ASU Post-Baccalaureate BSN 2018 - Welcome

kayceehi · Apr 30, 2017

Hello, I am currently working an application for 2018.

Can you share how the acceptance rate was last year?

Celester321 · May 1, 2017

So this year was super, duper crazy. We only had 48 applicants and there were 48 spots. There are currently 43 of us. It has NEVER been like that (at least not in the last 3 years that I have been checking). In years past, the average advancing score was around 1.8-ish (which is like a having a 4.0 GPA and 80 on the TEAS or so on and so forth). However, almost everyone accepted this year still had very high scores due to history of this program being very competitive.

kayceehi · May 1, 2017

wow, only 48 spots? is it going to be same this year too? Hows school so far?

Celester321 · May 1, 2017

48 is actually high. They were theorizing it there would be between 44-48 slots and ended up having the full 48 seats. I think it was the same last year. Every year is different so don't quote me at all!

School is crazy and stressful, but that's nursing school, right? We have our final Theory test tomorrow (yuck) and then a whole 2 week break! I'm so excited. Several of us were recently discussing that though it is stressful, we are so glad that this is only 1 year (one crazy year). I would much rather just get it done than drag it out for 2-2.5 years.

kayceehi · May 1, 2017

Good luck with your exam tomrow!!

I am just nervous about the application, i heard this program is really competitive

Celester321 · May 2, 2017

If you don't apply, you for sure won't get in! :) Just make yourself competitive with a kick butt TEAS.

Also, make an appointment with the nursing/health sciences counseling office to review your courses. Lots of people didn't have a 4.0, so don't worry.

Jgrawn · May 5, 2017

Hi! I was hoping to get some info from you guys about weekly/daily schedule. I'm trying to arrange care for my two little kiddos. Any info would be much appreciated!

Sundevil2015 · May 5, 2017

I'm also currently in the post bacc program this year,

Jgrawn, i have a young child also and as far as child care goes, you do know the schedule pretty good in advance in order to make arrangements. This spring semester I was surprised and happy that I actually got to be at home more with my son than I did when I was working full time. I'm not sure if the schedule will stay exactly the same but Monday and Fridays class started at 810 we were done with class by 1030. Tuesday and Thursdays are clinical/lab days. For a few weeks you only have labs which they say will last from 730-4 but we usually went home by 2-3. The other days are clinicals and usually don't go past 5 or 6 in the afternoon. Wednesdays we had two classes from 1015-430. This summer seems like clinical hours will be a little longer into the day (for psych, we do have some afternoon clinicals).

I hope that helps

Jgrawn · May 5, 2017

Sundevil2015, thank you so much for the info!

Jlg830 · May 8, 2017

Jgrawn, I agree with sun devil. I had way more time than I expected. However, whatever you set up does need to be extremely flexible. You won't have a schedule that's like 7-4 everyday. Mondays and Friday's were always consistent like sun devil said. Tue and thursdays, when we had lab (1st half of semester) we would start at 7 or 730 usually but that would change. And we would usually get out anywhere from 1-3 but there was once or twice we didn't get out til 430. The schedules you get usually always said 4 and you don't know til you're there if you'll be out early. Then in the second half of the semester when you had clinicals one day, lab one day, the clinicals start usually around 615 or so but that depends on placement and your teacher so it's a very early morning for daycare. Overall, I was always there to pick my kids up from school mon and fri, was able to always drop them off at school Wednesday's. On lab days (not clinical) was able to pick them up from school like 70% of the time.

kayceehi · May 13, 2017

Do we have a facebook for Post-Bacc ASU 2018? I want to join :)