How many others are in an accelerated program?

ImThatGuy, BSN, RN · Feb 10, 2011

I wish I were. I'd love to be about wrapped up. Alas, another year to go.

fjrobinson44 · Feb 10, 2011

I'm hoping to get into the Kennesaw State program this fall. Which one are you attending?

NP Sam · Feb 10, 2011

Ummmm YESSSSSSSSSSS! We even got shirts made with nursing diagnoses for ourselves. I feel you, trust me. Whatever you are feeling I am feeling. I keep telling myself : You're done in December, you're done in december....."

Hang in there!

CaliforniaRNnow · Feb 11, 2011

I'm not, sorry. I could have, but cramming 2 years of a BSN program into just 1 year is something I can't handle.

Marie32 · Feb 11, 2011

I am and have never been sooo stressed in my life! I will be done in August and it can't come soon enough. I am so burnt out and just feel so unmotivated right now...6 more months!

ImThatGuy, BSN, RN · Feb 11, 2011

Lol. I must have had some serious stress innoculation in my life. I don't perceive school as stressful. Its more like a vacation: Im paying money for a guide to talk randomly about stuffwhile stuck in a cabin with other obnoxious tourists, and I should really be at work instead. Only the guide is a teacher, the cabin is class, and the tourists are students.

Ftr_NurseJackie · Feb 11, 2011

I am and it's amazing! The only difference between us and the traditional folks, is that we go all year w/o summers off.

AlyJacks · Feb 13, 2011

For the folks who are already in A-BSN programs:

What would be your thoughts on deciding between two A-BSN programs, one that runs 15 months and has summer off (time for internships) or one that runs 12 months with no time off? I originally was thinking that the shorter, 12 month program would be more beneficial, due to quicker time into the profession, but I'm now leaning towards having a mental break period and some internship time during a summer off instead. I'm hoping that an internship would lead to more job opportunities...

Any and all thoughts are appreciated!! :)

CaliforniaRNnow · Feb 13, 2011

For the folks who are already in A-BSN programs:
What would be your thoughts on deciding between two A-BSN programs, one that runs 15 months and has summer off (time for internships) or one that runs 12 months with no time off? I originally was thinking that the shorter, 12 month program would be more beneficial, due to quicker time into the profession, but I'm now leaning towards having a mental break period and some internship time during a summer off instead. I'm hoping that an internship would lead to more job opportunities...
Any and all thoughts are appreciated!! :)

I'd choose the 12 month program.

I think you should make your own thread about this. People may see it there better than here in another thread. Just sayin!

pitaya · Feb 13, 2011

I am and it's amazing! The only difference between us and the traditional folks, is that we go all year w/o summers off.

I agree with you! Another poster mentioned that they couldn't see "cramming" the 2 year program into 1 year, but for my program, the only clear difference is that we don't have summers off, which actually makes it easier for us to remember what we've learned, in my opinion. I don't think I could handle a 2 or 2.5 year nursing program with summers off because I would not be self-motivated to study over the summer and I would forget more.

gumby1411 · Feb 13, 2011

I'm in an ABSN program. I'll be done in August and it can't come soon enough! Only 6 months left! It'll be nice to see my husband again. I think he has brown hair and I seem to recall brown eyes as well... :lol2: