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Hi!

I am starting the MAGELIN accelerated MSN program at Mount St. Joseph in May. I am so excited but very nervous!! Has anyone been through this program and is there any advice that you have? Is there anything you wish you would've done/knew before starting class? I am trying to go in as prepared as I can.

Thank you!!

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On 1/23/2019 at 10:15 AM, maggie16 said:

Hi!

I am starting the MAGELIN accelerated MSN program at Mount St. Joseph in May. I am so excited but very nervous!! Has anyone been through this program and is there any advice that you have? Is there anything you wish you would've done/knew before starting class? I am trying to go in as prepared as I can.

Thank you!!

Hi! I am in my first semester in the program. I am enjoying the program so far. It's definitely a lot of work, but we are all surviving. The instructors are pretty good. They definitely want us to succeed.

My advice would be to get a lot of rest before you start and to get as many of your ducks in a row before you start (ex. healthcare, daycare for your kids if you have any, financial aid, employment, etc.). A lot of us were still figuring out most of that stuff a week or 2 in and definitely stressing about it. The first semester doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for life events/emergencies to happen. It alleviates a lot of stress to walk in on day 1 with all of that off of your list of worries.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

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19 hours ago, PinkyT3 said:

Hi! I am in my first semester in the program. I am enjoying the program so far. It's definitely a lot of work, but we are all surviving. The instructors are pretty good. They definitely want us to succeed.

My advice would be to get a lot of rest before you start and to get as many of your ducks in a row before you start (ex. healthcare, daycare for your kids if you have any, financial aid, employment, etc.). A lot of us were still figuring out most of that stuff a week or 2 in and definitely stressing about it. The first semester doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for life events/emergencies to happen. It alleviates a lot of stress to walk in on day 1 with all of that off of your list of worries.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

Thank you so much! I am very nervous/excited to get started. Do you remember when you received info about the orientation? I know it is still like 3 months away but I am a planner haha. I emailed the program director 2 weeks ago and I haven't received a response. I currently have a full time job and work a PRN as a PCA at a local hospital trying to save lots of money so I'm more financially stable when I quit my fulltime job. Do you think it is realistic to work during this program? I'm starting in May and it is the supposed to be a more compact semester since it is shorter. I hope to go part time PCA and I have to commit to work 16 hours in order to get healthcare, which isn't difficult with 12 hour shifts.

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I think we heard about the date of the orientation about a month before school started. Most of my classmates in my cohort are PCAs and they went down to PRN. They seem fine with managing PRN and the course load. I did hear that starting in May is slightly more stressful than starting in Spring or Fall, so I would take that into consideration. Just make sure to stay organized.

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Hi everyone! I am super excited that I found this forum. I just got accepted to the program. I’m moving from CA so I wanted to learn about the area. If anyone has more information in regards to financial aid?

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42 minutes ago, arlene_futurenurse said:

Hi everyone! I am super excited that I found this forum. I just got accepted to the program. I’m moving from CA so I wanted to learn about the area. If anyone has more information in regards to financial aid?

Hi! I am currently in the program. Have you visited the campus yet? If possible, I would suggest visiting the campus and requesting a meeting with financial aid. I moved from out of state as well and they were able to give me a semester by semester breakdown of the cost and loan options. If you can't visit, give the financial aid office a call. They are realllllyyyyy helpful.

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@PinkyT3 thank you so much for the info! Are you living on campus or off of campus? I’m not sure what area would be convenient for me to stay.

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10 hours ago, arlene_futurenurse said:

@PinkyT3 thank you so much for the info! Are you living on campus or off of campus? I’m not sure what area would be convenient for me to stay.

I live off campus. They do have a portion of their dorms set aside for grad students, but that wasn't for me. There are a couple of apartments right around the corner from the school.

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PinkyT3, how much study time did you have to allocate to your classes during your first semester every week? What was your study schedule like, if I may ask? Thank you.

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My study schedule depends on my class schedule (for that day) and the workload for the week. On lighter weeks, I find myself spending 4-6 hours doing work of some kind outside of class. This can be actual studying, writing papers, or doing actual assignments. During crazy hectic weeks, I put in A LOT more time.

I organize my time week by week. On Sunday, I make a list of everything that is due for the week and assign each thing to certain days. I try to stay to that schedule as to not overwhelm myself too much on certain days, but sometimes it’s unavoidable.

I try to give myself Friday evening and Saturday off to maintain my sanity.

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@DCubed

My study schedule depends on my class schedule (for that day) and the workload for the week. On lighter weeks, I find myself spending 4-6 hours doing work of some kind outside of class. This can be actual studying, writing papers, or doing actual assignments. During crazy hectic weeks, I put in A LOT more time.

I organize my time week by week. On Sunday, I make a list of everything that is due for the week and assign each thing to certain days. I try to stay to that schedule as to not overwhelm myself too much on certain days, but sometimes it’s unavoidable.

I try to give myself Friday evening and Saturday off to maintain my sanity.

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That's really very helpful, PinkyT3. Thanks so much. Are your other cohort classmates managing okay, as well?

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