Anyone waiting on NHCTC Stratham?

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hey...just wondering if anyone here had applied to either the manchester campus or stratham one? We can wait in misery together! :lol2:

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I am really torn too! Concord is a bit far for me but I have heard really great things about it so I haven't ruled it out. They have also been really friendly and helpful so far with my issues, like being all the way in HI :) The classes are a bit bigger though so I am not sure if I would like that. I heard from someone awhile back that Manchester was a bit disorganized, but that has probably changed. I have liked the people I have spoken to at Stratham so far, but I am still on the waitlist there so I have to wait to see if I get moved up. I just don't know! One of my friends has a friend that is in the Nashua program and her sister-in-law graduated from NHTI so I have her asking them about what they think about the various programs. I have PMed a NHTI student and she was really happy with NHTI and has not heard anything negative about Stratham and Manchester....so geesh...what to do what to do!!

I'll let you know if I hear any pros/cons either way though! :)

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Tammy- did you get accepted to Stratham right off the bat? It seems like everyone was waitlisted, so congrats!

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My first choice is Stratham! But I am waitlisted...figures the one school I want to goto I get waitlisted for :( I'm thinking I am going to go with Rivier...I was accepted to the bachelors degree program. I talked to one of the women at admissions there and she said if I was to goto a different school and then goto riv to get my bachelors, it is just as hard to get into the bachelors! So If I goto riv I just keep going on until I get my bachelors!

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Jamie-Sue, Concord, Stratham, and Manchester also have articulation agreements with UNH, I believe it's only takes a year after you earn the associate's degree to get the BS. I don't think you have to apply separately to get in, but you might want to check with the schools to see how it works... that might be cheaper than Riv if that's an issue.

http://www.unh.edu/news/news_releases/2006/march/bp_060306nursing.html

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I've heard the pass rate for the NCLEX at UNH is like 60 or 70%!!! I don't know....I think I'm gonna take riv's spot but if the waitlist clears at stratham I may just take it!

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I just checked the NH Board of Nursing website and the rates are actually pretty comparable between UNH and Riv. Though UNH's pass rates wouldn't really matter for NCLEX purposes if you were doing the articulation agreement, because you'd take the NCLEX after finishing the ADN portion at Manchester or Stratham or wherever.

http://www.nh.gov/nursing/education/NCLEXPassRates2000-2005.htm

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arciedee- Does this articulation include NHTI? I looked at your link and I didn't see NHTI included in there. That might be a determining factor for me...

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roxxy3773, NHTI has an articulation agreement with UNH as well (they also have one with the University of New England in Biddeford, ME). I'm not sure the details, but I'm sure your contact at the school could fill you in.

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I did get into Stratham right away. I only found out late last week. I really

don't know if anyone has posted anything about whether Stratham or Manchester is better than the other. I've ruled out Concord, since it's just too far. Good luck to you; best wishes for good news soon!

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NHTI has an agreement with UNH. Your senior year you can apply to it and you get automatic acceptance to the program. You have 6 months after you take and pass NCLEX to start classes there. It allows you to start persuing your BSN right away instead of having to wait a year.

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swtooth, do you happen to know the length of the program at UNH if you come right in after the community colleges, is it two years after that?

Thanks for the info that NHTI also has an articulation arcidee and swtooth... decisions decisions!! Nothing is super close so I can't base it on that. I am looking at a 35-50 minute drive no matter what school I attend.

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I looked into Rivier because everyone said to "apply everywhere" but after looking in to the price I knew I could not consider it no matter what.

The state schools are so much less expensive.

tamsue - you're not the only "dinosaur". I'm 46 also. Currently, I'm the oldest person in my A&P class and I figure I'll be near the top of the age list when I start Nursing this fall. The more older people I talk to, the more I realize that the professors can't help but see that older people have more motivation and focus. By older I guess I mean over 35.

Good Luck to you.

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