Looking for schools in NYC, a little confused

camii · Mar 23, 2007

There's no competition at all to apply for the pre-reqs. As soon as you're accepted to the college (as a pre-nursing major, or unclassified health), you are immediatelly eligible to register for those classes.You'll most likely have to take Bio 101 first to get into A& P though.

I'm going to City Tech and there are a lot of transfer students from BMCC. I've heard that you need a 3.8 to get into nursing there. It's really, really competitive.

I just had my information seminar at City Tech last week. It was in the auditorium that holds 250 people. It was PACKED, there were no sits. And they mentioned that there are only 70 sits available per semester.

The expected GPA for this semester is a 3.4 which is not that bad,. They are also offering 30 extra sits for students who already work in the health field (some type of partnership with 1199).

I think all CUNY schools are ridiculous competitive. 90% of my A & P classmates are pre-nursing.

I live in Brooklyn, but City Tech is right by the bridge. If you're downtown, it shouldn't take you that long. The F, A and R stop right there.....

Good luck!

Agenyc · Mar 23, 2007

LIU nursing school is in downtown brooklyn and is within walking distance from the subway.

I took a class at BMCC last semester on permit from my school.

It is true, you could just apply to BMCC generally and take the prereqs, that shouldn't be too difficlut, then you could apply to the nursing while you are there.

It is super competitve there, mostly 3.9-4.0's in the "pre-nursing sequence" which includes English, math, psychology, anatomy 1-2, and microbiology. and chem.

I was also a CUNY student like 8 years ago. (never graduated)

What I did, was return to my old school to take the prereqs, this way I didn't have to apply anywhere, and now I am applying as a transfer.

I try to think of every step along the way as a test to see if I really want to do this. The more hoops I jump through and the more obstacles I have to overcome, the more I know this is really what I want to do. If it wasn't, I would have given up along time ago......

RNDreamer · Mar 23, 2007

here is info for a tuition free LPN program in Man. and Bk....it's too late to test for this year, but here is the info anyway

http://www.cnetnurse.com/pre_pro_testing/nyc_doe_2005.html

chuck1234 · Mar 29, 2007

There are at least two LPN Programs in mid-town Manhattan...I took the tests 8 years ago...and I forgot their names....one is hospital based and the other is school based....but they are very competitive just like the RN Programs in other schools...some of the "contestants" had master degrees in something...

I went to Nassau-BOCES--Adult LPN Program...this program has already been closed since 1999...I graduated and became a PN at the end of 1999...and in November 2003....I had my AAS in Nursing.

I think once you are a PN..."you feet are inside the door".....and it is easier for you to move up....I know you need $ to support yourself....but if you have enough $aving, sometimes you have to give up you full time job....

gt4everpn, BSN, RN · Mar 30, 2007

Hello all,
I live in Manhattan and have been researching nursing programs here. I went to CUNY college a very, very long time ago (8 years) and never got a degree so I would be starting fresh.
I see that I need to take the pre-reqs before applying to a program which is fine but I assume there is massive competition for spots for those classes (especially Anatomy I would assume). In addition, in searching around, it appears that BMCC is the only actual school in Manhattan (unbelievable) which offers an Associates in nursing. More precisely, an Associates with evening hours which sounds like a dream since I work a 9-5 job and support myself. Their site really makes it seem like it is insanely difficult to get into that program though since there is so much competition.
In researching BSN programs, there a bit more choices but there are still the warnings of no spots at all and hefty waiting lists not to mention the whole fact that most of those programs are day programs.
In terms of LPN programs, maybe I am blind, but I am not seeing any in the actual borough of Manhattan?
I need advice and maybe some personal tales. Have any of you here gotten into BMCC's Associates program? Was it hard to get in? Did you have trouble getting the classes for the pre-reqs here in Manhattan?
Would any of you recommend that I just forget about the Associates from BMCC and suck it up and maybe just go for the BSN altogether? What about LPN, is there some secret place in Manhattan that offers this and is this recommended? Should I attempt online course for the pre-reqs or do most NYC nursing programs frown on those?
Help! I should also add that I don't own a car, I am a true Manhattan girl through and through so it would be hard I think for me to travel to any of the LI colleges :)

Go 2 allnursingschools.com its a helpful site. Oueensborough community college in Bayside queens is a 2 yr school I believe. My advice is go for your BSN and get it over with instead of going back 2 school twice! Hunter is a good school for nursing but according to my friend who attends their waiting list is thru da roof! there are colleges like city tech downtown brooklyn, LIU, NYU, Pace, Columbia these last 4 schools are EXPENSIVE! but if u want 2 go 4 it. If nothing else, try to finish all your prereq's with really, really grades so u can transfer into a good BSN program whether or whether not they have a long waiting list! good luck!

MollyMel · Apr 1, 2007

There is also Phillips Beth Israel School of nursing. It is an associates degree, and doesn't require any prerequisites (except chem and bio in high school). The are affiliated with Pace so your academic classes are taught by Pace faculty, and they make it easy to transfer all your credits to Pace if you want a BSn (they say it should take 1 year). They also have a atriculation agreement with NYU where you could transfer 64 credits there. Beth Israel has an ATOP schedule that is evenings and weekends, as long as you already have or make arrangements to take the liberal arts and sciences classes elsewhere. Most people I have talked to say that it is really hard to be a full time nursing student and work as well, even if your classes and clinicals are on the weekends you will need to study a lot.

(the deadline for Beth Israel is April 1st, and all supporting documents ie. transcripst, reference letters need to be in by May1, even if you are a little late applying you might as well)

Also, the nursing school of Adelphi University is in lower manhattan.

Hunter is a BSn program but you have to be a student at Hunter before you can apply for the nursing program there (and you do have to take pre-requisites, plus they have some convoluted requirements that you need to stay on top of)

I am taking pre-reqs at BMCC now, but am not applying to the Nursing school there. I am applying for the accelerated BSn at Columbia or SUNY Downstate, but those both start next May so I have also applied at Beth Israel for this september.

Guest193822 · Apr 17, 2007

I graduated from BMCC in Jan 2000 & it was competitive then. I was in Hunter College 1st for 3yrs took all the prereqs & didn’t get in with a GPA of a 3.2. I was so pitted off. All this hard work & could get into nursing school. But a friend told me about BMCC & I got into the program with flying colors. Even tough I earned my AAS having BNS credits. But it helped me land a spot in the Hunter College RN pathway for my GPA increased to 3.5 & I got a job in Bellevue just around the corner for my evening classes. Graduated with BSN in Jun 2002.

Nursing School & Nursing Profession has gotten so competitive that I believe it’s one of the reasons why we have a shortage.

I had good nursing schools, no complains, I learn the basic but most of all you will ever learn is on the job.

nancyctman · Mar 2, 2008

hi all, is it difficult to get into Phillips Beth Israel School of nursing??

hunter08 · Mar 2, 2008

Hi!

I am a Medical Lab Technologist and been trying to get into accelerated BSN, it is very competitive. Though I have a good GPA I ve not been accepted in any of the schools that I have applied. I guess the selection procedure is not only based on GPA, there is more to it. I ve tried a few schools like SUNY Binghamton and stonybrook. Now i am looking ahead to apply to New York University. Can you please advise me how competitive is NYU accelerated BSN ? Could you also advise me any other nursing schools that offer accelerated BSN around city.