NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

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Hi everyone!

I just received my acceptance letter to NYU's Accelerated BSN program for Fall 2010. I just wanted to reach out to other accepted students so I thought I'd start a thread! I haven't decided whether or not to accept the offer because of $, relocation, and other things. I have so many questions that I don't know where to start but feel free to share your thoughts!

-CG

Hi all -

Starting the Fall program and sooo excited! Going to school in NYC, it can't get better than that!

First off, if NYU is the school you want to go to, don't worry about the money. Where there is a will, there is a way. :)

There is so much money out there for nursing students you just have to look. Apply for all the scholarships you can, but don't worry so much about it. Most hospitals have signing bonuses and you can join the Army Reserve Corps and get up to $30,000 repayment for loans. Plus you'll be making bank working as a nurse. Stop worrying about money everyone!!!

Housing wise, I'm reserving University housing and if something becomes available apartment wise that is better then I might live there, but I don't want to be stuck in the city without a place to live. So I strongly suggest at least sending in the $300 deposit to reserve housing. It's NYC and housing is expensive and challenging to procure. My aunt has lived in the city for over 30 years and strongly recommended university housing as did two friends of mine who graduated from NYU.

Regarding class size, I've spoken with Admissions and lectures are 100 people but all labs and practicums are like 20 people. You will learn the information because you study hard not because of the size of the class. :idea:

Also, they accepted about 168 students from the first round of applicants and my contact at Admissions told me they would accept another 100, and the school would start with about 170 students for fall for the accelerated program.

Also to let you know that you will have to have a physical and blood titers done before August 1st so you can do your fall clinical. I don't think my health insurance covers it. The clinic I spoke to will charge around $600 for everything. Titers are expensive. So start preparing for that expense so you aren't shocked when you need to pay for that in the next month or two.

Also, I have had nothing but great experiences with everyone at NYU. Lindsay emails me back practically instantly with any question I have. And I left a message for a housing person and got a call back the next morning and got my issue handled. So I've had a great experience. NYU is a very big school so you have to understand bureaucracy and know how to be great with people and follow-up, but I've been nothing but happy with everything.

Hope this helps people with questions.

Good luck!

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Thanks for all of the responses! Very helpful. I wish I didn't have to think about money but its tough! Debt for the next ten years doesn't sound too appealing..I want to live in NYC at some point no matter what, I just am trying to decide now between University of Delaware, which has a good program, and NYU which obviously has the better name and I would make connections at the hospitals in the city. I would choose NYU in a second if it weren't for the 40k price difference. Worth it???

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eagles4 -

I completely understand your situation!!! I've always wanted to live in NYC so NYU would be the logical choice but 40k is a ton (make sure to factor in interests and cost of living too). If you do well at Univ of Delaware I'm sure you would able to find a nursing job in NYC. Either way you go it will be an adventure so don't worry!

I have been trying to decide between NYU and Georgetown for a few weeks now. I received the WHC scholarship for Gtown and have additional scholarship $ through Americorps which makes it extremely affordable. $9700 for my Georgetown degree and $66,000 for NYU. I know most people reading this probably think I'm crazy for even entertaining the thought of going to NYU because of the price difference but there is just something about the atmosphere and the school. My deposit is due this week to NYU but I think I'm going to pass because of the huge price difference. I don't know if this was helpful or not but I just wanted to let you know that I truly know how you feel!! Good luck with your decision :)

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natalie627, i'll be straight and blunt.

i'm guessing you don't live in nyc currently.

you have no idea about the cost of living until you live here for a while.

it's not just the ridiculous tuition that nyu charges.

(other than tuition, there's this thing called "registration fee" of over $1000 each semester. this is not activity or student fee.)

if you're gonna live in a dorm or a nyc apartment,

it'll be about $2000 monthly for a studio.

it costs you about $25-30 minimum to get by daily. (food, nothing extra)

check out nclex passing rate of nyu from the state website.

it is way below than national average and majority of nyc nursing schools.

you got all those prestigious scholarships for georgetown.

isn't that a great school with good reputation and beautiful campus?

georgetown university hospital even has graduate nurse residency program!

unless you're gonna pay cash for nyu,

please make a wise decision and do well in georgetown.

in my opinion, many people are too fantasized about nyc.

it's a great city, but it's not the wonderland.

a lot of it is because of media such as "sex and the city".

those characters make up about 1% of total new yorkers!

i got off tangent a bit, but anyways, good luck! =)

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Smileymimi - haha you are right. I definitely don't live in NYC! I live in Chicago. I have a few friends that are native New Yorkers and they have been pretty up front about the cost of living (sounds extremely expensive and I thought Chicago prices were high!)

Registration fee for $1000 is way too much. Do you currently go to NYU or another nursing school in NY? Are you still in school or working? I would love to hear about your experience in general. NCLEX passing rates are definitely concerning...I was looking them up the other day. I'm sure NYU is a good school because it does have a generally decent rep but Georgetown has a 100% pass rate which is comforting. I really do think I'm going to end up Georgetown which I'm excited about -- just a little nervous about going back to school full-time in general. I just don't think I can justify paying almost full price for NYU plus cost of living for an ASBN - I want to go on to pursue an NP degree which will be expensive too!

Thanks for your thoughts and advice. I would agree that many people dream of living in NYC - I can admit that I am definitely one of them. It's nice to know I will be a few hours away so can visit friends over long weekends (Megabus or train!).

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@smileymimi - You definetely nailed it, everyone is blinded by their fantasies of what NYC is like and I can admit that yes it's pretty awesome but also has it's own set of problems that people do face.

Just because you don't go to NYU does NOT mean that you have to give up on your dream or fantasy of one day living here. The hospitals don't have a policy against grads that went to schools in different states. In fact that don't really give a darn where you went as long as it is accredited and you have a NYS license, which you can get and of course BSN's are preferred. There is a CHANCE you can make connections but there is no guarantee and remember NYU does not = Employment at NYU medical center. There are plenty of NYC nursing grads, from all schools that can't find a job, connections can't help you when there are no jobs to be had. They might give you a leg up against other NEW GRADS but not against experienced nurses.

There's always grad school for NYU, if you plan on getting your NP.

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Just to add to this discussion. To the person who got into G-town with scholarship. Georgetown is definitely more reputable than NYU so go with G-town. I agree with the others. We all have fantasies with living in NYC. I stayed there for a couple of yrs and saw a lot of people struggling to make ends meet. My hubby says just go to NYC on a long holiday why live there. At the same time, going to school in NYC is a better experience than working in NYC. It's just so stressful if you dont have $$$.

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I still haven't received ANYTHING yet! It's taking way too long! I'm starting to think they forgot about me!

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I still haven't received ANYTHING yet! It's taking way too long! I'm starting to think they forgot about me!

We're on the same boat; I have not received anything either.

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I am a BMCC nursing student, finishing up my first semester. I am 25 yo male and a native of Manhattan. I received my B.S from U. of Vermont in 2006 in economics. I am $42,000 in debt from that school. Looking back on my time at UVM, I enjoyed it, but enough to be indebted for the next 20 years of my life? Not sure...I had some great memories, I was 18 and out of the house. But if you are in an accelerated program, not looking for the "college experience" I would suggest not to go somwhere that will leave you $60-90,000 in debt. Yes the economy will pick up in 1-2 years, and us nurses will be able to find a job, but to be in that much debt is very straining both financially and emotionally.

I never did, and I still do not understand why students are willing to pay so much for nursing school. All that is important is the N-CLEX - we pass that, we are ALL on the SAME level. It doesn't matter what school you go to. So you spend ten of thousands of dollars...go ahead. I will pay $2000/yr for CUNY for the same path...the N-CLEX. I wish you all the best with your decision.

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Congrats to all of you!! I am still debating whether I should go to NYU and waiting to see if I get into Hunter. Do you know how many applicants NYU has accepted for this fall?

5,300

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5,300

That's how many applicants they had, but it's not how many they accepted. I believe they accepted something around 130-150.

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