Emory University or Chamberlain College of Nursing?

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Currently in, a prospective student of, or heard about Chamberlain College of Nursing in Atlanta? Thought we could all start a thread.

I am almost rounding up my prerequisites at Gwinnett Technical College and looking forward to sending my application to Emory University in 2014. I have two prerequisites left for ADN Pre nursing, but I am considering Emory, which means I have to take some more classes (about 4). I have a B.Sc. in a non-nursing field (foreign university with a 3.9 GPA), currently pregnant with two kids (ages 2 & 1), my current GPA is 4.0, but I have a problem called "I am confused at the moment".

What is your take on Chamberlain? Is the Atlanta campus CCNE accredited? I have read how easy it is to apply and get admitted without the "waiting list" crisis, but I'm skeptical if one would get a job afterwards. Should I consider Chamberlain or go to Emory considering the hassles of gaining admission into Emory? Finally, I have no work experience and this is required at Emory University.

Thanks for taking out time to lead me on the path you think is best.

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Chamberlain is expensive. I sat with an admissions rep and unless you do federal and personal loans, be prepared to pay about 2 grand per session out of pocket (with federal loans). I only have 26 grand in federal loans and I would've maxed out my federal funding BEFORE graduating from Chamberlain. There's no way I'd do Chamberlain over Emory if those were my options. Also my experience is with their BSN program. Not the bridge program.

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I attend chamberlain and I love it. Every school has its hang ups but the Jacksonville location has a great reputation and amazing NCLEX pass rate. I was an MA prior to this and it is still very hard. A lot of work. I begin my first clinical tomorrow. You take HESI exams at the end of the 8 week sessions. Not every class has them at my level in the program. I did not have a lot of options school wise. My state college here was extremely competitive and does not have a great reputation. All that leaves is crappy run of the mill tech schools. I also did all my pre reqs at my local state college to save money. Chamberlain has been around for a long long time. A good education costs money. BTW I know nothing about Emory. Just giving my 2 cents about chamberlain. :)

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Comparing Emory to chamberlain is like comparing a BMW to a Hyundai. Except this Hyundai is going to cost you just as must The BMW.

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Comparing Emory to chamberlain is like comparing a BMW to a Hyundai. Except this Hyundai is going to cost you just as must The BMW.

There are hyundai's that cost as much as BMW's lol!

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Emory does not require, per se, experience. They just require a resume. If you have work exp or volunteer exp they want you to put it on there. By no means do they require it. A friend of mine got in with zero volunteer work. Just wanted to clear that up. Look up stay at home mom resumes for help with that area so you can put something on it. You could also email admissions at Emory and explain your situation. They are very good about helping people out with the application process.

And you are mistaken, no school in Atlanta has a waiting list. They are all competitive merit-based admission. With your grades, I wouldn't waste my time with Chamberlain. Schools like that are for people who don't have the grades to go elsewhere and want to skip the prereqs. Emory or even one of the local state programs (GSU, KSU, CSU) would be better IMO.

Just came across this thread as I was looking at different schools. Just wanted to say I think what you said was very offensive Meeep. Not everyone does it because they have bad grades, some just can't wait the 2 years it takes to do prerequisites and then however long until they get in the program and then at least another 2 years for the actual degree. Also I don't go to Chamberlain but if they are CCNE accredited then they are a good school. Don't hate on all for profit schools because they have their niche and it's not all stupid people that got bad grades.

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That's your opinion. We are all entitled to them. Chamberlain definitely does take applicants with low GPA's, as well as people who have been kicked out for academic dishonesty at other schools. I am sure there are some people with 4.0's that just want to skip the waiting, but that fact does not make my point any less true. Equating it with an Emory education is just silly, and that was the point I was making.

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That's your opinion. We are all entitled to them. Chamberlain definitely does take applicants with low GPA's as well as people who have been kicked out for academic dishonesty at other schools. I am sure there are some people with 4.0's that just want to skip the waiting, but that fact does not make my point any less true. Equating it with an Emory education is just silly, and that was the point I was making.[/quote']

You're so eloquent :)

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Emory does not require, per se, experience. They just require a resume. If you have work exp or volunteer exp they want you to put it on there. By no means do they require it. A friend of mine got in with zero volunteer work. Just wanted to clear that up. Look up stay at home mom resumes for help with that area so you can put something on it. You could also email admissions at Emory and explain your situation. They are very good about helping people out with the application process.

And you are mistaken, no school in Atlanta has a waiting list. They are all competitive merit-based admission. With your grades, I wouldn't waste my time with Chamberlain. Schools like that are for people who don't have the grades to go elsewhere and want to skip the prereqs. Emory or even one of the local state programs (GSU, KSU, CSU) would be better IMO.

Chamberlain is not for people who don't have prereq's or the grades. My GPA is not bad at all all I took all of my prereq's at GPC to cut costs. I actually start inSeptember. I think going to an Open House would be better rather than getting second hand info.

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Comparing Emory to chamberlain is like comparing a BMW to a Hyundai. Except this Hyundai is going to cost you just as must The BMW.

I totally disagree!!! I took a lot of prereq's before Chamberlain which helped with tuition. What I'm paying at Chamberlain is NOT anywhere near the cost of Emory. Who cares about this school being better than that. What really matters is passing yr Nclex and getting yr license at the end of the day.

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I am a student of Emory nursing school. I would never go to Chamberlain..

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In my opinion, I will suggest that you go to a nursing school that is accreditated. I mean CCNE or NLN accredited that are recognized by Hospitals.

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In my opinion, I will suggest that you go to a nursing school that is accreditated. I mean CCNE or NLN accredited that are recognized by Hospitals.

Chamberlain has both regional and national (CCNE) accreditation.

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