Which are the best and worth Nursing schools in GA?

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neygray

115 Posts

You're right JoJo GA girl about Emory being an excellent school :up:. But as the others say, as long as you pass your NCLEX, a nurse is a nurse, is a nurse. The demand for nurses is so high right now, employers do not look at where you graduated. And any larger hospital will train you in a specialty area and pay for the specialized certifications if your facility requires them. I worked for the Medical Center of Central GA and they paid for chemotherapy classes, the certification, your ACLS classes and certification. Essentailly, if you needed it to perform the job for them, they would provide it.

hrabell

8 Posts

JoJo GA girl-

I am starting Emory's BSN/MSN segue program this Fall, so I guess that would make me a junior. I currently have no clue what my schedule with classes/clinicals will look like...could you give me an idea of a typical day? will I be on campus pretty much all day long? Also, you said you live far, I live far too and will be commuting about 100 miles a day. Have you met anyone at Emory that lives or commutes from the Villa Rica/Douglasville/Carrollton area that would be interested in carpooling? Thanks! See you this fall.

Mexarican

431 Posts

Specializes in Pediatric Intensive Care, Urgent Care.

Brenau U is awesome! of course i currently attend. I just feel challenged and i like it that way. The instructors are available when you need them and they go out of their way to help. It's a private school and tuition is like $9,750 per semester so it is spendy. I don't regret spending the money cause i think it's worth it! Excellent NCLEX pass rate...from 2003 to 2006 they avg 92% pass rate.

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RwanRN2b

73 Posts

I graduated from Gordon College and having nothing but great things to say about their program. It's an ADN program and they did a great job preparing us for what we would face as nurses. Other BSN schools I've heard that are great are;

Clayton State University

Kennesaw State University (but has a long wait list)

North Georgia College

Definiely check the pass rates and how many students start and actually graduate at each campus because it's very...very important! good luck to you!

Do you know if they have a waiting list and is it hard to get in? I have completed all my pre-req, just getting ready to apply for Spring 09

hyunjoo82

46 Posts

Specializes in Student nurse and CNA in Georgia.

I'm a pre-nursing student looking to obtaining a BSN so I can go to grad school to become a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, or physical therapist. I have pretty much been accepted at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer in Atlanta for Fall 2010. It's now a two-year (4 semester, no summer semester) nursing program after two years of prerequisites. I am currently a student at Georgia State because I originally wanted to get into their program but gave up after the stories I hear and I didn't feel that I had what it takes to be a Georgia State nursing student (apparently their average program GPA for those accepted is above 3.7 now which is ridiculous). I had applied to Kennesaw's program three times and got tired of their late rejection letters. Apparently every semester they accept, there are over 600 applications they have to review for 60 or so slots which is also ridiculous.

Then I heard about Mercer's program and at first I negated the idea since they are a private school and it's "expensive". However, I decided to attend one of their information sessions and take a tour around the facility and I instantly fell in love. It was totally unexpected and I drove home wondering if there was a way to pay for it somehow. I used to think that spending more than $10k per semester was outrageous to become a nurse but my mentality has changed somewhat.

I had my reservations about Georgia State's program because there are a ton of prerequisites you need to get into their program and just a lot of "paperwork" to submit. Georgia State has become a large school and being a student there the past three years, I personally have had bad experiences with some professors (and some were great) and ended up feeling like just a number or student ID# and no one really cares about helping anyone. It is also a research institution and professors are always hard to contact or meet with outside of class, which I have never liked.

Kennesaw's program seemed promising and maybe if I was in the same position just 3 or 4 years ago, it wouldn't have been as frustrating for me. I just know I have good things to offer to the profession (I'm a hardworker, I am very interpersonal with people, I'm driven and responsible, etc.) and they didn't even know me except for my transcript and general application. No essay and interviews are IF they see interest in you. Again, I didn't feel like it was going to be a good experience on top of having to commute to other campuses other than KSU campus for various semesters.

The people at Mercer and at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing are wonderful. They communicate with you thoroughly and promptly. They make an effort to remember you as a person and not what an application tells you. They look at the applicant as a whole. I was impressed how they remembered my name from a simple phone conversation and I've corresponded with the admissions advisor for GBCN during the past year, just keeping her updated on my happenings. I recently reactivated my application because I was accepted to GBCN but was unable to start due to a grade mishap with a professor (yes, because of that one class, I had to delay my nursing career one entire year) and I couldn't start my nursing program last fall because I couldn't transfer my grade to Mercer; I had thought about contesting my grade but dropped the idea because it was too late by then.

I am just waiting for my acceptance letter. It's no nonsense support and they really want to see you succeed. I have had a few friends who are nursing students at GBCN tell me they love it there and it's worth the money. I believe that if there are supportive professors in a positive environment, it makes a world of a difference (I had at one point thought about being a teacher because everyone told me I should be one) so I know when a professor/teacher's goal is to truly teach and support. I do not mind paying $10k per semester for four semesters in tuition if it's a place that will give me a great life experience on top of a great career outlook. I also heard that GCBN nursing students have a good reputation at clinical rotations by staff at the hospitals.

Sorry this was so long but I thought I'd just get the word out there that there are schools out there that care about you and want to see you succeed. I thought since Mercer is a private school, they wouldn't consider me anyways because I don't have the best grades (I have a 3.2 program GPA) but they picked me out and held onto me for a year. There's a school out there for each individual--just have to find what works for you.

Mandylpn

543 Posts

Specializes in home health, LTC, assisted living.
Don't know if this helps you any, but here's the list of NCLEX pass rates on GA schools.

http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/rn/NCLEXSCORES20032006.pdf

Excellent advice, I was going to suggest the same, check to see what the school's NCLEX passing rate is. :yeah:

clong4

18 Posts

You're right JoJo GA girl about Emory being an excellent school :up:. But as the others say, as long as you pass your NCLEX, a nurse is a nurse, is a nurse. The demand for nurses is so high right now, employers do not look at where you graduated. And any larger hospital will train you in a specialty area and pay for the specialized certifications if your facility requires them. I worked for the Medical Center of Central GA and they paid for chemotherapy classes, the certification, your ACLS classes and certification. Essentailly, if you needed it to perform the job for them, they would provide it.

I am so glad to hear you say this. So many people have been telling me about different schools that I don't know what to think. I would imagine that once you have your BSN that that is all that matters.

clong4

18 Posts

:confused:I :nurse:attend Clayton State University and will graduate May 10, 2008. Love the school it is challangeing and well worth all of the experiences you will receive. You will love all the diversity that you will meet. Our program has a great NCLEX passing rate. You will like the teachers and they will help you to find your goal:bowingpur Please PM me if you have any additional questions about the classes you may need to take to ge into the program...:confused:

How can I find out what the NCLEX passing rate is for Clayton State? Is that something that is posted somewhere?

izzycatswimRN

103 Posts

For what it's worth, I graduated from Georgia State's nursing school. Maybe the gen ed profs outside of the SON are a pain (lord knows most of mine were and that's saying something since I transferred into State from Georgia Tech, notorious for annoying profs it seems). In the nursing school the teachers are WONDERFUL. They know you by your first name, were always easy to locate and get in touch with. Many of them even went out of their way to give us a heads up if they might be incommunicado for any reason. I loved my experience there. It was very challenging but I know I learned alot. It's showing because I constantly get positive remarks in my current job in the Navy.

NeecyBSN_RN

45 Posts

Specializes in M/S, ER.

http://www.sos.ga.gov/plb/rn/NCLEXSCORES.pdf

All the NCLEX pass rates for GA! :D

OneChance

41 Posts

:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:

Gotta put one in for my alma mater-MCG!!!! (Medical College of Georgia)

WOULD YOU PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE TELL ME MORE ABOUT MCG

That is my 1st 2nd 3rd 4th lol choice to attend....:)

I would really appreciate it

OneChance

41 Posts

never mind I just saw your post about it :)

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