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Has anyone had any luck with applying at National University for their nursing program? I applied back in Oct 06 and have been waiting to hear from them. They are supposed to notify in 3 months. I have called and called and written email upon emails with no response really. :banghead: Please, if anyone has applied and received some sort of letter, I would greatly appreciate your reply.

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Specializes in long term care, home care, acute.

Hi All,

I just finished my prereqs for the BSN program. I plan on applying in April, currently studying for the TEAS. However I didn't do so great in the core classes, averaging to around B-C. My GPA is the min requirement, I'm just concerned with the likely hood of acceptance.

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Specializes in long term care, home care, acute.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I too received low B's and 2 C's in my sciences and was beginning to feel down after reading a few of these post.

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Specializes in long term care, home care, acute.
Hello Swede_girl726,

I think people are forgetting that the prereqs are 30% of your point total to get in. You should strive to get A's and or B's. I did not have A's in any of my prereqs, I even had C's. It all depends on the competition of your cohort, and it also depends on if you retook a class, your TEAS grade and your Essay grade. If you feel you have poor grades, then strive to do your best on the essay and Teas. I got in with no A's, good essay grade and good teas grade. Then again I was an alternate, but still, for someone to say to "not waste your time" is not a good motivator to some of these people, especially knowing how hard it is to get into a nursing program. Do your best, if you lack in one area, try and make up for it in the others. Gl with your pre-reqs!

Thanks for the encouraging words. I too received low B's and 2 C's in my sciences and was beginning to feel down after reading a few of these post.

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Specializes in ER + Telemetry.

^ True.

I got a B in Micro, C in Anatomy (repeated it, first time got an F), B in Physio (repeated, first time got a C), and B in Chem 100.

Did okay on the TEAS (74%), and a great essay, though I don't know how they graded it. Completed the NU requirements like NSG 322, research writing etc and applied for Cohort 25 LVN-BSN that started Jan. 2011. I'm scheduled to finish this March... and let me tell you.. it's been a roller-coaster ride.

NU's passing rate for the 2010/2011 was 75% on the NCLEX first time attempt. Looked it up on CA.gov, so to improve their scores they stepped up their ATI testing standards summer of 2011. The program suddenly become significantly harder as you couldn't pass the class unless you passed the ATI exam. At the end of the program you take a Comprehensive ATI predictor and if you don't end up passing that bad-boy you fail the program. Wasn't like that in twenty-ten... I just took the Comprehensive last fri. and failed it. Thankfully I can retake the exam!

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Of course! I remember feeling down about my chances, then I got an email about my acceptance. True, the program got tougher with the installment of a mandatory pass/fail ATI exam for most classes, but hard work and determination should help you through the hard times. It is definitely an emotionally draining and sometimes physically draining program, but always keep your goal in mind and it will come to you. I just finished my last class and will be graduating in May so there is hope :]. Good luck!

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I'm sure this has been covered already, but there are so many pages on this thread. What are the prereqs for the Accelerated BSN program? I read the catalog's "preparation for the major" section but it seems like half those classes are already nursing classes.

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Specializes in ER + Telemetry.

Ha! I'm graduating with you, man nurse. We're wrapping up NSG440 and I failed the stupid ATI comprehensive. Repeating it this march...

See you in May!

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I'm sure this has been covered already, but there are so many pages on this thread. What are the prereqs for the accelerated BSN program? I read the catalog's "preparation for the major" section but it seems like half those classes are already nursing classes.

Depending on what you have completed like anat. physio chem, math english, NU requires these as well: Biostats, Cultural Comm., Information Literacy (dumb class), & Spanish in the work place.

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Has anybody taken BIO 201/202 A (anatomy/physio lec+labs) at NU? How difficult is it? Is it worth it? I'm thinking of doing this 4 month class instead of going for a year at community college to save 6 months.

Thanks for your help!

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Hello there Forum World,

I'll be a brief as possible. I've been in sales for 10 years. For the past 3 years I've been contemplating changing careers to get into healthcare, either respiratory therapy or RN. I'm ready to take the jump and all the nursing schools in SD have crazy long waiting lists so I'm going for National Un. So... How do I get in?! lol

I'm starting from scratch so if anyone out there can answer any of (or all of, lol) these questions, that would REALLY be a blessing. thanks!

1) I was told I can take classes on Tue & Thur nights until clinicals. Is this true?

2) How many months does it take until the pre classes are done?

3) Whats the difference between the "BSN" at National and the "Generic Entry BSN"?

4) How often does the actual nursing program accept new students? Every month a new batch starts? Every other month? etc.

5) What about paying for school. I know I can get federal loans but what about the rest? Do all students have to get private loans to cover the gap? Do people pay payments while going to school?

6) What does it take to get into their Nursing program (GPA, Minimum TEAS score, anything else?)

7) I am getting my CNA certification next month and want to get a job as a CNA while I work towards my degree. Is this going to be possible? I have no idea what the schedule is going to be like.

8) How many students does the National Un. Nursing program accept each year?

9) I was planning on doing the entire degree at National. Do most people do their pre-reqs elsewhere and transfer in? Would it give me a leg up to do the entire degree at National when applying for the actual nursing program.

10) Is there multiple campuses in San Diego to take the classes, or just 1? I tried googling the campus and a bunch came up, lol. Where will I be going to my classes?

11) What is the "Nursing Pre Forum" (I think its called) that National offers to prospective students? How often are they offered and how long is it (all day, etc.)?

Thank you very very much for all your time and replies! Changing careers, very excited, ton of questions, lol.

Joel

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Specializes in Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP!.

hi! i'm graduating in may and can answer some of it. see below. good luck to you!

hello there forum world,

i'll be a brief as possible. i've been in sales for 10 years. for the past 3 years i've been contemplating changing careers to get into healthcare, either respiratory therapy or rn. i'm ready to take the jump and all the nursing schools in sd have crazy long waiting lists so i'm going for national un. so... how do i get in?! lol

i'm starting from scratch so if anyone out there can answer any of (or all of, lol) these questions, that would really be a blessing. thanks!

1) i was told i can take classes on tue & thur nights until clinicals. is this true? not in the nursing program. you are at their mercy with their scheduling. you have no control of your schedule. if you are talking about prereqs like a&p then yes.

2) how many months does it take until the pre classes are done?

what pre-classes?

3) whats the difference between the "bsn" at national and the "generic entry bsn"? look in their catalog, you can find it on the website. the generic entry is for people who don't have degrees already and the post-bachelor's degree is for people who have degrees.

4) how often does the actual nursing program accept new students? every month a new batch starts? every other month? etc. january, april, july, october

5) what about paying for school. i know i can get federal loans but what about the rest? do all students have to get private loans to cover the gap? do people pay payments while going to school? it's an accredited university. student loans, federal or private, or cash.

6) what does it take to get into their nursing program (gpa, minimum teas score, anything else?). depends on the cohort you are applying with. mine was hard to get into. most of my cohort had mostly a's in our prereqs. i got an 86 on the teas and scored high on the essay.

7) i am getting my cna certification next month and want to get a job as a cna while i work towards my degree. is this going to be possible? i have no idea what the schedule is going to be like. they recommend you don't work more than 1 8 hour shift per week in the program. yeah right! i worked. it was hard, but i did it. i couldn't work more than 30 hours per week though.

8) how many students does the national un. nursing program accept each year? 50 per cohort

9) i was planning on doing the entire degree at national. do most people do their pre-reqs elsewhere and transfer in? would it give me a leg up to do the entire degree at national when applying for the actual nursing program. ?

10) is there multiple campuses in san diego to take the classes, or just 1? i tried googling the campus and a bunch came up, lol. where will i be going to my classes? nursing classes are all done at rancho bernardo. i did have 1 class in carlsbad when they ran out of space.

11) what is the "nursing pre forum" (i think its called) that national offers to prospective students? how often are they offered and how long is it (all day, etc.)? it's an info session about the program. i don't know how long it is anymore.

thank you very very much for all your time and replies! changing careers, very excited, ton of questions, lol.

joel

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Thanks alot! I really appreciate your time and answers. May I ask, did you do your pre-reqs at National or where? Also, where are you hoping to work when you graduate?

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