decisions decisions: accepted to Maryville AND Chamberlain

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Specializes in ICU, CCL, Tele, Some Management, TNCC.

So...I've made a list, (checked it twice...actually 100 times ;) ) of the key points to each program. They've come out pretty similar. I'm having a battle with my self on which one to choose. I have had road bumps with both schools involving the admissions process, but chamberlain handled it MUCH better than the lady at maryville.

Chamberlain: I found out (AFTER I was accepted,....and*I* informed the school!) that they were not actually approved in my state (SD), they thought they were. I had to delay my start date until I was comfortable with the progress of the paperwork. FINALLY I found out that it was all approved (before the schools office even knew, I just emailed and asked the state....again, *I* informed their office hahah) It was a hiccup however, they were really nice and worked hard to get everything in line. This obviously was not just for me, but also currently enrolled students from SD. They kept me fully updated on the progress and really made me not freak out about this haha (2 weeks before my school start date!)

Maryville: I got a lot of back talk from the admissions person and she really frustrated me...even snapped at me a few times about my essay (she didn't like how I worded a few things, also was not clear on some of her instructions....when I told her I wasn't aware of something I got the response of: well, I would NEVER forget to tell you ____ (OK, I'm sure sometimes you might, but whatever). Also, when she was telling me how she didn't like my intro sentence to my second paragraph of my essay, I must have said something about how she was being not so nice.....her response: "I'm really inundated right now and just overwhelmed" hmmmm OK. She told me to delete the first sentence and it needs to start with certain wording etc....OK fine, I did that.

Both are costing about the same, both have similar course paths. Chamberlain is a well known/old nursing school, Maryville is an established university. Both are fairly new. I need to take a trip to chamberlain once, none with maryville....

just wondering if anyone else has any tidbits to help me make a decision.

Thanks!

B

 

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I live in the St. Louis area and am not real keen on either. In fact, I can go to Maryville fairly inexpensively because of my employer but I'm not. There are better programs out there.

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Specializes in ICU, CCL, Tele, Some Management, TNCC.

Well....thanks.... I guess

thanks! ~b. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

My thinking is, go with you gut, whichevery school you feel most comfortable with is the one id choose! =) good luck!

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Jackpp which programs in the stl area do you recommend? I am working on my pre-reqs for the maryville weekend and evening program right now.. on track to be accepted to next fall 2014's class, but if there is something better out there that I am unaware of I'd really like to hear about it! I've looked into UMSL, but their part-time programs is spread out over 3.5 years instead of 2.5. I'd like a BSN so community colleges are a no-go, plus they don't work with my schedule at all.

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I recommend Chamberlain. I currently attend Maryville now and we have tons of group work in each class. At Chamberlain there isn't any but then again I believe Maryville requires less courses than Chamberlain. Pray about it and go with suits you better.

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Specializes in ICU, Allergy/Asthma, and Primary Care.
I recommend Chamberlain. I currently attend Maryville now and we have tons of group work in each class. At Chamberlain there isn't any but then again I believe Maryville requires less courses than Chamberlain. Pray about it and go with suits you better.

Are you enjoying the program at MVU? How is the group work carried out? That makes me nervous that there is so much group work involved at MVU.

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, GI.

I have come to the decision on Chamberlain, I start Jan 2014. I got excepted to 3 different schools and what they were asking and for the money they were my best choice. I was impressed with the response I got back from them, the tuition and the comments left on multiple sites I looked at.

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Specializes in ICU, CCL, Tele, Some Management, TNCC.

Thanks all! I decided to go with chamberlain. My experience was so much better with them... Wayyyy better than maryville! Also no group projects was big for me too, a friend attends maryville and is constantly frustrated with her group projects. She has also had quite a few "run ins" with a professor. I prayed about it and felt that chamberlain was the way to go. They went above and beyond to make sure all the state paperwork was in line to get me going which showed a lot about their word and their desire to help students.

I start jan 6th :)

thanks! ~b. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

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Specializes in Ortho.

Let us know how you like it BeeGee

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Specializes in Med/surg tele, home health, travel.

Congratulations!!! Yes, please let us know how you like it! I have also inquired about Chamberlain myself. Just checking around for right now. I see that some colleges actually require 3-5 years of nursing experience before applying, so that is rather disappointing for a new graduate. In fact, my Alma mater is actually one of the colleges making it a criteria. So, therefore I am doing my homework!!!

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Specializes in Primary care.
Thanks all! I decided to go with chamberlain. My experience was so much better with them... Wayyyy better than maryville! Also no group projects was big for me too, a friend attends maryville and is constantly frustrated with her group projects. She has also had quite a few "run ins" with a professor. I prayed about it and felt that chamberlain was the way to go. They went above and beyond to make sure all the state paperwork was in line to get me going which showed a lot about their word and their desire to help students.

I start jan 6th :)

thanks! ~b. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

How is your Chamberlain FNP courses going? any info you can provide? I'm looking at them & UCCS (colorado springs)..Thanks!

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