Hi, is there anyone applying to MSON for the upcoming fall semester?
8 hours ago, Lightcelerey said:Hi @Brooklyn_nursing26,
Thank you for the information. Would you be able to share us your experience in the program (ex: class schedule, what you liked / didn't like about the program, etc)? Also, do you happen to know how many people got accepted and how many people were able to graduate (retention rate of the program)?
Thanks.
I don't want to get into too much of the schedule because the night program is very different from the day program and don't want to confuse anyone. For N1 and N2, we had two lectures per week, one lab per week, and one 8hr clinical day per week.
The program is great. Like anything else, you get what you put in. It's a relatively small school so it may not have some of the bells and whistles other larger universities may have but the instructors are awesome and are sticklers for you doing things the right way which I love.
I have no idea of those stats now since covid happened. In the past, I've heard of around 200/300 applying and they would accept around 40 students.
6 hours ago, Lauraxoxo said:Thank you for your response. I am also interested in the evening program. I wanted to know if you were able to work and also attend school, do you feel like it’s something manageable?
Yes, absolutely. I would say about 95% of our class has full time jobs and all the students at the top of our class actually have full time jobs and most have kids too so they juggle a lot. You just have to manage your time wisely. It's definitely best to stay ahead because there are times throughout a semester when everything comes fast.
4 hours ago, Brooklyn_nursing26 said:Yes, absolutely. I would say about 95% of our class has full time jobs and all the students at the top of our class actually have full time jobs and most have kids too so they juggle a lot. You just have to manage your time wisely. It's definitely best to stay ahead because there are times throughout a semester when everything comes fast.
N2 student here! I second this, pretty much all our classmates work and a lot of them have children as well. Time management is key, they give you all the information you need, it's just a matter of finding the time to get through it, remember it, and process what you've learned. You MUST read the book, it's time consuming but all of the information on the tests are in there. Lecture ties it all together but the bulk of it is in there. The information is cumulative and all ties together, so it's imperative you ask for help if you don't understand something. Stay ahead, it's difficult to catch up if you've fallen behind. Practice questions are HUGE I did thousands of them this semester (utilize PrepU they are great and a lot of questions on the tests are very similar)
With all that being said, I wish you all the BEST of luck! You should all be very proud of yourselves and excited for what is to come ?
1 hour ago, NurseAlv said:N2 student here! I second this, pretty much all our classmates work and a lot of them have children as well. Time management is key, they give you all the information you need, it's just a matter of finding the time to get through it, remember it, and process what you've learned. You MUST read the book, it's time consuming but all of the information on the tests are in there. Lecture ties it all together but the bulk of it is in there. The information is cumulative and all ties together, so it's imperative you ask for help if you don't understand something. Stay ahead, it's difficult to catch up if you've fallen behind. Practice questions are HUGE I did thousands of them this semester (utilize PrepU they are great and a lot of questions on the tests are very similar)
With all that being said, I wish you all the BEST of luck! You should all be very proud of yourselves and excited for what is to come ?
For the students that are currently in the program where are your clinical placements? Do you feel these placements have been enriching?
Secondly, I couldn't find much information about the professors on rate my professor. Can you please share any helpful tips... such as this teacher give extra credit, or this professor only tests you from his/her powerpoint/lecture notes.
16 hours ago, B_Nurse20 said:I don't want to get into too much of the schedule because the night program is very different from the day program and don't want to confuse anyone. For N1 and N2, we had two lectures per week, one lab per week, and one 8hr clinical day per week.
The program is great. Like anything else, you get what you put in. It's a relatively small school so it may not have some of the bells and whistles other larger universities may have but the instructors are awesome and are sticklers for you doing things the right way which I love.
I have no idea of those stats now since covid happened. In the past, I've heard of around 200/300 applying and they would accept around 40 students.
Hello @B_Nurse20,
Thank you for the insight. This was very helpful.
12 hours ago, NurseAlv said:N2 student here! I second this, pretty much all our classmates work and a lot of them have children as well. Time management is key, they give you all the information you need, it's just a matter of finding the time to get through it, remember it, and process what you've learned. You MUST read the book, it's time consuming but all of the information on the tests are in there. Lecture ties it all together but the bulk of it is in there. The information is cumulative and all ties together, so it's imperative you ask for help if you don't understand something. Stay ahead, it's difficult to catch up if you've fallen behind. Practice questions are HUGE I did thousands of them this semester (utilize PrepU they are great and a lot of questions on the tests are very similar)
With all that being said, I wish you all the BEST of luck! You should all be very proud of yourselves and excited for what is to come ?
Thank you so much for this information. I would like to know if we need to buy all of our books from the recommended websites, or can we buy them anywhere else?
20 hours ago, ClaudeLA said:For the students that are currently in the program where are your clinical placements? Do you feel these placements have been enriching?
Secondly, I couldn't find much information about the professors on rate my professor. Can you please share any helpful tips... such as this teacher give extra credit, or this professor only tests you from his/her powerpoint/lecture notes.
The class is split up into different groups and they go to different Monte locations in the Bronx as well as New Rochelle Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.
As I mentioned before, like anything else, you get out what you put in, so for me it was very enriching because clinicals is where you learn the most. If you dedicate yourself to working on your craft and assessment skills, you'll learn a lot and will get better with practice. The instructors are great and will show you what to do and help you but they won't hold hands so you have to take a lot of initiative and be assertive.
As NurseAlv said, you have to read the books, there's no way in getting around that. Focusing just on the slides for N1-N2 or trying to take short cuts is a recipe for disaster. I see a lot of students try this all the time and end up failing. (just keeping it real here). For N3, a lot of info comes from the slides but also from the books too.
14 minutes ago, B_Nurse20 said:The class is split up into different groups and they go to different Monte locations in the Bronx as well as New Rochelle Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.
As I mentioned before, like anything else, you get out what you put in, so for me it was very enriching because clinicals is where you learn the most. If you dedicate yourself to working on your craft and assessment skills, you'll learn a lot and will get better with practice. The instructors are great and will show you what to do and help you but they won't hold hands so you have to take a lot of initiative and be assertive.
As NurseAlv said, you have to read the books, there's no way in getting around that. Focusing just on the slides for N1-N2 or trying to take short cuts is a recipe for disaster. I see a lot of students try this all the time and end up failing. (just keeping it real here). For N3, a lot of info comes from the slides but also from the books too.
Thanks for the info.. your awesome.!
Is it possible to get uprep as a study tool for myself or is uprep included within the class ? ?
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Thank you so much for this!