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.
THANK YOU for replying. i read where you posted this program (well the capstone) has changed since u attended. but im assuming the rest of the program is pretty much the same.
i really am worried about the stats class as well. i have read much if the other posts here and it seems alot of people were worried about stats...but all seemed to have made it thru the class.....with an "A" much less.
As far as being a paper writer, i did pretty well in my ADN program. so its not the papers im worried about, just the whole "online" thing. im not really all that computer saavy, but with this job i have now , i have become to learn more and more about power point, excel ever Word.
I just want make be confident i can excel at this before i start. School is pretty much my "thing" lol, ya know? i dont have many talents, none at all, but one thing i have consistenly excelled at was schooln i am hoping i can excel at this as well. Alot of my friendsb past classmates, co workers and peers all tell me i can definitely definitely do this and its not as bad as i am imagining. which i hope its not. either way, at this point in my life, since i know im ready its high time to dive right in. Its either sink or swim with me. and i refuse to drown.
once i start, i plan to continue to keep this thread going and post my experience with various different course or my personal time and opinion of the program. well, if i have time.
Flames..sounds like u had a pretty good routine going with your school work. and taking 1 whole day to do a paper versus all week (like u did your papers in sunday) sound like something i may thing about doing.
Anyhoo...thank you and hope to hear from you (&keep hearing from you) again.
We need more people to encourage uplift and support,like you have been doing .
Hello, Thanks for your great posts, I am in need for guidance please.
Can you tell me Should I consider to go to GCU for RN to BSN. I want to start but I need guidance How are the online program is it fair ,hard easy? I am not sure how to register so i see in post above that we have to see which prof to select for classes, can you tell me where I can find that or do they register us by themself? Please thanks I appreciate your help
Oh and.....i have tuition reimbursement from my employer and 10% off my tuition (due to working for ky current employer)b and the admission rep explained to me, i will most likely have to take out 2500-3000 out in loans. which to me, is not bad at all. i did look into WGU but since the ADN program i attended did not regional acredidation, but only national accredidation, they would not accept my ADN credits. plus i didntnlike the whole competency based type learning. and the fact that my GPA could not go above 3.0 really deterred me as well. if i earned my 4.0, i want it! so it wasnt any sweat off my back.
I did not look into capella......maybe i still will. i dont plan on starting until april 2018. hmmm...maybe i will reach out to Capella. thanks!
Hi I am in same boat as you want to start at gcu but confused did you start there or anywhre else
Overall the program was good and the majority of my instructors were great. All but 2 or 3 classes have a group project that can be a pain if you have lazy people but most programs have group projects. The program is a little expensive but got a nice discount because I was military. My only real complaint is they changed the capstone halfway though the classes and now require a mentor and a non-affiliation agreement which makes no sense. Besides that, yes I would recommend the program. Some people take 2 classes at a time which if you work full time and have a family would be very hard. Let me know if you decide to do it and I can give you some pointers.
Hello, Thanks for your great posts, I am in need for guidance please.
Can you tell me Should I consider to go to GCU for RN to BSN. I want to start but I need guidance How are the online program is it fair ,hard easy? I am not sure how to register so i see in post above that we have to see which prof to select for classes, can you tell me where I can find that or do they register us by themself?
Thank you, everyone,, who have contributed greatly on this forum. It is a very informative post. I have decided to attend GCU for my RN-BSN journey. Can anyone help with choosing instructors. I understand you can not post in public so please if you can message I'd appreciate it.
Did you receive any responses concerning which instructors to choose? If you did would you forward that to me at [email protected]. I am currently speaking with a counselor and have had my transcript evaluated for the RN-BSN track. I was to start August 27th but not sure I will have enough money to start. When do you start?
Hello all! I am currently enrolled in the RN-BSN GCU online and program. I have been reading this thread for a couple days now and was wondering if there is a current one from students this year? I will be starting on November 5 and would like any tips from past students. Also anybody that is currently enrolled too?
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Hello, Thanks for your great posts, I am in need for guidance please.
Can you tell me Should I consider to go to GCU for RN to BSN. I want to start but I need guidance How are the online program is it fair ,hard easy? I am not sure how to register so i see in post above that we have to see which prof to select for classes, can you tell me where I can find that or do they register us by themself? Please thanks I appreciate your help