ASU Post-Baccalaureate BSN 2018 - Welcome

Celester321 · May 13, 2017

We do. It's called "ASU 2018 Post-Bacc BSN (aka: Sleep is optional, right?)" We can add all hopefuls, and then fix it to those who are admitted (you'll find out in November).

AspiringRN_CA · May 22, 2017

Thank you for making this group!!! I'm so excited about this journey! How's nursing school going? How is your schedule this summer?

Celester321 · May 24, 2017

Nursing school is crazy and stressful, but summer is even crazier and busier than I imagined. We go 5 days a week. MWF is scheduled for labs or clinicals (could be 4 hours to 12 hours). Tue and Thur are lectures from 8:30 until 1:20. Somewhere in-between we are supposed to study and do a thousand assignments. It really depends on your family situation, but we're all feeling overwhelmed right now. However, 27 more weeks until our last final. Wahoo! Not that I'm counting. :)

AspiringRN_CA · May 24, 2017

Do you have classmates with kids? Or do you have kids? How are they coping? I have a 20 month old and I'm worried that I might not be able to joggle the demanding schedule

Celester321 · May 24, 2017

About half of us have kids (my baby is 10). This program draws "older" people and the average age seems to be high 20's to low 30's. 2 mamas had kids younger than yours. You need a lot of family support or a really great babysitter. You can do it! Nursing school will be crazy no matter what...you might as well hurry up and get it done with.

AspiringRN_CA · May 25, 2017

Your response makes me feel a lot better! Thank you! Good luck with everything! Please keep us posted with how things are going.

alexaaline · Jun 10, 2017

Hello! I'm applying to the 2018 PB program :) I read through the 2017 thread and it was super helpful! I'm looking for suggestions on where to get my CPR/BLS certification?

AspiringRN_CA · Jun 10, 2017

I got mine from the American Heart Asssociation in Tempe.

futureepinurse · Jun 13, 2017

For the current students, do you know if it does is a disservice to have the two HCR courses (human lathophysiolpgy and intro to nursing and healthcare systems) in progress at the time of application? I did complete a grad school level "introduction to the US healthcare system" course this past semester and received an A, so I'm hoping they'll look at that as a positive sign I'll do well in HCR 220! Also for the anatomy and physiology courses, if you got a B in lab but an A lecture do they just figure out the GPA as 1 unit going towards the B and 3 towards the A or will they give you the higher grade and just assign an A to the course? Thanks (: I saw somewhere there was an essay component for post back applicants (I think when I looked at the major map) but then I didn't see it mentioned anywhere else. Did you guys have to complete an essay for the application? Thanks for the info! So happy to hear you guys are enjoying the program. It made me a little nervous to see 18 unit semesters! The most I ever took in undergrad was 15 semester units.

Celester321 · Jun 14, 2017

Your questions are probably better answered by an advisor. I finished patho fall 2016 but had everything else done by the end of summer. There was no essay for our application. It was 50% teas and 50% grades=no mercy! Ha! I don't know where you read that we were enjoying the program, but please let me clarify...I do not know ANYONE who "enjoys" nursing school. It is hard. It is stressful. You will laugh and cry. You will think about quitting more than once! Sometimes I look at the countdown until graduation 3 times in one day hoping it changed! However.....it is worth it. I love clinicals and all the cool things we get to see and do. This is such a dynamic career, and we can go in so many directions with this degree. School is crazy, awful some days, but you will have people in your class that become your family and help you pull through. Be prepared but be excited!

Sundevil2015 · Jun 14, 2017

I can honestly say that I love this program and enjoy it, the good and the bad. It's pretty quick which means you don't have time to get comfortable which means it keeps you on your toes. I've met amazing people, have had such amazing experiences and will miss it when I graduate. It's an amazing program to be a part of but definitely does take a lot of work. Study really hard for your TEAS and do the practice tests WITH THE TIMER ON. Can't stress that enough because the time is what got me. Our class was really fortunate in that there were the exact amount of applicants for the number of spots.

futureepinurse · Jun 14, 2017

Thank you for the input! I use the word "enjoy" because I have heard other people in other programs say they completely regret their decision to choose their current school/program either because of disgruntled classmates/professors, poorly run classes, or disorganized curriculums. Perhaps "satisfied" may be a better phrase to summarize the experience. Nonetheless, it is encouraging to hear! Luckily I did really well on the TEAS... the GRE was 1000x times harder in my opinion so that was good preparation. I definitely thought practice tests were great preparation to get a feel for timing though. I'm hoping with a 1.93 advancement score I'll be a competitive applicant, but it's hard to say when you don't know what everyone else is applying with in your application cycle!