ITT Tech(breckinridge) March 2013

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Is there anyone who is applying or have applied to Itt techs' nursing program for March 2013 in Merrillville, In. Anybody get an acceptance call from the school. I'm so nervous about my Hesi score. If so what was the lowest score??

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In case anyone ever reads this, I got accepted with a score of 93%, lowest score was 84% for top 30

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If it's ITT, they routinely accept just about EVERYONE who is breathing & can qualify for loans. Good luck, you'll need it there. n associate degree will cost around $50,000 and the credits do not transfer anywhere, often not even to another ITT and employers generally do not hire ITT grads because the degrees are so substandard. Do some research before you ruin your life.

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I go to a different school in Arizona and there are alot of people in my class coming from ITT they wasted their money and have to start completely over due to the program not being accredited. Go to another school or u won't get anything but a whole lot of debt!!

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Hi there Sarnol007! Congrats on your awesome Hesi Score. I am graduating this June from the Merrillville, IN location! I cant wait!! I have two friends that also started in the March quarter with you. There are a lot of people on this forum that likes to talk $hit about the Nursing program @ ITT. The problem is that the school program is still relatively new and people think just because your pay a lot of $$ then the school is "giving" away the degree's which are absolutely not true!! I worked hard for my degree, and yes I paid a lot for my degree but I got a damn good education. The instructor's there are great and the Nursing Chair loves all of her students and wants you to succeed but she and all the instructors there will not put a patient's life in danger why graduating non-competent nurses!

Good Luck on your new Journey!! If you want to be inspired go to the graduation and/or the pinning ceremony in June. It is an amazing thing too see!

Katrina

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If it's ITT, they routinely accept just about EVERYONE who is breathing & can qualify for loans. Good luck, you'll need it there. n associate degree will cost around $50,000 and the credits do not transfer anywhere, often not even to another ITT and employers generally do not hire ITT grads because the degrees are so substandard. Do some research before you ruin your life.

Hello the.truth.ferret,

Where did you get your info??

They do not accept "everyone", especially in the Nursing program! Prior to ALL nursing programs you MUST take an entrance exam, the TEAs or the HESI are the most common. You HAVE to get a certain score on these exams to even be considered into the program.

Yes, the program IS expensive, but you have to look at it in the LONG run. @ IVY Tech, Purdue, IU, and Valpo university there is at least a 2 year waiting list!! Included in that is you HAVE to get ALL your pre-requisites completed before you can even think of being put on the 2 year waiting list. So now you are looking at 4 years before you can even be considered accepted to one of their nursing programs and then another 2 to 4 years in school before you can sit for your boards!! Now that is 6 to 8 years of not being in a profession that is your passion AND not making the RN salary. So while someone started the same time as I did waiting to get into the nursing program that has a waiting list, I will be starting a career and will have made $160,000 gross pay (4 years of nursing experience) before this finally been accepted into the nursing program and then add another $80,000 by the time this student graduates and waits to take his/her boards.

The difference between a Associates and a Bachelor's in the hospital setting is only a .25 cent to .50 cent pay increase. Associates also get A LOT more clinical experience than a BSN nursing student because the BSN students are not only learning about Nursing, they are learning the business and theory behind the nursing program. So BSN can graduate and besides applying for bedside nursing they can also become case managers and nursing managers. These profession's places the nurse in a business office and not caring for patients, this is not why I am going to school for nursing.

Now dont get me wrong, I fully plan on going for my bachelors, (it will be made mandatory soon enough) and further my education to MSN so I can be a nursing instructor but for now I am content with learning the art of being a bedside nurse because this is where I will get all my experience that I can use when I do become a nursing instructor. I also would love to be a nursing instructor for ITT's Breckinridge School of Nursing because they are amazing and truly care about their student's. My friend across the street from me went to IVY Tech at the same time as I was going through ITT's program. We both had so many personal things that happened that may have jeopardized our placing in the nursing program of our respective schools. Her school's attitude was you need to work it out or you will be dropped from school and my nursing program chair, dean of nursing, dean of the school, and my nursing instructors not only helped me iron out the personal obstacles they even visited me in the Hospital when I got so sick that I ended up paralyzed from the neck down. They ALL worked with me and bending over backwards to ensure my placement in the nursing program once I was physically able. I am graduating in June of this year. It may have taken me an extra year of school but they still accepted me unlike my friend who would have been completely dropped out of her program because all she is to them is a number. Not once did her teacher's offer 1-1 tutoring on things that they were unsure of.

Another added benefit for most who do choose to take the path through ITT that helped me is the fact that the prerequisites can be taken along side of the core nursing classes!! I didnt have to wait 2 years to get through my general ed classes and was able to jump right into the nursing program which in itself was awesome! I get bored easily and if it wasnt for the nursing classes along side of my general ed courses I probably wouldnt have done as well as I did in all my courses. The nursing courses kept me focused on my dream with the light at the end of the tunnel.

Now with credit's not transferring, this is inaccurate as well. Besides that once you are a registered nurse it DOESNT matter what school you went to you can apply to any program/school that has RN to BSN road or RN to MSN road. All you need is your registered nurse licence to prove that you are what you say you are!! You do need your college transcripts to show how well you did overall through your primary nursing courses. If you are transferring into the nursing program your gen ed courses DO transfer as long as they are not over either 7 to 10 years (i dont remember the exact cap off).

Now for the BIGGEST misconception in your post "employers generally do not hire ITT grads because the degrees are so substandard". WOW, do you have it WRONG!! I was accepted into the first class that graduated in June 2012 from the Merrillville ITT Nursing program, I had to take a step back a couple of quarters due personal matters. All of my classmates that graduated from Jun 2012 and Sept 2012 have ALL been accepted to the area hospitals in many different specialties and one even was hired into one of the university hospitals in Chicago!! The Dec 2012 and March 2013 graduating classes are all still in the process of getting ready to take the boards. Those that have passed the boards so far have also all received or have been offered positions in hospitals/home health/and hospice. Another very good friend of mine has been accepted to train/send her back to school to get wound/ostomomy care accreditation!! ITT grads are NOT substandard and in fact I have heard many positive things from hospital administrations before they even know that I am an ITT nursing student.

Perhaps YOU should redo your research and stop bashing the ITT school or students that go there!!

Katrina

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I go to a different school in Arizona and there are alot of people in my class coming from ITT they wasted their money and have to start completely over due to the program not being accredited. Go to another school or u won't get anything but a whole lot of debt!!

You are probably not getting the full story here. If they are at another school and starting over it is PROBABLY because they failed out of the Breckinridge School of Nursing. Once you fail out of any nursing program you have to restart it all over again if your accepted into a new program. Nursing courses ANYWHERE do not transfer over. If you fail the program you are still responsible for the student loans your took out, just because you failed doesnt mean you get a pass. People who come to the ITT Nursing program need to put in a lot of work and dedication. Just because your paying $$ for your education doesnt mean they are just going to give you your degree. You have to work for it, just like anywhere else! Nursing is NOT easy and if people think you can just skate through it, then they are setting their self up for failure.

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Katrina,

You may need to step back and correct your own info. I know nothing about ITT nursing, it is likely a great program. But your waiting list idea about ivy tech couldn't be more wrong. There are no waiting lists. You do your prereqs, apply, and if you are accepted, you start the next semester. In some cases you have to wait until the fall semester. Thats it. No lists.

As I said, I know nothing about ITT program but if it is not accredited, I wouldn't personally choose to go there. I'm sure that will be a factor when it comes to trying to get hired.

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what everyone always fails to mention is that most hospitals require that you graduate from an accredited school

it's not about the money if your willing to pay then your willing to pay

I will say though that having to pass an exit exam just to sit for the nclex sounds like a risky proposition especially after paying so much money

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@whosurdaddy,

I won't begin to jump on the nursing bandwagon about what school is better than the other.

Trust me, I've worked at two major Chicago area hospitals and as long as you can pass the boards and

obtain the license that says RN, you will be employed. I'm not sure if you are in a nursing program, but nothing is risky if you

prepare for it.

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Katrina Your email is pretty accurate. I know a few of my friends who went to ITT in Orland Park, Illinois. One of them works as an OB nurse and another one is a Psyc nurse, both of which work in hospitals. I currently have 1 friend who will be graduating this year. I'm not sure why people don't realize that there is always going to be a nurses shortage. Instead of bashing schools, they should respect the fact that people are at least trying to follow their dreams, build careers and succeed academically. No school is perfect, there will be obstacles anywhere you go such such as money, not so good instructors and other personal issues. I think life is what you make it, my friends I mentioned who attended ITT do not regret it at all and they make a pretty descent salary as RN/ASN graduates from ITT.

Thank you I appreciate your email.

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