting the school patches on the shirt/lab coat? I seem to have lost the directions, thanks in advance :)

smiles4sail · Sep 6, 2009

Hi,

Sew them on 2" below the center shoulder seam, centered, on the left arm. There seems to be a shiny surface on the back--maybe they're iron-on?--but you'd need to go around with thread anyway since iron-on usually doesn't last through repeated washes. Have fun! :nurse: