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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.

Thanks

I finally applied to the BSN (generic entry) program at NU. I was told that the wait to hear back is much shorter now, just 3-5months.

The ACCUPLACER math was SOO hard! I tested into 12B on my first try, and College lvl English. I utterly failed the College Algebra part, but according to my advisor, as long as you place into 12A or 12B all will be well. He said the accuplacer results take a back seat to cumulative gpa and the personal statement (essay). So...I will post when I hear back as to whether I am admited. See ya in 3-5 months!! :yeah:

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Thanks for posting back on this SDMamma :) Let us know how it goes!

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Thanks fairewand. I will do that I promise :)

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Hi! I recently applied to NU and I am hoping to start the BSN program in October of this year. Still no word back yet, as they take 3-5 months to respond.

Anyhow, I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about the program if you don't mind.

#1 How long is the Nursing/Clinical portion of the program...ie, how long in months until you can take the NCLEX?

#2 How long is the program in total? Are there any vacations? I am trying to plan a week long vacation to Lake Powell during the summer of 2010 and I wondered if there are any days off.

How do you like the program? Any information would really help! Thanks!!

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Hi! I recently applied to NU and I am hoping to start the BSN program in October of this year. Still no word back yet, as they take 3-5 months to respond.

Anyhow, I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about the program if you don't mind.

#1 How long is the Nursing/Clinical portion of the program...ie, how long in months until you can take the NCLEX?

#2 How long is the program in total? Are there any vacations? I am trying to plan a week long vacation to Lake Powell during the summer of 2010 and I wondered if there are any days off.

How do you like the program? Any information would really help! Thanks!!

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Specializes in EMT.

Hello All,

I need to let off a little National University steam and this seems like a good place to do so. First off when i applied in September 2007 my application was automatically sent to NU in San Jose...I live in the San Francisco Bay area so i guess that was the closest one. Anyways they sat on my initial application for 3 months before I even found out about the supplemental Nursing Program Application. I applied to the Accelerated 2nd degree BSN in the beginning of January and am still waiting to hear something. I had a 3.42 Biology degree GPA at a UC and have a 4.0 in my nursing prereqs (anatomy, physio, micro, psych, public speaking etc.) at a community college up here. I am pretty hopeful that I will get in but i'm getting frustrated after waiting for so long. I was hoping to start in October but i feel like the chances of that happening get slimmer day by day. I guess my letter will be here soon...

I am also having a hard time getting people to return my phone calls and there seems to be a lot of red tape at this university. I was wondering what any of you who are already attending feel about the quality of your education at NU and how you would rate your professors and support staff.

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:) :)

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Specializes in Cardiac.
Hi! I recently applied to NU and I am hoping to start the BSN program in October of this year. Still no word back yet, as they take 3-5 months to respond.

Anyhow, I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about the program if you don't mind.

#1 How long is the Nursing/Clinical portion of the program...ie, how long in months until you can take the NCLEX?

#2 How long is the program in total? Are there any vacations? I am trying to plan a week long vacation to Lake Powell during the summer of 2010 and I wondered if there are any days off.

How do you like the program? Any information would really help! Thanks!!

LVN step-up = 8 months for NCLEX

Generic Entry ADN/BSN = 16 months for NCLEX

Generic Entry is 22 months total for BSN completion (NSG classes only, not your other BSN reqs)

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Hello All!!

I too am hoping to re-enter into the N.U program in October '08. I was in the program late last year, but had to leave due to me finding full-time work. Administrators "suggest" that students not work at all. I "suggest" that they talk to my landlord. :rotfl:

I now work nights at a casino in San Diego. Not attending school is driving me nuts. I haven't heard anything yet, either.

Working full time and attending N.U will be a crazy experience. I have worked and attended nursing school before, but not N.U. It is fast pace and 3 days a week (Oct2008-1 day of lecture (9am-230pm) and 2 days of lab (7am-3pm), that's 8 hours, ya'll). This does change towards the end of the class; for 2-3 weeks you do clinicals. These clinicals are located in San Diego; they include Scripps Memorial, Sharps,and some other hospitals. I will just pray and ask God to guide me; this going to be one heck-of-a ride.:scrm:

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3 days a week and daytime classes and clinicals! Sounds like my kinda school. I don't mind the occasional late night class, but not for 2 years, so I hope to get into a daytime cohort.

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If a holiday falls on a weekday, the occasional Saturday class may be added. The class is Intense. To me, I want to work in the E.D, and chaos is good; but dang! Good Luck To All!!!!!!

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hi ladies

I need to ask you a question as well...I have a BA already but I miss few of the prereq....what programs NU has for students like me ....someone mentioned something about a more intensive but faster one?

thanks

Laura

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