ERKatie

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1. Need info on U of M Second Degree BSN

   ERKatie replied to gauchogirl's topic in Michigan

   Elizabeth- Thanks! I took a job at Beaumont. They pay pretty good- 22.45 an hour to start, plus shift differential (2.50). Most places start about 20-22 an hour (in hospitals that is). Nervous about the boards, as anyone would be but anxious to get i...

2. Need info on U of M Second Degree BSN

   ERKatie replied to gauchogirl's topic in Michigan

   They went through a lot of trouble changing the program to May-May. I was told that we were the last to grad in August, but you can confirm through the school... I know it was no fun overlapping this summer. All the instructors were super busy and no...

3. Need info on U of M Second Degree BSN

   ERKatie replied to gauchogirl's topic in Michigan

   Out of our original 54 or so students, I'd say 43 graduated. A couple dropped for medical reasons, but we lost about 4 each semester who couldn't keep up and failed. I know a couple in particular who I have no sympathy for, had not cracked a book the...

4. Need info on U of M Second Degree BSN

   ERKatie replied to gauchogirl's topic in Michigan

   It was not easy, I won't lie. When we went to our orientation, they laid out a schedule for us that ended up showing that after accounting for sleep and study time + classes and clinicals, that left 18 hours a week of "free time." I also went to MSU ...

5. Need info on U of M Second Degree BSN

   ERKatie replied to gauchogirl's topic in Michigan

   I just graduated from the second degree program (SDO) at University of Detroit Mercy. Website is http://healthprofessions.udmercy.edu/nursing/2nddegree.php I had applied to the U of M SDO program but was not accepted (I was #1 in my class but they ha...