Excelsior in Texas

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Hello All -

I am new to this site (just joined today) I completed 60% of my BSN program before leaving due to my mothers illness in Texas (I received a Bachelors in Biology Education). I enrolled in Excelsior last week and was wondering if it is physically possible and realistic to think I can be done with the concepts by June 2009. Also - I was wondering if it is really necessary to purchase study material from RUE or istudysmart rather than studying from Excelsior study material. HELP!! I have applied to Vanderbilt University for their Direct Entry MSN program and have been accepted (fall 2009) but I would have to go there, but if I am already an RN I can do the distance learning here in Texas...seeing that I will be a newly wed around that time I DO NOT want to up and leave...suggestions please!!!

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"I enrolled in Excelsior last week and was wondering if it is physically possible and realistic to think I can be done with the concepts by June 2009"

Oh, yeah.

I was wondering if it is really necessary to purchase study material from RUE or istudysmart rather than studying from Excelsior study material.

God, no.

I'd go for Excelsior and do the distance learning MSN.

And good luck! Excelsior grad here.

:)

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"I enrolled in Excelsior last week and was wondering if it is physically possible and realistic to think I can be done with the concepts by June 2009"

Oh, yeah.

I was wondering if it is really necessary to purchase study material from RUE or istudysmart rather than studying from Excelsior study material.

God, no.

I'd go for Excelsior and do the distance learning MSN.

And good luck! Excelsior grad here.

:)

HI Suesquatch -

Thanks for your reply!!! So you really think it can be done in less than a year? What did you study just the Excelsior material? I am so excited and ready to get started!!

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I did my first two tests in a couple of months and then didn't take another for a year. I banged the rest out in under three months. Yes, it can certainly be done WELL before June if you have the time to read.

I only used the guides and texts. You will need the med/surg, pharm, maternal/child care, and peds texts. You won't need the others. You can buy one edition behnd on http://www.amazon.com or http://www.half.com.

What I did was stick a post-it on each chapter in each text for the exam for which I was studying.

And pay for the practice exams. They are well worth the $60ish dollars!

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thank you soooo much...I REALLY appreciate that info. I makes me feel a whole lot better. I just want to be registered by Aug of 2009 so I can start the program from Texas. I work for Baylor and they are backing me the whole way...was the CPNE really as bad as I hear?

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I failed it the first time. But no, it wasn't the CPNE that was hideous - my nerves did me in. RIGHT in.

When the time comes take a workshop. Lunah knows ALL of them. I took Excelsior's, and was disappointed. I learned a lot, but it was very expensive and MUCH too crowded. And the study guide had serious omissions in it, one of which caused me a PC fail.

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ok thanks!!

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