what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

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I've never really heard much about it, but I have heard that LIU in itself is a good school?? is this true? please tell me what you know about the nursing program. how difficult is it to get into?

I'm new to this discussion but I was also doing nursing at LIU and it was the biggest mistake of my life, I was supposed to go to CNR but I didn't want to take the trip to New Rochelle. Someone said earlier about clinicals not coinciding with the classes and that's 100% true. If you are full time DO NOT let them bump you down to part time, once they do that they will drop you! They look for any excuse to drop you. I was dropped and reinstated more times than I can count, lol. And that was only in my frist year. After the last time they dropped me then tried to reinstate me I said I can't do it because let's say I'm practically done and they do it agai? I couldn't trust them. They dropped me once because they thought I didn't take the Hesi. Why not just ask me to take it instead of dropping me? Luckily I had the scores so I was able to bring them in. They dropped me because I got a C in Pharmacology, it was my first C I didn't even get a chance to take it over! They dropped me because I wasn't taking a clinical my first semester, I was part time my first semester and the advisor wouldn't let me do it. It was always something new. If you go there be on top of your game and try to take as many pre-reqs as possible, they have a habit of only giving you 12 credits and making your time there longer than necessary. They also don't treat part time students the same as full time students. I would say full time students get preferential treatment. If you're new to college apply as an HEOP student they treat them VERY well. I know a girl that failed more than 1 class in one semester and she still got through the program. Good Luck.

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Wow...I have never heard so many negative comments about a program. I was just about to apply to LIU, but now I am some waht discouraged. BTW...what is this about a test you have 3 chances to take every semester and you must get a 100%? This is kinda crazy.

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I'm new to this discussion but I was also doing nursing at LIU and it was the biggest mistake of my life, I was supposed to go to CNR but I didn't want to take the trip to New Rochelle. Someone said earlier about clinicals not coinciding with the classes and that's 100% true. If you are full time DO NOT let them bump you down to part time, once they do that they will drop you! They look for any excuse to drop you. I was dropped and reinstated more times than I can count, lol. And that was only in my frist year. After the last time they dropped me then tried to reinstate me I said I can't do it because let's say I'm practically done and they do it agai? I couldn't trust them. They dropped me once because they thought I didn't take the Hesi. Why not just ask me to take it instead of dropping me? Luckily I had the scores so I was able to bring them in. They dropped me because I got a C in Pharmacology, it was my first C I didn't even get a chance to take it over! They dropped me because I wasn't taking a clinical my first semester, I was part time my first semester and the advisor wouldn't let me do it. It was always something new. If you go there be on top of your game and try to take as many pre-reqs as possible, they have a habit of only giving you 12 credits and making your time there longer than necessary. They also don't treat part time students the same as full time students. I would say full time students get preferential treatment. If you're new to college apply as an HEOP student they treat them VERY well. I know a girl that failed more than 1 class in one semester and she still got through the program. Good Luck.

I'm not trying to say that you are wrong or anything, but all the people that I know who are taking pre-reqs have done 18 credits. And now that they allow registration online, I don't think anyone will have any problem taking as many classes as they like. The school so far has treated me just fine. It also says right on the website that you have to earn at least a C+ in every nursing course. Perhaps people just let their guard down, because they think that since the school allows in everyone to the nursing program, that it's going to stay that simple. But with over 100 people a semester, you'd have to believe that there's going to be some type of competition after you get into the program. Again I'm not saying you're wrong, perhaps they do treat part-time students different, I'm not sure because I'm full-time.

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i am interested in going to liu, but I would like to know who's the best professor to take and the best way to study. Please let me know cribs77

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I am at the end of my first semester of nursing at LIU. I have to say that the semester so far is okay, however, I have to agree with some other posts, that there is some improvement that needs to be done with the program. I feel the integrity of the program is questionable when they accept over 100 students for every semester knowing that ONLY about half of the class is eventually going to fail. I feel its a way to get 13k a pop from students, and its not right. There is a reason why other nursing programs are competitive and only accept maybe 50 students--more than likely, 50 students will graduate. I have learned early on, that there are some proff. that want to help, and others let you know that you have to do for yourself because that is the nature of this program. There is no compromise in this program, passing is a 76.45, and I have seen someone fail for .02 of a point---- whats that about? So, would I recommend LIU? Depends on your level of independence, because you WILL have to do alot of learning on your own. It is doable, but you have to play your cards right in this program.

I wanted to know who is the best professor to take for the 1st few classes. I wanted start out going part time since I work. any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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does anyone know if it's more competitive to get into liu now than before? As long as you have a 2.75 will you still get in?

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I was lucky to get a scholarship to help pay for LIU because tuition is crazy!

please share how you obtained a scholarship?

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As long as i have a 2.75 gpa would i automatically get accepted to the program?

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Specializes in PCU, LTAC, Corrections.

From what the admissions officer told me was that you had to have a 2.75 GPA in both the science and overall. So if you have a 2.75 overall but less than that in the sciences you are not getting in.

For admissions both GPA's count separately. It really is not that hard to accomplish.... that is basically a B-/C+ average

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As long as i have a 2.75 gpa would i automatically get accepted to the program?

If you have a 2.75 overall and in science classes (but no grades lower than a C) and you get over a 75 on each of the 4 parts of the HESI, then yes you get accepted.

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is there anyone currently in the LIU (Brooklyn) nursing program? I got accepted for fall 2010. Would you recommend me going there?

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

All I know is that I once either called or emailed them for information, and they did not stop spamming me since, by phone, by mail, by email. Any school that spams me continuously is not worth going to, IMO.

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