MCPHS Fall 2019 ABSN Program

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Hi Everyone,

I am just starting a thread for MCPHS Boston ABSN program for Fall 2019! Anyone else applying to the program or applied and was accepted?

@sck535 hi! Do you mind sharing your admission process, while still having to take classes? What did they say to you, like were you accepted without the class?

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I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if anyone who was accepted to MCPHS could give me some insight on how they like the program so far?

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12 hours ago, dgaz13 said:

I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if anyone who was accepted to MCPHS could give me some insight on how they like the program so far?

So I just started this program in August. They decided to inform us of an entire curriculum change literally two days before orientation and after everyone submitted their deposit, so we are basically guinea pigs for a $70K program. Heres the thing with this new curriculum/program, if you can't teach yourself literally 75% of the content they dump on you, don't bother applying to this program. We only have one day of lecture for two classes, and two hours of lab on Wednesday and two hours of lab on Friday. You have to teach yourself 75% of the material and then you go to a 1.5 hour lecture and they try to cram as much info as possible in that short amount of time. For lab, its kinda ridiculous because they give you videos to watch at home/busy work in front of a screen before coming to lab, then you get to lab expecting some kind of demo considering you've never done anything on a plastic dummy, let alone another human, but theres no demo. No teaching. If you ask for a demo they scoff at you because you should have watched the video. We complained, and now they provide us with a 15 minute super rushed demo (some things you don't really need a demo for, i get it, but when they throw a foley catheter at you and then say okay go insert this and you have no idea WOW! you're doing, a demo could really help, also what else am I paying 70K for)....

Due to this curriculum change, everyone (including the professors) is confused and kinda just going with the flow. We have one great professor and the other will tell you to "google it" if you ask her a question. Typical.

The main takeaway, if you can't read/teach yourself basically everything on your own time, considering you're literally only in lecture once a week, this program isnt for you. I get they don't want to front-load anymore but people literally moved here because we were told we had class five days a week, and now we have lecture one day a week and lab on another day, so you have a lot of free time (which you'll need to teach yourself how to be a nurse).

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13 hours ago, dgaz13 said:

I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if anyone who was accepted to MCPHS could give me some insight on how they like the program so far?

Tbh, I really enjoy the program. I am on the Boston campus.... I guess everyone is having a different experience. There is A LOT of reading. Like tons. I feel like I am always behind, but I love what I am reading and learning. I really like having the conceptual method in place where we put it all together instead of having to learn each category by development or lifespan / semester. It definitely requires a ton of work, and some of it may feel like busy work, but I find it all helpful and worth doing. Our schedule includes one big lecture day (8'30-330), 2 labs (1 includes 1 hr lecture / 2 hrs lab) the other is 2 hrs flat and since this is the first semester, a 6 hr clinical after 6 weeks of classes and a 1 hr online class (attendance is required online). The lecture for fundamentals is recorded and we are expected to read the material, listen to the lecture prior to class and then case studies are reviewed in class. Health assessment is tough. All tests are online - ATI, there is no going backwards (reviewing your answers before submission) as this mirrors the NCLEX. You're expected to do a lot of the learning on your own and the teachers are there to guide you and answer questions as they come up.... As long as you can keep up, dedicate your time to practicing your labs / assessments/ get your readings done/ keep up with the syllabi, you will do fine.

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9 hours ago, jessjones92 said:

Tbh, I really enjoy the program. I am on the Boston campus.... I guess everyone is having a different experience. There is A LOT of reading. Like tons. I feel like I am always behind, but I love what I am reading and learning. I really like having the conceptual method in place where we put it all together instead of having to learn each category by development or lifespan / semester. It definitely requires a ton of work, and some of it may feel like busy work, but I find it all helpful and worth doing. Our schedule includes one big lecture day (8'30-330), 2 labs (1 includes 1 hr lecture / 2 hrs lab) the other is 2 hrs flat and since this is the first semester, a 6 hr clinical after 6 weeks of classes and a 1 hr online class (attendance is required online). The lecture for fundamentals is recorded and we are expected to read the material, listen to the lecture prior to class and then case studies are reviewed in class. Health assessment is tough. All tests are online - ATI, there is no going backwards (reviewing your answers before submission) as this mirrors the NCLEX. You're expected to do a lot of the learning on your own and the teachers are there to guide you and answer questions as they come up.... As long as you can keep up, dedicate your time to practicing your labs / assessments/ get your readings done/ keep up with the syllabi, you will do fine.

10 hours ago, dimdimaa said:

So I just started this program in August. They decided to inform us of an entire curriculum change literally two days before orientation and after everyone submitted their deposit, so we are basically guinea pigs for a $70K program. Heres the thing with this new curriculum/program, if you can't teach yourself literally 75% of the content they dump on you, don't bother applying to this program. We only have one day of lecture for two classes, and two hours of lab on Wednesday and two hours of lab on Friday. You have to teach yourself 75% of the material and then you go to a 1.5 hour lecture and they try to cram as much info as possible in that short amount of time. For lab, its kinda ridiculous because they give you videos to watch at home/busy work in front of a screen before coming to lab, then you get to lab expecting some kind of demo considering you've never done anything on a plastic dummy, let alone another human, but theres no demo. No teaching. If you ask for a demo they scoff at you because you should have watched the video. We complained, and now they provide us with a 15 minute super rushed demo (some things you don't really need a demo for, i get it, but when they throw a foley catheter at you and then say okay go insert this and you have no idea WOW! you're doing, a demo could really help, also what else am I paying 70K for)....

Due to this curriculum change, everyone (including the professors) is confused and kinda just going with the flow. We have one great professor and the other will tell you to "google it" if you ask her a question. Typical.

The main takeaway, if you can't read/teach yourself basically everything on your own time, considering you're literally only in lecture once a week, this program isnt for you. I get they don't want to front-load anymore but people literally moved here because we were told we had class five days a week, and now we have lecture one day a week and lab on another day, so you have a lot of free time (which you'll need to teach yourself how to be a nurse).

Thank you both for your input! I was recently accepted and wanted to get a better idea of the program to see if its a good fit for me so it really helps hearing from students who are actually there.

Thank you again!

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