Benedictine University

mzjones6 · Sep 27, 2008

Hi there,

I graduated from BU in '06 with a degree in Health Science and now have an ADN in Nursing. BU is a small, private, Catholic university that prides itself on being a tight-knit, diverse community. I'll be honest, BU isn't for everyone, some people think its too small, and that you won't get the "real college experience" by going there. That being said, there are no frats or sororities there, no student union so to speak, and there aren't huge parties every weekend in the dorms. Its definitely a commuter school, with alot of students commuting in from Naperville and the surrounding suburbs. They do try to keep it interesting there in terms of activities and events, alot being culturally centered. My junior year they built a new $3 million stadium which is rented out by lots of people to host various sporting events, which is just one of the projects the school has gotten thanks to their wealthy donors and alumni. Majority of the professors there are tenured, Ph.D's who know what they're teaching to you and willing to take the time to help you learn the material.

I suggest you go and visit and campus if you have a weekend to spare. You really have to be there and talk with the students who attend to get a good feel for the campus. I went there because they gave me a full scholarship, and I preferred the smaller campus to a much larger school. Like I said, BU isn't for everyone, but if I had to do it all over again, I'd stick with BU.

HAnurse2b · Sep 27, 2008

Hi there,
I graduated from BU in '06 with a degree in Health Science and now have an ADN in Nursing. BU is a small, private, Catholic university that prides itself on being a tight-knit, diverse community. I'll be honest, BU isn't for everyone, some people think its too small, and that you won't get the "real college experience" by going there. That being said, there are no frats or sororities there, no student union so to speak, and there aren't huge parties every weekend in the dorms. Its definitely a commuter school, with alot of students commuting in from Naperville and the surrounding suburbs. They do try to keep it interesting there in terms of activities and events, alot being culturally centered. My junior year they built a new $3 million stadium which is rented out by lots of people to host various sporting events, which is just one of the projects the school has gotten thanks to their wealthy donors and alumni. Majority of the professors there are tenured, Ph.D's who know what they're teaching to you and willing to take the time to help you learn the material.
I suggest you go and visit and campus if you have a weekend to spare. You really have to be there and talk with the students who attend to get a good feel for the campus. I went there because they gave me a full scholarship, and I preferred the smaller campus to a much larger school. Like I said, BU isn't for everyone, but if I had to do it all over again, I'd stick with BU.

thats exactly what i want(ed) to do....get my degree in health science(i also want to get my Adn)...did you always know u wanted to be a nurse? after u got ur degree in health science...how did u go about getting ur Adn? was it easier to do it the way u did it? I really want to go there....i like the small school enviorment (i learn better that way)...Any info or advice you can give me will be helpful!

Regards,

H.

mzjones6 · Oct 7, 2008

Actually I had wanted to be a doctor since I was in the 4th grade. Then I got to college and changed my mind and I decided I wanted to go to PA school and I wanted that up until graduation. I'm not from Illinois, I'm a dirty south girl, from Louisiana, so when I moved home I took a year off to figure out what I wanted to do and decided that nursing school was better for me than PA school. So I applied to an accelerated program in Baton Rouge and finished in 10 months and will take my NCLEX next week. I plan on moving back to Chicago before the new year or right after.

I didn't just spend my year off doing nothing. I got a job working in an ER so that I could be around nurses, learning how they got the job done. I took some prereq classes for nursing school, believe it or not there were a couple classes I didn't have.