Can anyone tell me your experiences in a accelerated nursing program?

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Hi!

I just applied to wagner college's accelerated nursing program. I am so nervous :uhoh3: I already have a BA in Education and have been considering changing careers for a while. I have been working in the eyecare field for fifteen years as a licensed optician. I am not a kid, that's for sure :yeah:. But it is a truly scary experience to be doing this at my age. I considered changing careers to nursing because of my experiences working with people, it is something I really enjoy. Therefore, I want to continue in the healthcare field and the reason I am changing careers is because my profession has become more about making money than anything else. That is just my opinion but it has proven to not be as stable as I thought it was and at this stage of the game I need to move forward not backwards.

I would appreciate any feedback as to your experiences in this type of program. I am aware that it is not advisable to work since it is a full 15 month program. I will be paying out of pocket :confused: for all this, so I am a little scare about finances too. At least I am single and have no kiddies yet, but it is still a very risky decision I am making.

I applied to wagner because it is close to home. I am also thinking about applying to NYU (so expensive :crying2:) and wanted to apply to Hunter College but they aren't taking anymore applicants until 2012 :eek:. I missed the deadline for SUNY Downstate Medical Center, plus I read some posts here about how they had problems with their programs being on probation. That scared me a little bit :coollook:. Any insight about this matter would be highly appreciated :heartbeat:redbeathe.

yes CCs are fine, if you don't want to go to one in California. ALL the CCs here are compacted. People have a better chance going to a private school or out-of-state. I personally would pay extra just to get into an expensive, but accredited program. I don't have time to wait 2 or 3 years on a waitlist, I'd rather pay and start now.

This mentality of waiting on a CC waitlist for 2-4 years then getting an ASN/ADN really cracks me up.

I left CA and got a BSN through a private school out of state, and even if it was 70k like someone said, all those years on the waitlist plus then only having an associates seems silly. If I get out 3 yrs faster and I have a BSN I am at a competitive advantage and time is $

Lets say the 3 years is 60k per year for a working RN....so your telling me the cheap tuition supercedes 180K (!!!) in income that the ADN nurse didnt make in those 3 years?

Fuzzy math. Think about it for a second.

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ANURSEATLAST gives excellent advice! And yes if you had to wait for CC that would cost in the long run...but not everywhere do you have to wait....

OP , since you are single have you considered moving to go to a cheaper school other than in NY?

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OP..oh that must be me, lol. I thought about NJ but I really love NYC, this is my hometown. I know what you mean about the waiting lists. The school where I am taking my pre-requisite has one for their AAS and BS nursing program. I will be talking to them on Thursday to figure out how that would work for me. My family keeps encouraging me to go with the accelerated programs eventhough there are more expensive and that the other way would be so much longer. There are right in a sense. My ultimate goal is to become a NP for primary care, so it would only make sense for me to go accelerated but I am still weighting my options.

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Hi,

I am also in NYC and interested in an Accelerated BSN Program. I already have my BS degree. What schools are you looking into? I am looking at those in NJ and PA, but also considering schools in the Midwest.

Thanks,

NYCRN2Be13

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Does anyone have any feedback for Wagner's 15 month program?

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