I want to say thank you to the people in the Arizona forums. I hope to move there in March. I have been researching all the schools for hours, and the info on this forum has been so valuable, because you can actually talk to people who have had expierence with each school.
About my topic, I have been reading allot of negative things about Apollo College, which I am like 90% sure that is were I will be going.
All the horror stories about accreditation and little old sally who spent 40,000 dollars on an education, and now her credits wont transfer and she has to start over bla,bla,bla.
I just got off the phone with a real nice admin counselor at Apollo. She has been there three years. She told me that they already have Matriculation agreements in place for several schools in Arizona that will accept Apollo credits toward a B.S.N.
You can also tranfer allot of prerequisites in to Apollo, and save allot on tuition. I will have six prerequisites that will transfer by the time I start in July. So, I will be done with R.N. in hand while you community collegers are still waiting to get in. Nothing wrong with that if you are 19 years old living with your Mom and don't have to wory about it, but for the rest of us in the real world with car payments, and rent or you are on the street: We need to get to work Now
I am taking a writing class, a pre-algebra class, Medical Termanology, and a computer class this term. Next term I am taking Algebra 1, Intro to soc, General Psy, and an elective.
I hope for the sake of money that most of them will transfer. If, not atleast I will be well prepared for any compass test or placement test's like that one.
carson, i just wanted to add that the skills centers do NOT require you to obtain your cna in order to apply for the LPN program. good luck with the move and whatever school you end up choosing :)
Thanks, but I need to get a job atleast part time while in school. So that is what the c.n.a. is for. The only thing I know how to do besisedes caregiving is drive a truck; and truck driving companies dont give a rip about your schedual. You drive when they say drive of you don't have a job
unless anyone knows of some part time work in AZ that does not require a c.n.a.
I am a current RN student at Apollo College; I earned a 4 yr BS degree in another field before switching to nursing. Apollo will get you to where you need to be, including clinicals, without the endless wait list of community colleges. Be sure to get their "promise" to transfer credits in writing, signed by a higher up. Every business plays games if they're allowed.
The RN demand is still high and the truth is, anything that gets you to the Nclex is fine. Just learn all you can, from everyone you can, and the rest you will get on the job.
Those who complained about not being able to transfer credits might have meant that they were not able to transfer APOLLO RN credits into another school's RN pgm. But since all schools profit from denying core pgm transfer credits, if you drop out of an RN pgm, you may not be able to transfer all those expensive classes you've taken into another RN pgm. Not fair, not right, but I bet everyone is doing that now.
So work hard and pass your classes, that's all you need to do.
Like any college, Apollo college has it's pro's and it's con's. Yes, it's expensive and an accelerated program, so you do a lot of self teaching. Any education, you get out of it what you put into it. You can spend your time griping and moaning about what is wrong or you can use your energy to "fix" the perceived probems or spend your energy doing what you're there for: studying! One of the better 'pros' of Apollo is access to instructors and administration: if there is a problem, you have access to the people needed to solve that problem.
like any college, apollo college has it's pro's and it's con's. yes, it's expensive and an accelerated program, so you do a lot of self teaching. any education, you get out of it what you put into it. you can spend your time griping and moaning about what is wrong or you can use your energy to "fix" the perceived probems or spend your energy doing what you're there for: studying! one of the better 'pros' of apollo is access to instructors and administration: if there is a problem, you have access to the people needed to solve that problem.
i wholeheartedly agree with you. everyone's situation is different. my girlfriend waited 3 years to get into the community college nursing program because she could not get ranked high enough for asu with her scores. mind you this was upsetting to her because her dh works at asu and the tuition would have been free for her. so the community college is expensive to her.
whether it's your age, finances, family situation etc. do what's best for you and know that it is your plan not anyone else's so it will be different. you can be a great student or a poor student anywhere you go it is really up to you. great instructors, bad instructors, great clinicals, bad clinicals, it happens everywhere.
none of these schools fits everyone's needs, it is up to all of us to find the one that is perfect for us.
The RN program isn't coming to the Mesa Campus. DeVry just bought Apollo and the rumor is that all the Apollo RN programs are going to be combined or shifted over to Chamberlain, which is DeVry's nursing program. But nothing is set yet!
All the horror stories about accreditation and little old sally who spent 40,000 dollars on an education, and now her credits wont transfer and she has to start over bla,bla,bla.
I just got off the phone with a real nice admin counselor at Apollo. She has been there three years. She told me that they already have Matriculation agreements in place for several schools in Arizona that will accept Apollo credits toward a B.S.N.
That's just grand, and it may be true. However, I attended Apollo in Albuquerque, and I can tell you for a fact that representatives from that school lied to me more than once. If you want to verify matriculation agreements, then I'd recommend verifying them with the accepting school rather than with Apollo.
Be careful in Phoenix, I just moved away from that place two weeks ago. I two went to Apollo Colloge, not Appollo group or Uop. And the information sounds great, however this is a private school, therefore tution is not cheap. My two year R.N. was going to cost 43,000 dollars and is considered full time 5 days a week. Not so easy for the real world there huh. These are set times and classes, and most hospitals are 12 shift only. Just make sure they do a transcript reading and not just listen to an advisors sells pitch, because they are just salesman. I hope the best for you in Phx, and be sure to check into the banner hospitals because they have a tutition reimbursement program. Just read all the FINE prints everywhere.
carsonallen1
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Thanks for the info Groovy Jeff
I am taking a writing class, a pre-algebra class, Medical Termanology, and a computer class this term. Next term I am taking Algebra 1, Intro to soc, General Psy, and an elective.
I hope for the sake of money that most of them will transfer. If, not atleast I will be well prepared for any compass test or placement test's like that one.