Fall 2015 Transfer NYU Nursing

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Hey, I just applied to the NYU BSN program as a transfer for Fall 2015. I see all these threads for the ABSN program, but none for the regular BSN program. I just want to know if anyone else is in the same boat. Thanks

Congrats eekxitsem

if you don't mind can you tell us ur stat?

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I just have a question. Does anyone know a ballpark number of people accepted/class size?

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If we don't have some courses such as chem lab or nutrition completed but have been accepted do we need to complete these classes before taking the actual nursing courses

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Hi all, first of all congrats on choosing nursing school as your lifelong career. It is truly rewarding I can guarantee that much.

I just graduated from NYU's accelerated nursing program as a second degree student in May. I am currently preparing for my NCLEX and looking back at all these forums and postings brought back all the days of worrying and nail biting days.

Don't lose hope people! I was admitted in the Spring 2014 cohort. I can tell you that there was a wide GPA stat acceptances. GPA is not everything!

Secondly, for those who are admitted elsewhere or are looking into other schools, know that at the end of the day, we are all taking the same exact licensure exam and may one day end up working for the same hospital.

NYU nursing school was a great and stressful experience for me but there are other programs that have outstanding curriculum and clinical experiences as well. The one thing I did not know before going into NYU is that in other schools, the students get to spend more time in their clinical rotations at the hospital while NYU evens it out with the didactic portion. You will come to see that your clinical experiences are priceless and can teach you so much more than the textbooks can!

Besides the $$$$$$ (do not expect a lot of financial aid or scholarships...) and the not so much emphasis on clinical, NYU is a great school to attend.

my personal pros and cons of NYU are as follows:

PROS:

- extremely supportive staff

- the new nursing building has everything state of the art simulation labs

- great location (it's NYC afterall!)

- you go to all the best hospitals for clinical (i.e. NYU Langone, NYP, LIJ)

- your cohort will be your best friends

- the library has all the textbooks to use, there are 2 and 4 hr loans. I personally went through NYU only buying 1 textbook and did just fine)

CONS:

- extremely expensive!!! For those who got in or are considering NYU, please review the tuition, fees, etc. and review your finances thrice!

- Limited clinical experience compared to other schools (nyu is every 2 weeks you attend one clinical in a hospital that is around 8 hours versus other schools that have it 12 h)

- THis is not a real con but I just want to put it out there for those who have a mentality that a brand name school will equate a guaranteed job ... it is how you make connections with the nurse managers, your GPA, and perseverance that gets you the job!

- Not a lot of flexibility when it comes to your clinical rounds (cant choose your hospitals for clinical even if it means waking up at 4am and travel for 2 hours to reach your site)

For those who got in, CONGRATS! please feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Good luck to everyone!

The world needs more of us future nurses! :)

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Hi guys! This thread is old but I'm planning to transfer to nyu next year. I have two semesters in my CC left. I'm about to finish my first year at 19 years old and my gPA for this second semester is 3.5 (I calculated today but it could change bc finals EEEP) so I'm upset because I feel like that's not enough. I volunteer at an ER every summer and my anatomy professor wants to publish my research paper so I think those are awesome things. I struggle with mental health so this semester has been hard and I'm extremely worried. Any words of advice?

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