Is Emory's Nursing School worth the extremely high tuition??

CraigB-RN, MSN, RN · Sep 4, 2007

I am, but I was concerned about some comments on another thread that L&D is not real nursing. I hoped to find a job as a nurse tech after my first year of nursing school. I have worked in other aspects of women's health and I really believe that I would do well in L&D.

Don't listen to anyone who says L&D nursing isn't real nursing. It's different than the floor but I wouldn't want to do it. That's one of he great things about nursing, lots of options. Most of the people who put it down either have ego's or don't know what they are talking about.

YUPPIE2009 · Sep 5, 2007

How is it different from the floor???

core0 · Sep 6, 2007

Don't listen to anyone who says L&D nursing isn't real nursing. It's different than the floor but I wouldn't want to do it. That's one of he great things about nursing, lots of options. Most of the people who put it down either have ego's or don't know what they are talking about.

I actually though psych and L&D were the most "real" nursing out there. Nursing has become extremely technical and there is little chance any more to do nursing interventions in many environments. Now asking if I want to do L&D thats a different story. I delivered two babies in school. Didn't drop either one. That was enough for me.

Just my thoughts as a non nurse.

David Carpenter, PA-C

Ronnie22 · Dec 2, 2007

Is Emory's School of Nursing worth the extremely high tuition?? I got into Emory for this upcoming fall and I was all ready to go. I didn't get into my school's nursing program for the fall (GCSU). Now I just found out my school accepted me for their Spring program. At first I was going to go to Emory no matter what, but now i'm having second thoughts because of the heavy burden of loan money i'm going to have to borrow. If anyone has gone or is going to Emory's nursing school, let me know how tuition costs affected you. Thanks!
Amanda

NO WAY

YUPPIE2009 · Dec 2, 2007

Be smart...Get scholarships...schools like Emory have plenty of money for students to take advantage of. I have gone to private schools for many years now and have come out of pocket very little money. It's like anything else in life. You could pay a lot of money to go to great law school, or you could go to your local state school and come out of pocket very little (I know b/c I have friends making those hard decisions right now). I find that Emory's name translates very well. It also depends on what you want to do with your career. I might want to go to law school or CRNA school some day(nursing school is my stepping stone into a larger career into medicine), and i've found that eye brows raise when it comes to Emory. Yes!!! You could go many places to become a nurse, I drove 623 miles to come to Emory. Clearly I passed up a lot of nursing schools to attend this University. For me, nursing is not just something that I do, it is a part of who I am. Yes, I was willing to pay good money for nursing school, but because of past grades nursing school paid me to come. If someone needed to take out loans then there are several federal and state loan forgiveness programs. Take advantage of those things that are out there for nurses. Before you write Emory off check out the financial aid, visit the campus, talk to students (current and old) to get a feel for the enviro. I've already contacted some top CRNA programs like DUKE and Georgetown, and they love Emory. Yes to a point you might pay for the name, but if that name makes life a little easier down the road, even with nursing, then that's an investment that I am willing to make. Quality Education has no price tag!!!

GO EAGLES!!!

mtnmom · Dec 6, 2007

I am an Emory alum, and although I am paying off student loans, I got a wonderful nursing education there. They did an especially good job in preparing me for the MSN program that I am now in (unfortunately with a kid on the way to college I couldn't afford to do that MSN at Emory and encumber more loan debt).

As a previous poster mentioned, there is a lot of money available for scholarships. I almost did not attend because of the cost, but was encouraged by a professor at GPC who told me "if your family can't afford to buy a building then they consider you needy"...that made me feel a lot better, and I ended up getting a large portion of my program paid for by academic scholarships and endowed grants.

I am not familiar with CHANCES...but NEAT I know a little about. That, as well as the tuition reimbursement for employees, carries some tax ramifications...they essentially go back in at some point and tax it as income! Supposedly that is due to IRS regulations but at the time I went through my husband was self-employed and I thought that was just a little scary. So I actually was offered NEAT but turned it down for those reasons...but got other aid.

But if you have any designs on proceeding to graduate level work in the future, then I would wholeheartedly recommend Emory. The instructors really care about the students too. That really does make a difference.

mtnmom · Dec 6, 2007

oops I posted it twice

NurseDawg06 · Dec 12, 2007

Emory's name is much more recognized than GCSU. I would go Emory. You can get a service cancellable loan where you work a year in GA after graduation and they pay off 1 year of nursing school. Make sure to research this because it helped me bunches and bunches in the financial area. Definitely go Emory.

DownStethoscope · Dec 14, 2007

The cost of attending Emory's Nursing School is only justified if you want to enter into a higher field of nursing, like CRNAs or NPs. I work with an Emory grad and we studied for the NCLEX together. I can't say that she magically knew more than me just because she attended Emory. And I only have my ADN.

Emory's name will help you get into great higher-degree programs, there's no doubt about that. But if you want to work on the floor or unit, I don't see a difference.

crestathewise · Jan 21, 2008

Hey Bobbi! This is Cresta... funny i was reading the threads b/c i love emory crawford long and am going clinicals there again.. anyway! I thought.. hmmm i know this person

yellow finch, BSN, RN · Jan 24, 2008

How is it different from the floor???

Ok, so this reply is to a post about 6 months old. However, it's still a valid question.

With my brief experience in L&D, I can honestly say that there is a significant difference between working there and in other areas of bedside nursing. The floor, units, and at times the ER will expose you to a high number of chronically ill patients while L&D won't. You're there to monitor and assist in the delivery of (mostly) healthy women and babies. Yes, there will be variations to this, but on the whole you manage more medications, interact differently, and treat a unique range of diseases and issues outside of the baby factory. :)

You are assigned to a higher ratio of patients (on the floor) and have to learn to manage your time (not unlike in L&D!) and interact with multiple disciplines when dealing with chronically ill patients.

All of this is, of course, a vague generalization of the differences. Just realize that in L&D you will have a higher percentage of "healthy" or "acutely ill" patients and in other areas be assigned to more "chronically ill" and a large variety of interesting pathologies.

Either way, you get what you go into. Nobody can say whether one field is better than the other. All areas of the hospital are in need of nurses. We are just as unique as our patients. :nurse:

yellow finch, BSN, RN · Jan 24, 2008

The cost of attending Emory's Nursing School is only justified if you want to enter into a higher field of nursing, like CRNAs or NPs. I work with an Emory grad and we studied for the NCLEX together. I can't say that she magically knew more than me just because she attended Emory. And I only have my ADN.
Emory's name will help you get into great higher-degree programs, there's no doubt about that. But if you want to work on the floor or unit, I don't see a difference.

It's so funny that many people here say the exact same thing... "if you want to attend grad school then Emory is your best bet"... well, I didn't attend Emory and was immediately accepted into my first choice FNP program while other applicants were waitlisted. I'm proud of having completed the accelerated program at Kennesaw and even more so look forward to finishing up my MSN in December.

Really, truly? The Emory name is great but it's not the end all be all of education. However, if you have a strong passion to attend the school then don't let anything get in your way. Just be sure to review all of your options before deciding.

Best of luck!