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Hi, I was just accepted to chamberlain for March 2007. I was wondering if anyone else will be starting then? I was also wondering if any of you who started in october would be willing to share your opinion of the program. Thanks

Anyone else out there who was unwillingly "withdrawn" from Chamberlain? My lawsuit gets filed on Mon.15th. I've got 2 lawyers in on it now. It's not costing me a dime. They know we've got a tremendous case and they get 1/3 of damages. I just wondered how many others were affected? My case may help yours. If we can prove they knew clinicals could not be done when they 'sold' the program to me.......we can get mega damages. Please contact me if you are in the same boat! Thanks

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I am nearing completion of my RN to BSN at Chamberlain and it has been a very positive experience for me. NOTE: If you have been a nurse for several years you can do what they call a "portfolio" for your clinical classes and not have to do the clinicals. This was a deal sealer for me. I have been able to work full time and still do well in the program, which was a concern for me in the beginning. As far as RN to BSN programs go, I would highly suggest Chamberlain.

I have found the classes to be interesting and flexible, and most of my instructors have been great. I will finish in June, and wish that they had a Masters program that I could move into, but as of yet they do not.

Does this include time as an LPN

Forget about it sounds like a horrible place to invest one of our most valuable assests

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Anyone else out there who was unwillingly "withdrawn" from Chamberlain? My lawsuit gets filed on Mon.15th. I've got 2 lawyers in on it now. It's not costing me a dime. They know we've got a tremendous case and they get 1/3 of damages. I just wondered how many others were affected? My case may help yours. If we can prove they knew clinicals could not be done when they 'sold' the program to me.......we can get mega damages. Please contact me if you are in the same boat! Thanks

Hey Hospicetec,

Let us all know how this is going!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell your lawyers to contact me if you want - I'm what most lawyers consider a "great witness" because of what I do for a living.

We are getting ready to file ours, too. Our case is a bit different only because, Tenet, not Devry, owned Chamberlain/DCN at the time. The story, however, is the same.

All the best,

Nadja

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I just spoke to their advisor...basically I was told they DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY CLINICALS IN THEIR PROGRAM...and my advisor eluded that perhaps you guys writing about the clinicals are "plants" and actually work for competing schools trying to destroy their good reputation.

Any takers on this??? I mean we have no way of knowing who is an actual student, and who is a scammer working for the competition. Online schooling is BIG BUSINESS ya know.

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What? How can a nursing program not have any clinicals??? As far as "plants" in this thread, I highly doubt it. As it stands now, they do have a bad reputation. They have caused people to lose alot of money and time. By telling you that, they're just trying to save face.

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wow. That is sad....but that is why I asked, I need to know what I am getting into. I asked the "advisor" about the litigation that I heard about, and he denies that there is anything other than the fact that they have the best school around. I can tell its good, because of how expensive it is....528.00 a credit hour. They win for most expensive I have found yet. Okay, thanks for the intel....this is what I need. Oh, and for RN to BSN there are no onsite or local clinicals required at Chamberlain, I am told.

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You're right about no clinicals for RN-BSN. Most programs don't have clinicals for that. Whoever you spoke to sounds like a real salesperson. They're trying to move on and forget about all the problems they inherited from Deaconess.

I graduated from the online program at Deaconess in '05 and thankfully had no problems with them.

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Thanks for your response. WOW, how did you afford their program at 528 a credit hour...that is over 30 grand. The thing that is misleading...is that they say there are no pre-reqs. Well actually there are quite a few...they just dont call them prereqs. You take 14 courses regardless (give or take a couple that that may take off). Economics, Advanced composition, History, Humanities and 2 algebras etc...WOW I call those pre-reqs. I guess technically they are not prereqs, but co-reqs...as you take them as a part of the nursing program. They also say they do not accept everyone..which I find hard to believe...how could they turn down over 30 grand...anyway, I have scratched off of my list...as I have heard too many bad things, and it is unbelievably cost prohibitive. The sales person was on the phone with me for over an hour!!! hard sell.

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wow. That is sad....but that is why I asked, I need to know what I am getting into. I asked the "advisor" about the litigation that I heard about, and he denies that there is anything other than the fact that they have the best school around. I can tell its good, because of how expensive it is....528.00 a credit hour. They win for most expensive I have found yet. Okay, thanks for the intel....this is what I need. Oh, and for RN to BSN there are no onsite or local clinicals required at Chamberlain, I am told.

Yes, you are right about the $529 per cr/hr, expensive!! Also, there isn't any clinicals for the RN-BSN program. They already accepted me, however, I am declining, I am looking at TESC. They are less costly, and they DO NOT have any clincals either. Plus they accepted/applied more classes that I have than Chamberlain did...why would I want to take/pay for any more classes, already have a large stafford loan. Best of luck to you.

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When I went to Deaconess the tuition was $450/credit. I had student loans that I will be paying for along time! It was all worth it, though.

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I'm just trying to warn those of you not to fall into what I did with Chamberlain. After 9 mos of horrific studying, traveling to St Louis for validations, and even being on the dean's list, I was completely withdrawn from the program 'with no options' because there were no clinical placements in my state. They offered me $1,000 to keep my mouth shut! We have filed suit. My lawyer just emailed to tell me that they have 'officially' been served. I had no idea about 'treble' damages. When I saw the amount...I could not believe it! They will get what they deserve.

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Hospicetec, I'm in TN also.

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