Mount Sinai ABSN Summer 2020

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Hi all,

Has anyone applied to and/or gotten an admission decision from Mount Sinai PSON for the ABSN program starting Summer 2020?

Thanks!

6 minutes ago, psonstudent said:

There are some students with family and friends in NYU and they report being MUCH happier

Thank you for sharing, it's greatly appreciated. My financial situation is one where I'm still contemplating Mt Sinai because its so feasible vs NYU and Wagner which are nearly double, but it might be worth taking out the loans...(if I even get accepted to those)

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1 minute ago, Friturita said:

Thank you for sharing, it's greatly appreciated. My financial situation is one where I'm still contemplating Mt Sinai because its so feasible vs NYU and Wagner which are nearly double, but it might be worth taking out the loans...(if I even get accepted to those)

I am very thankful for this discussion here. Mount Sinai was my primary choice due to the association with the hospital and tuition. Have you heard anything about Pace University in comparison? The tuition is higher, but if it’s more organized and will prepare me more for the NCLEX, it may be a better choice.

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5 hours ago, NYCBelle said:

Congratulations to everyone receiving their acceptances.

The tuition will be in the 54k to 60k ball park if things continue on trend (that shld include books, uniform).

Things are completely insane at school right now but with a new school location and additional staff being added, we are hopeful the fall will be a bit better. You have to be diligent in making sure you have all you need to succeed in a program like this (and that means focussing on school and not all of the 100 distractions swirling around). There are some great schools here but if you get into a school less than 60-70k total for a BSN, take it and hold you chin up. Many of us will likely return to school for advanced degrees and shld try to be as fiscally responsible as possible.

.. just my 2 cents. Take care!

Seems like you and @Alpha Lyrae are a bit more positive about the situation at Mount Sinai. What are your thoughts on what the other student is saying about the program being a scam?

We are all about to make a huge decision and spend a lot of money on a program so it’s super helpful to get this incite.

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I really don't mean to sound so negative and angry and bitter - I just want you all to know! Faculty and professors are constantly quitting bc they cant deal with the mess either!

The issue is that they keep promising us it will change, and not keeping to their word, so many students have given up on them

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Idkkkkkkkkkkkkk y'all. I'm another student in Cohort 5 and although administration is messy, I don't think it's as bad as psonstudent made it seem.

In my own opinion - yes, there are a few bad professors that we've had in the past two semesters (some are just not great at teaching), but let's be honest. We've all had our fair share of bad professors in our undergraduate careers. There are a few professors who DO try and DO advocate for us and are great professors (hint: for Pharmacology and for Med Surg.)

In any accelerated program, you are forced to do a lot of self-studying. If you think the professors are there to babysit you and guide you through everything - you are absolutely wrong. Because of the nature of the program itself, you will find that there is barely enough time to cover everything in lectures. You WILL have to do a lot of self-studying on your own and it WILL be time-consuming and very difficult. That is what you should be expecting.

One of the biggest benefits of attending this school is the connections you will make in the end - the clinical experience for me was absolutely amazing and I got the chance to do a lot of things on the floor. I always looked forward to going to clinicals and was bummed to find they were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Although I do agree that the school could do better with their administration and how they communicate with us. The White Coat ceremony is meant to be a special occasion - however, we could not bring family or any guests. They tried to plan it on a week where we had 3 exams and it just wasn't an ideal time to be having such an event.

In the end, the program is what you make of it. NYU is a great program but the cost is hefty. It's up to you guys to weigh the pros and cons. If you have any questions, DM me!

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1 minute ago, psonstudent2 said:

Idkkkkkkkkkkkkk y'all. I'm another student in Cohort 5 and although administration is messy, I don't think it's as bad as psonstudent made it seem.

In my own opinion - yes, there are a few bad professors that we've had in the past two semesters (some are just not great at teaching), but let's be honest. We've all had our fair share of bad professors in our undergraduate careers. There are a few professors who DO try and DO advocate for us and are great professors (hint: for Pharmacology and for Med Surg.)

In any accelerated program, you are forced to do a lot of self-studying. If you think the professors are there to babysit you and guide you through everything - you are absolutely wrong. Because of the nature of the program itself, you will find that there is barely enough time to cover everything in lectures. You WILL have to do a lot of self-studying on your own and it WILL be time-consuming and very difficult. That is what you should be expecting.

One of the biggest benefits of attending this school is the connections you will make in the end - the clinical experience for me was absolutely amazing and I got the chance to do a lot of things on the floor. I always looked forward to going to clinicals and was bummed to find they were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Although I do agree that the school could do better with their administration and how they communicate with us. The White Coat ceremony is meant to be a special occasion - however, we could not bring family or any guests. They tried to plan it on a week where we had 3 exams and it just wasn't an ideal time to be having such an event.

In the end, the program is what you make of it. NYU is a great program but the cost is hefty. It's up to you guys to weigh the pros and cons. If you have any questions, DM me!

I stand corrected - Pharm is a great professor. However, for med surg which is one of the most important nursing school classes, we were assigned a babysitter to read us the slides, rather than a professor to teach them.

I am in cohort 5 too!

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Additionally, they certainly couldn't handle the cohort size, and many faculty members who left stated that that was one of the reasons they did so. The admissions counselor who is leaving also said they are planning to have the same numbers for the next cohort and she couldnt watch more people go through that, so she quit

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11 minutes ago, psonstudent said:

Additionally, they certainly couldn't handle the cohort size, and many faculty members who left stated that that was one of the reasons they did so. The admissions counselor who is leaving also said they are planning to have the same numbers for the next cohort and she couldnt watch more people go through that, so she quit

WOW!!, I remember I thought to myself " how the **** are you now going to have the whole Summer and fall cohorts together? thats a huge class". Then again, NYU has a class of 200 every year and they pull it off, but they also have stupid levels of resources available...

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The vending machines at PSON are out of this world.

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7 minutes ago, Friturita said:

WOW!, I remember I thought to myself " how the **** are you now going to have the whole Summer and fall cohorts together? thats a huge class". Then again, NYU has a class of 200 every year and they pull it off, but they also have stupid levels of resources available...

They also make every attempt to have students fail classes so they have to repeat semesters - giving the school more money. That was harder with take home assignments due to COVID19, but last semester 25% of the cohort failed pharm and had to take it again with our cohort now. that is A HUGE percentage

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5 hours ago, NYCBelle said:

Hey- So things are always subject to change but classes are during the week, mostly in the am.

Clinical days vary and are also in the AM.

Nursing school is intense so no matter what.. its a lot. Classes are manageable but we get a lot of work so you must work on time mgmt.

My experience has been very turbulent but.. so is life. It’s important that you find a balance in all things, make time for yourself and your health whether it be working out or spending sometime with family. I spend on avg at least 30-35 hrs a week studying. This will be your life. Find a good set of folks to study with and be good to each other. Best advice I cld give.

Can you give advice on tuition payment options? How much money did you have to come out of pocket each semester. This hefty price tag is a bit intimidating. I am currently not working and will need to figure out if there will be any federal aid available for these programs especially since you aren’t advices to work during the program.

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1 minute ago, Nurseinthemaking2020 said:

I used my savings, a small amount of Fed Loans and a private to cover the rest. You should really think of PSON as a small school. There’s not a lot of funding like SUNY/CUNY or other private universities to dish out.

Think of it like this: once cohort 5 finishes .... You guys will be the only ones left at the school. It's small.

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