Most reputable brick and mortar-based online FNP?

PA_RN87, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 30, 2015

Check out Simmons College. B&M is in Boston, Mass. One campus visit. Excellent private school :-)

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · Aug 30, 2015

UofM Flint. Part-time option, GI bills welcome, 100%board passing, research and many other things including clinicals can be done in UofM Ann Arbor if desired. 6 to 8 campus visits. Additional benefit:non-private and not expensive. Only one possible negative, on top of being in Michigan and in the famous city of Flint at that, is they enroll only once in a year and quite competitive.

anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 30, 2015

Check out Simmons College. B&M is in Boston, Mass. One campus visit. Excellent private school :-)

Thanks! i am considering Simmons but the Statistics requirement may be my downfall. I took it back in 1999 and got a C. Their website says to contact them if you don't meet that requirement, so i've emailed them asking what options are, i'm guessing retaking the class. yuck.

UofM Flint. Part-time option, GI bills welcome, 100%board passing, research and many other things including clinicals can be done in UofM Ann Arbor if desired. 6 to 8 campus visits. Additional benefit:non-private and not expensive. Only one possible negative, on top of being in Michigan and in the famous city of Flint at that, is they enroll only once in a year and quite competitive.

I have not looked at this school! 6-8 campus visits may be a bit excessive, especially since i'll be living in the pacific northwest for most of the program. Also, as far as competiveness, i'm a little worried, my nursing school gpa is 3.07 so may be another ding. I have 12 years ICU experience and have had many fantastic nursing experiences in the military. I think my background in nursing is very competitive, except my gpa. I think most programs look at the whole person, not just gpa (I hope) haha

PA_RN87, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 30, 2015

Thanks! i am considering Simmons but the Statistics requirement may be my downfall. I took it back in 1999 and got a C. Their website says to contact them if you don't meet that requirement, so i've emailed them asking what options are, i'm guessing retaking the class. yuck.
I have not looked at this school! 6-8 campus visits may be a bit excessive, especially since i'll be living in the pacific northwest for most of the program. Also, as far as competiveness, i'm a little worried, my nursing school gpa is 3.07 so may be another ding. I have 12 years ICU experience and have had many fantastic nursing experiences in the military. I think my background in nursing is very competitive, except my gpa. I think most programs look at the whole person, not just gpa (I hope) haha

There are a few people in my cohort that have to do a stats refresher. I don't know much about it because I didn't need to do any update courses, but it sounds relatively painless. Also, you are right about how most programs look at the whole story, not just a GPA value. I'm sure that your expansive experience will keep you competitive and help out your GPA, so I wouldn't worry TOO much about being competitive.

chevygirl1987 · Aug 30, 2015

Gonzaga and Duke

anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 30, 2015

Gonzaga and Duke

I haven't looked at Gonzaga yet but I have looked at Duke. Both are big names. If I could get into either of them I'd jump at the chance! Ultra expensive but thank god for the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon!

anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 30, 2015

There are a few people in my cohort that have to do a stats refresher. I don't know much about it because I didn't need to do any update courses, but it sounds relatively painless. Also, you are right about how most programs look at the whole story, not just a GPA value. I'm sure that your expansive experience will keep you competitive and help out your GPA, so I wouldn't worry TOO much about being competitive.

Awesome thats good to know. What is the "Statistics Refresher" exactly? Is it a class that they offer? Or is it a self-study type thing?

Dranger · Aug 31, 2015

I have not looked at this school! 6-8 campus visits may be a bit excessive, especially since i'll be living in the pacific northwest for most of the program. Also, as far as competiveness, i'm a little worried, my nursing school gpa is 3.07 so may be another ding. I have 12 years ICU experience and have had many fantastic nursing experiences in the military. I think my background in nursing is very competitive, except my gpa. I think most programs look at the whole person, not just gpa (I hope) haha

Hey I live in the PNW and am military as well. My grad school is on the East Coast and I have one visit a semester at least.

Sometimes more semesters and prof face time is ideal. Sure it costs more but the GI Bill is going to pick up a lot of the slack. I would look for a school with at least a few campus visits especially if you are in a ACNP program with procedures. Even with FNP I would want more than one visit, it's nice to get the face time.

anchorRN, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 31, 2015

Hey I live in the PNW and am military as well. My grad school is on the East Coast and I have one visit a semester at least.
Sometimes more semesters and prof face time is ideal. Sure it costs more but the GI Bill is going to pick up a lot of the slack. I would look for a school with at least a few campus visits especially if you are in a ACNP program with procedures. Even with FNP I would want more than one visit, it's nice to get the face time.

What school is it?

PA_RN87, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Aug 31, 2015

Awesome thats good to know. What is the "Statistics Refresher" exactly? Is it a class that they offer? Or is it a self-study type thing?

I honestly don't know much more about it. Like I said, I didn't have to take it, I just saw people talking about it on facebook. I believe it is a shortened course they offer through an affiliate school, but I'm not certain of that.

mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN · Aug 31, 2015

Duke, I have a friend finishing this year and her GI benefits made it possible for her to afford it.