Members are discussing the accreditation and acceptance of BSN and MSN degrees from GCU in different states, particularly focusing on the requirement of a preceptorship for BSN programs. There are concerns about certain states not accepting GCU BSN degrees, while others share experiences with the capstone course and offer tips for scholarly activities. Additionally, there is mention of GCU transitioning back to a non-profit status and the impact of this change on students.
Howdy all, I bit the bullet and after much research, I decided on Grand Canyon! Wow, I did not expect BSN schools to be like used car salesmen--hounding me by emails and phone calls. Rather impressed on how Grand Canyon sort of left me alone, but at the same time kept in touch.
Commence my first class Sept 30th, excited, yet very nervous, as I'm not a big fan of school, LOL! I did extremely well on my Associate degree, graduated back in 2009 from Northern Virginia Community College. We shall see.
Would love to hear from past and present Grand Canyon RN to BSN students.
I don't think the word count is important. I never had a problem with going way over.
However, I agree with the way things are graded at times. Some instructors are easy and some not.
I find it interesting that we ask each other for names of those easy instructors, but then complain when they are too easy. I'm not aiming this at you, Aimee, because I ditched a few of the more difficult ones too and I'm rambling. Looking back, the one's that cut me off at the knees are the classes I learned the most.
If it makes you feel better, a co worker went through a local bsn program that is nationally known university. All her papers were a 100%. I read a few of them. The APA was incorrect and the writing was iffy. Now she is in a msn program and suddenly no more 100%.
Yeah, Tokmom, I understand what you are saying. I am invested in this program and I want to receive feed back so I can improve. I know I'm not perfect, and writing is something I really struggle with. I might improve with just the shear amount of writing we do at GCU, but constructive feed back will help to make me better!!
But, I don't want to get a bunch of bad grades either. I want it all, I guess.
So far, I think my writing HAS improved a lot, so that is good! And I think I am learning a bunch. In a way I didn't in my ADN, because this is more generating information, and ADN was so focused on patient care.
If I had to do it over again, in a heartbeat I would pick GCU again!
I find it interesting that we ask each other for names of those easy instructors, but then complain when they are too easy ........ Looking back, the one's that cut me off at the knees are the classes I learned the most.
You know I don't think it is necessarily an easy instructor we are looking for. I am still looking for an instructor to give me honest feedback in order to advance my abilities. Knock points off when I am not correct but tell me where I am incorrect so I don't make that mistake again. Grade me more on the discussion of the topic not because I forgot the period in the reference page after the author and before the date published.
Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.
You know I don't think it is necessarily an easy instructor we are looking for. I am still looking for an instructor to give me honest feedback in order to advance my abilities. Knock points off when I am not correct but tell me where I am incorrect so I don't make that mistake again. Grade me more on the discussion of the topic not because I forgot the period in the reference page after the author and before the date published.
I want to be graded on both, but don't knock off 5-10 points for the missed period.
Some of my instructors were a mixture and I never disputed the grades I received except for spirituality, where a 15 point knock off was excessive because the prof didn't like where I placed the definition of spirituality.
Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.
I do think however, there are those people that DO want the easy instructor who overlooks any errors in APA, content and will give them an "A" regardless. They are the ones that don't want to put any effort into the program.
You know I don't think it is necessarily an easy instructor we are looking for. I am still looking for an instructor to give me honest feedback in order to advance my abilities. Knock points off when I am not correct but tell me where I am incorrect so I don't make that mistake again. Grade me more on the discussion of the topic not because I forgot the period in the reference page after the author and before the date published.
I agree here, all I'm ever looking for is to avoid the bizarro ones that either don't show (thus making this learning experience a one-man show) or when they do they send out a one-liner that doesn't even begin to make sense. Yes, please grade me appropriately for the things I mess up so I don't do it again. I don't even mind the period example, because after all, it is supposed to be there, and I don't want to get in a bad habit that someone else will bust me for down the road. What I don't care for are the ambiguous graders that say things like, "I would have liked to have seen more on this", and "I would have liked to see more detail here" (both comments from last week's paper). Well, I followed the rubric, I hit every point in the 5-dot column all the way down (`cause I print it and have it next to my laptop while I'm writing, dontcha know-lol), and Prism is neeeever short on words, so, ahem, what exactly would you have liked me to say in that "more detail"? If you're gonna take away points, please make the comments measurable so I can have a take-away for next time?
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Yeah, Tokmom, I understand what you are saying. I am invested in this program and I want to receive feed back so I can improve. I know I'm not perfect, and writing is something I really struggle with. I might improve with just the shear amount of writing we do at GCU, but constructive feed back will help to make me better!!
But, I don't want to get a bunch of bad grades either.
I want it all, I guess.
So far, I think my writing HAS improved a lot, so that is good! And I think I am learning a bunch. In a way I didn't in my ADN, because this is more generating information, and ADN was so focused on patient care.
If I had to do it over again, in a heartbeat I would pick GCU again!