Holy Family University Summer 2019

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Hello, Everyone!

I recently got accepted into the Summer 2019 fast track BSN program at Holy family University. I just wanted to connect with some future classmates and also get some advice from people who are already going through the program. I am so excited and eager to get started.

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Hi! I'm thinking about attending Holy Family. I got accepted to Drexel and Jeff but HF is closer and cheaper. Do you know when the Summer 2019 classes start and when we would graduate? Thank you!

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I also looked at Drexel and attended their open house but just couldn't wrap my head around the price. The summer classes start the end of April and we would graduate June 2020. It's definitely worth applying to and checking it out.

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I just graduated from Jeff's Fact-1 program this Fall 2018. I originally got accepted to Holy Family Fall 2017 first, paid the deposit, and attended their orientation in the Summer of 2017. But then Jeff sent an acceptance letter for Fall 2017 and I took it. Honestly, if I have the chance to do it again, I would attend Holy Family; cheaper tuition, and the program is a bit longer (14 months). I felt I did not have enough time to learn everything at Jeff, and the tuition was $12,000 more than Holy Family.

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Hello future nurses, I have been accepted to the holy family Absn summer 2019 cohort and I am looking to connect to newly admitted students and those who are already in the program. I am not familiar with the area so I need information about accommodation and if someone also needs a roommate. Any advice on accommodation is greatly appreciated. Also is there a Facebook page created for the spring/summer 2019 cohort? Thank you.

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Hi guys!!! Sorry I am late here but I too got into Holy Family Summer 2019; I will be attending and I cannot wait to meet everyone at orientation. So soon now! @FellowNurse220 where are you from? I live in Abington so not too far from Holy Family. Can’t answer your question about a Facebook page since I don’t have one lol sorry!

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On 3/4/2019 at 2:31 PM, cr71890 said:

Hi guys!!! Sorry I am late here but I too got into Holy Family Summer 2019; I will be attending and I cannot wait to meet everyone at orientation.

Hi congrats! I also just found out I was accepted to the summer program! I’m waiting to get more details hopefully today or this week. Have the orentation passed by yet?

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3 hours ago, Lovingnurse2020 said:

Hi congrats! I also just found out I was accepted to the summer program! I’m waiting to get more details hopefully today or this week. Have the orentation passed by yet?

Never mind just got my email today ! See y’all soon!

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Hi everyone, congrats on your acceptances! I just graduated from this program 2 weeks ago, please feel free to send me a message/any questions you may have about the program! ?

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On ‎3‎/‎14‎/‎2019 at 12:48 PM, rinrin13 said:

Hi everyone, congrats on your acceptances! I just graduated from this program 2 weeks ago, please feel free to send me a message/any questions you may have about the program! ?

@rinrin13 Did you work at all while going through the program? Also, what was some of professions that you liked and did not like? What advice would you give about them if you remember? Thanks!

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@FellowNurse220 and @mekatu CONGRATS!!! I got accepted into the same program I think! I have orientation tomorrow 3/21/19 !! Hopefully we meet up! But I'm super excited to see others as eager as I am to start and also wanting to connect. ?

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On 3/20/2019 at 10:38 PM, EricatRN said:

@rinrin13 Did you work at all while going through the program? Also, what was some of professions that you liked and did not like? What advice would you give about them if you remember? Thanks!

I only worked for 3 months in the beginning of the program. Once MedSurg started with two 24 hour clinicals, I found it difficult to manage work and school. I also commuted 1.5 hours everyday so it wasn't ideal for me. There were students in my cohort who continued to work part-time, one person even worked full-time, and they managed to pass the program. I personally would say try to avoid working if you can but obviously that is not an option for everyone & everyone is different.

In terms of professions, do you mean specialties? In that case, I would say I enjoyed critical care the most, I'm hoping to land my first job in the ER or ICU, but I also did enjoy OB, even though maternity was the hardest class in the program in my opinion.

Some advice I would give is don't skip class and keep up with the material. Attendance is not mandatory for core classes but missing class means falling behind and it's next to impossible to catch up. We luckily had one student in our class who attends every lecture and records the lectures and posts them online for other students to listen to. The lectures are enough to study from, you don't have to read the book since the professors condense the information/highlight what you need to know. It's an accelerated program, so they don't go crazy with details. That's why when I say its imperative to not skip class, I really mean it. I like to re-listen to lectures again to reinforce the content. I also heavily suggest doing tons of practice questions before the exams. Use test banks online and from the publisher to practice the material. Going to class (even when I really didn't want to!) and doing practice questions was my key to acing nursing school. Exams are challenging but doable. I consider myself an average student, but I generally scored in the low to mid 90s on each exam.

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