Lewis University ABSN - Experiences?

[supraman]

Hi all,

I'm starting to apply to ABSN programs now and I came across Lewis University's ABSN program and it really appealed to me because of the night and weekend schedule.

I've read a few of the threads here about this program and lots of students were saying that it's extremely rigorous. I wanted to know exactly what students considered difficult about the program. Looking at the course schedule, semesters are divided into two 8-week segments with usually 2/ max of 3 courses per segment. Each of these 8-week segments is 5-6 credit hours (plus clinicals on the weekends). Now I know that all nursing programs are going to be very rigorous but I'm trying to understand how this compares to other ABSN programs which consist of 4 semesters and about 6 courses each semester. Sure, Lewis' program condenses courses to 8 weeks, but at the end of the day you're only juggling two courses at a time as opposed to 6 in other programs. Additionally, courses take place 2-3 days a week at nights, with the rest of the week available to study. Perhaps there is something I'm missing so any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!