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Finished RN to BSN Program in 6 months and 1 week! Feel free to ask me anything!

Just found out that I completed my BSN program this morning! I am so excited and so ready to begin my DNP program in January! Feel free to ask my anything about my program experience:)

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Will you marry me? Lol.. I am inspired by your motivation.

*how many CU'S did you have remaining to graduate?

*which classes were the shortest or which ones do you recommend starting first?

*did you take the pre-assessment to see where you stand or did you go through the entire coursework?

*did you go in knowing you would finish in 6 months or was it something that happened?

*because it was 1 week over the 6 month term, how were you charged for that week?

my start date is November 1st after my appeal for my sociology class is completed and after my intake interview. Any tips or suggestions?

Thank you and congratulations... ☺

Congratulations!

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Congratulations! :)

Which class took the longest and shortest to complete? Any tips so that I can do the same?

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Will you marry me? Lol.. I am inspired by your motivation.

*how many CU'S did you have remaining to graduate?

55 CU's

*which classes were the shortest or which ones do you recommend starting first?

I finished Nutrition in 3 days, Evidence-Based Practice in about a week and a half. I think everyone has to start their core nursing classes with Care of the Older Adult, so you'll probably start with that class first.

*did you take the pre-assessment to see where you stand or did you go through the entire coursework? The pre-assessment is mandatory, so I did take each one to pinpoint my weak areas, then studied only those areas before I took the OA.

*did you go in knowing you would finish in 6 months or was it something that happened? No I didn't know I was going to finish in 6 months, I thought I was going to finish in a year. To be honest, a lot of the material I already knew, hence I was able to take the assessments quickly and move through the program quicker.

*because it was 1 week over the 6 month term, how were you charged for that week? Yes I was charged a prorated of about $670 to take the last class that began when the new term began on October 1st. I finished the last class in exactly one week on October 7th.

my start date is November 1st after my appeal for my sociology class is completed and after my intake interview. Any tips or suggestions? Do take the pre-assessments (you have to, anyway) to find out your weak areas and study those areas only prior to taking the OA. When writing papers for the PA's, follow the rubric to a 'T', no more, no less. Google any concepts you don't understand and also utilize your course mentor for help. Hope I've answered your questions! Good luck on pursuing you BSN, WGU really is a really great school!

Thank you and congratulations... ☺

Thanks so much!

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Thanks Klone!

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Congratulations! :)

Thanks Commuter!

How?? What program are you doing? Mine is a year long, cant tweak it to make it shorter(only longer if taking a class at the time) :(

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And congratulations! Must be an awesome feeling!!

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Never mind, I just saw that this post is in Wester Governors section. was this online?

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Which class took the longest and shortest to complete? Any tips so that I can do the same?

Of the core nursing classes, the longest class for me to complete was Physical Assessment, and that was because the person I was doing my assessment and myself couldn't find a convenient time to meet so that we could make the assessment video for awhile. The shortest class was probably Nutrition (I knew a vast majority of the info already). Advice to go through the program quickly? Well, it helps to know a lot of the info already, which I did. Devote at least 3 to 4 hours to schoolwork a day (I think WGU suggests at least 15 to 20 hours a week for study). I was able to do this and work a full-time job. Be confident in yourself and in your ability to succeed in this program. Hope this helps you!

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How?? What program are you doing? Mine is a year long, cant tweak it to make it shorter(only longer if taking a class at the time) :(

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The RN to BSN program. I had to take 55 CU's to complete my degree. I took as many classes as I could within the six month term and just one class left to complete at the beginning of the second term, which I paid for out of pocket.

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