Boston area

[Aspiringnurse0421]

Hello everyone!

My name is Ermira Berisha, aka Mira or Em. I graduated from Sacred Heart University in May 2014 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration. I graduated with a 3.2, I hate my GPA but at the time, I was working 30-40 hours a week (sometime more) trying to help pay for school, while babysitting, caring for my family (cooking, cleaning, etc). During that time I developed depression, anemia, twice I had kidney stones and carpel tunnel which gets really painful. So I had a great deal of exhaustion, and did not take college seriously the first two years, but I managed to finish my degree on time and leave with an increase in grades! I am currently taking prerequisite course at a local community college and applying for summer/fall 2015 accelerated nursing programs. I live in Trumbull, Ct and I really want to move to Boston, Ma. So far, I am applying to UMass, Regis, Curry and MGH. I work as a caregiver for an elderly lady in a private home and I volunteer at a local hospital in the NICU and Ambulatory Care. I love the NICU and I want to be a NICU RN. I also want to get my masters in nursing. Later on, I would love to be a nurse practitioner and use my business degree in the mix.

I am afraid that I will not get accepted to any of these schools. I do not want to waste anytime, and I am hoping that one of these schools will accept me. I want to start as soon as I finish these prerequisite courses in may of 2015. Besides UMass, the other schools are direct entry. I bought a TEAS practice text book to help me pass it because UMass requires it. I will definitely try my hardest to get A's in my prerequisite courses.

Does anyone recommend me do anything else, or do you think I could get accepted to any of these schools? Does anyone recommend me to apply to more schools? If so, which ones? I am looking at schools in or around Boston area.

Please Help!!!

Thank you and Good luck to all applying this year!!!

[WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

First, I think that I might suggest you post this in the Massachusetts forum as well.

I am a transplant from Boston (to Philly and now moving to NC) and I can see why you love it. Just be forewarned, it is a VERY tough market right now once you get out of school.

Have you looked at MCPHS? My mother works for one of the UMass hospitals and previously one of the Metrowest Medical centers and she said one of the paramedics she was friendly with in the ER went to MCPHS and if I remember correctly his case was similar to yours. He essentially went in with a clean slate and retook everything with them.

[Aspiringnurse0421]

I will look into that right now! I am new at this so I am learning my way around using this website! Thank you so much! Yes I know it is a very touch market especially in the Boston area, but I really really want to be there!

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

another great Boston Nursing school is Simmons. Also Curry is in a really cool location..I ALMOST went there and was accepted, but ended up going to DC area. Remember in big cities cost of living is HIGH..so add that to tuition.

[Aspiringnurse0421]

Thanks! I am taking A&P 1, Nutrition, and Microbiology. For Simmons I need to take organic and inorganic chemistry as well. Curry only starts in January, so I am applying for their 2016 program.