ASU Post-Bacc 2014

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Hello everyone,

This is my first post! What a valuable resource this site has been for me! A little background on myself to begin:

I am 24, male, and have a degree from ASU in Business Marketing (2012). I have been working all year on prerequisites required for consideration in ASU's Post-Bacc BSN program, which (if you are unfamiliar) is a program that allows people with degrees to get their BSN in 12 months after completion of pre-reqs. It requires a minimum 3.50 select GPA and 58.7% score on the TEAS to even be considered.

I received A's in all prerequisites except for a sophomore-year psychology 101 class, which was a B. This makes my application GPA a 3.89 (instead of a 4.0 :no:). I just took the TEAS yesterday, and got a 91.3% (99th percentile national, 98th percentile in the ASU BSN program overall).

Do any accepted applicants have opinions on my scores? What do you think the chances of me getting into the program are? If you can speak to your experience with the application and admissions process, that would be great. I think I am doing well, and I believe after they look at my application and see that I have straight A's on all of my medical-related prerequisites, they won't discredit my GPA with the one psychology class.

Also, anyone else applying? How has the process been? Our apps are due soon!

Thanks in advance for your advice!

I got in with a lesser score than 1.871. Perhaps, essays played a role. When you all look at the student demographic form, under "received first choice," does it have a 'N' still next to it. If so, Is that because of provisional status?

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Congrats, MrFox! I think the essays play a bigger role than ASU lets on. Maybe that is why it is so hard for the advisors to give us cut-off values and averages since there is some subjectivity to their admission process.

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Hey everyone, I also got in!

I am trying to find the facebook page and have tried ASU Post Bacc BSN 2014 and searching for Arizona State University like was suggested but I am still not having any luck. Any other suggestions?Thanks!

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Yeah what is the easiest way to join the FB group... I can't find it.

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Courtneyfaith, that works thank you!!!!

Jimmyphx74, when I first tried the link it took me to a site where I had to register my asu email address with facebook, then I retyped it in and it took me straight to the page. That may have been my problem before with searching for the group!!

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OK I am in the group now.

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I'm currently in the PB program.

The best advice I can give is be flexible. Extremely flexible. Ridiculously flexible.

Your schedule will change frequently, often with little or no notice. The schedule you have been led to believe you will have may start an hour earlier than what you were originally told. You might find out this tidbit 3 days before your clinicals start. Ignore whatever is printed as your clinical start time until you have confirmation from your faculty. Not good when you have to arrange childcare, but that is reality.

I have no idea what your schedule will be for classes, since they change things up each semester. Hopefully, this will give you an idea.

For us, Spring semester was 9:00-2:00 or so for lectures M/W/F. Lab/clinicals T/Th. Lab starts at 7:30 and usually ends between 2:30-3:30. Most clinicals start at 6:30, although some started earlier depending on when the facility changes shifts.

Summer was 2 days of lecture at 8:30, with 3 days of 2 clinicals/ 1 lab. You'll also be an taking online class.

Fall starts out with lecture 7:30 -3:00 Th/Fr, a seminar a couple of M each month and lab/clinical Tu/We. You also have another online class. Second half of the semester is much lighter than the first. We have 1 day of clinical, 1 day of class from 7:30-3:00, plus a different online class.

Hope this gives you an idea of what to expect.

Good luck! It is a crazy year, but it goes by really fast.

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AZwannabe-- I cannot thank you enough for posting this! The info is so valuable to us newbies. You're so close to completing the program & I hope you have a good rest of your semester!!

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Azwannabe, thanks the insight! It is definitely helpful to have some idea of what to expect in the coming year.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

For everyone whom has been accepted and is not a member of the FB group, congratulations and we hope to see/meet you soon.

For everyone whom is currently in the program and providing advice, I am very appreciative.

For those whom did not get accepted this year, don't give up! Hope you all got into the traditional program if you did a dual-app!

My next question for new admits as well as current students is... how do we pay for this? The application materials say that "Financial aid is available for those that qualify." I mean, if you're an in-state student, they must have some help for us to pay that $30,000 price tag for tuition and fees ($5,000/semester for tuition, plus a program fee of $5,000 a semester additional, according to the information session), right?

I wish I could just walk up to them with a cool $34k, but I am currently trying to remember what the word "savings" even means :p

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Most people in the program will be taking out loans I'm sure .... that's what I'm banking on. My understanding is that, as post-bac students, our maximum total debt from Stafford Loans that we may accumulate is $57,500--No more than $23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans. This info is available on ASU's website if you do a search for "Stafford Loan Limits". According to the financial aid office, anyone who applied for financial aid should be hearing about what they qualify for sometime in November.

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Hi guys! I wanted to congratulate all of you that got in and encourage those of you an the wait list to keep up hope :-)

Regarding hours: Dont forget the crushing load of homework you'll have to complete, its not the kind you can blow off. 14-20 hours a week. If you choose to read you'll spend 15-20 a week. Studying for exams, clinical and boards? 4-10 extra. When I first got into the program my family made fun of all the free time I would have after class. Its a trick.... there is NOOO free time.

Regarding $$: Loans. The program will cost about $32,000 in tuition and fees plus books which run about $3000 (unless you rent). Like Jimmyphx74 said you can only get about 23,000 in subsidized loans so I suggest you check out private loans like wells fargo offers OR start saving like mad + paying off debt for summer tuition which is the hardest to cover because you've already blown your load in Spring.

I'm so excited for you all and want to keep in touch as you start the program! I think we might meet you on your orientation day (I haven't heard details but we met the class before us that day as well). I'll try to find the fb page so you have my contact info if you have questions I might be able to answer :-)

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