LSU BSN

scared88 · Mar 21, 2011

they said the end of april!!

kleinlg · Mar 21, 2011

they said the end of april!!

Oh man....Ok....one more month of suffering! haha. That makes me ever MORE nervous for some reason!

kaitlynrs91 · Mar 21, 2011

aww don't be nervous.. everything happens for a reason...I didn't get in in last time, but here i am applying again. And they make it easy because your application gets to roll over! Just remember Everything will be okay!

scared88 · Mar 21, 2011

how do you think I feel?! I turned in my app in OCTOBER hahaha. I felt really good about the interview--high HESI score, all pre-reqs completed, etc...they kept talking about how much they liked my clothes lol. That doesn't mean anything--at least it was a good experience.

kaitlynrs91 · Mar 21, 2011

it really dosen't. they smiled in my face last time makeing me feel like i did a good job. lol but its not just the interview they put weight on. I dont know about yall but my interview lasted like 6 mins lol

scared88 · Mar 21, 2011

my interview lasted about 20 minutes. Lots of conversations and questions.

louise08h · Mar 22, 2011

Mine was about 15-20 minutes at most. There are things I wish I would have said but hindsight is 20/20. I don't want to wait I just want to know!

I have some questions for people in the program - maybe you guys could PM me if you didn't want to answer here.

1. How obtainable is graduating with honors/getting on the deans list...near impossible? I know nursing school is going to be hard, I'm just curious.

2. What are the average class sizes?

3. Do you feel like your professors are willing to help you with the support you need if you seek help from them?

4. Do you feel safe walking around the campus or late at night?

5. How often are you in clinicals?

6. How many people in your class failed physiology last semester?

Thanks for helping me out!!

2bLSUnurse · Mar 22, 2011

I think they start mailing out the letters of acceptance at the end of march/beginning of april

Interview wasn't too bad. Now its just gonna be wait process! good luck to everyone! there is about 160 applying and they are gonna accept 80-100

Happy1634 · Mar 23, 2011

Our current physiology class is at least 120, but they aren't all in the nursing program. Some are from Occupational Therapy as well. Human Anatomy class is about 90. There maybe 42-47 people in phys that failed last semester. The campus is pretty well lit and there are security cameras all over the place. You can pretty much get to any building at night without having to step foot on the concrete ground (except for you when walk to your car). If you feel like you are unsafe, you can always call campus police and they will escort you to your car. Clinicals do not start until you are a Sophmore 2.

louise08h · Mar 23, 2011

Thanks for your answers! Wow I knew a lot of people failed that class but I had no idea it was that many. Why is it so many people fail? My biggest concern is that these people tried to get a good grade (they were actually trying) and failed anyways. What are you tips for passing the class?

Do you like the program?

cpkRN · Mar 23, 2011

In the fall semester, you could have about 150 in your physiology class because it will be you and the CARE (accelerated) class which takes about 55 students once a year. The semester I started, 50 traditional failed phys and 10 CARE. My only path to success was read, read, read! If you can form a study group to bounce questions around, do it and study the questions in the text.

Everyone I know that repeated phys was trying VERY hard to pass. There is no one reason why anyone failed, the class is just that hard. It is difficult but not impossible and (at least when I went through) the instructors aren't really into helping you out. When I started, I was told that I'd fail at least one phys test. I laughed it off and thought ain't no way! Sure enough, I did and many others did too, but I ended up with a high B in the class. You can't get upset over a bad grade now and then because it is going to happen to even the brightest of people. If it doesn't happen in phys, I guarantee it'll happen in another class along the way.

Not trying to scare you, just prepare you. I cried for 2 days after my first bad grade - you can't let that get in the way of moving on to the next exam and doing better! I learned my lesson there!

louise08h · Mar 24, 2011

Thanks for your responses your answers have been so helpful. Wow, I'm just honestly shocked at the failure rate of that class. Basically you have a 40% chance of failing phys the first time. Is that similar for your other classes?

I have to say I'm definitely more than a little nervous now!