NEW and Need advice! QCC/BMCC/Adelphi/Pace

hawks126 · Feb 26, 2009

I was in the same situation as you recently and here are my two cents.. I had a BS in sociology and decided to go to nursing school, but I didn't consider getting my ADN I was only interested in BSN. This was just my personal preference, I felt that if it was going to take the same amount of time I would just go for my BSN.

I started school this semester at Adelphi (Garden City) and didn't have any prereqs done either. I am planning to graduate in August 2011. This semester I am taking A&P w/ lab, and three nursing classes. Obviously not clinical classes but 3 classes that are a part of the nursing program. I honestly don't know which is better, Pace or Adelphi. I was looking into Pace as well but I was interested in starting this semester and the NYC campus. I do know that at Adelphi there are quite a bit of clinical classes/rotations so I'm going to say that BSN students still get a comparable amount of exposure to clinicals as ADN students. I'm going to assume it depends on your school (or I could be wrong). Also, many students have externships in the summer.

I hope this helps a bit, feel free to ask me any other questions!!

guiltysins · Feb 28, 2009

I really think that going for the ADN is a waste of time because a lot of hospitals are wanting you to have your BSN so you might have a better chance of getting a job, especially by 2012 which is when I'll be graduating from my BSN at Long Island University.

Be advised that 2 year ADN programs are much more difficult to get into as opposed to the BSN programs. Not only are ADN programs more difficult to get into but community colleges in general are harder to get into than 4 year schools for nursing because they usually have a lesser number of professors and therefore cannot accept as many students and there's usually a waiting list. It's why I opted to go to the more expensive private university I'm at now than going to community college, I would have been placed on a two year waiting list.

Litenfly · Jul 14, 2009

I have been accepted to both 4 year (LIU, NYU) and 2 year (QCC). I also have a Bachelors. May I suggest taking the 2 years school. The reason why I say this is because it doesn't matter where you start you are going to end up with the same thing. If you start at QCC, you have to take your prereqs and wait until you are possibly accepted. For Aldephi, there are so many prereqs that you have to take and complete before you apply which takes up alot of time, plus Aldelphi has a bad reputation. Another reason why I may suggest you do a two-year program is you might not like the profession. Nursing is not for everybody. So if you go to these expensive schools, and possibly don't like it, than you have wasted alot of money, at least with a two year school you cough up a couple of hundred. You may also want to inquiry about Accelerated BSN programs if you are that determined to get your BSN.

1lollipop · Jul 16, 2009

I'm at Adelphi now (class of 2012), and I was in a similar situation as you. There are so many added fees and other loops I have to jump through at this school. There are several pre-reqs also before reaching clinicals. The school has a decent reputation (at least acc. to the employers I spoke to at a job fair recently). Every person was impressed when I told them I was attending Adelphi for nursing. A BSN might be best if you're 100% sure you want to become a nurse b/c it gets very expensive. If you want to play it safe, you can pursue the ASN route & later go for a BSN. If you're still unemployed at that time, then just directly jump into another BSN (if you can afford it, that is). If you go that route (ASN to BSN), you shave off about 1 semester in the BSN program, so it doesn't save much time nor money down the road, but if you land a hospital job full-time, your employer will cover about $5k-$10k per year depending on the hospital. It's a decent amount, but certainly not half the tuition at a private college. Adelphi definately has a LOT of clinical requirements, so I'm not afraid of lacking experience. Perhaps you can apply to both 2 yr and 4 yr colleges and decide then? I chose Adelphi b/c I was 100% certain of my career choice and wanted to have the most employment options for my time & money spent. Hope I helped. Good luck on your choice; I know it's not easy. Be prepared to study volumes of notes and texts. It's not easy no matter where you go.

tan123 · Apr 27, 2010

I'm at Adelphi now (class of 2012), and I was in a similar situation as you. There are so many added fees and other loops I have to jump through at this school. There are several pre-reqs also before reaching clinicals. The school has a decent reputation (at least acc. to the employers I spoke to at a job fair recently). Every person was impressed when I told them I was attending Adelphi for nursing. A BSN might be best if you're 100% sure you want to become a nurse b/c it gets very expensive. If you want to play it safe, you can pursue the ASN route & later go for a BSN. If you're still unemployed at that time, then just directly jump into another BSN (if you can afford it, that is). If you go that route (ASN to BSN), you shave off about 1 semester in the BSN program, so it doesn't save much time nor money down the road, but if you land a hospital job full-time, your employer will cover about $5k-$10k per year depending on the hospital. It's a decent amount, but certainly not half the tuition at a private college. Adelphi definately has a LOT of clinical requirements, so I'm not afraid of lacking experience. Perhaps you can apply to both 2 yr and 4 yr colleges and decide then? I chose Adelphi b/c I was 100% certain of my career choice and wanted to have the most employment options for my time & money spent. Hope I helped. Good luck on your choice; I know it's not easy. Be prepared to study volumes of notes and texts. It's not easy no matter where you go.

hi, I have a question since I am planing to go to adelphi for the accelerated bsn program.

I dont have any prereqes done, can i take them at adelphi ? and then apply for the nursing program?

how much the tuition per semester?

when does the semester starts?