NYU Accelerated BSN Spring 2012

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hey! I figured I will start this thread! Who applied and now waiting anxiously?? :)

Well, I hate the anticipation. The sooner the better...

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This waiting game seems like forever. For those of you who got accepted congratulations. Can you give the ones who are waiting what was your gpa like overall and prerequisites grades. Thx:)

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How many of you guys applied For priority? I had most of my materials in by that deadline but my letters of rec and school forms weren't in until regular deadline.

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@HOPE5711

The same thing happened to me with the Albert LogIn...I tried talking to multiple people at NYU and they kept giving me the run-around.

I ended up not being accepted into the program, so I believe that was the reason why I wasnt able to log into Albert anymore.

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Hello Everyone!

I have been following your posts because I was on the same boat last year at exactly the same time! I know exactly how you guys feel!! I had sent in my application by September 15 and when by November 3rd I hadn't heard anything I was freaking out and decided to call. They usually don't tell you anything over the phone but told them that it was my birthday (true!) and the wait was killing me!

So now a year later I'm finishing up my first semester and I love it! I know many of you have questions about the school, program and if it's really worth the money. Well, no school is perfect and when you make your decision you should really take into consideration what's important to you. If you want a decent school, with a good reputation and if you're thinking to advance your education with a Masters degree and you're not too worried about repaying your loans, then NYU is for you. I went through the hassle of even trying to speak with people over at Hunter and the administration is almost inexistent! I hear it's an excellent program but unfortunately didn't get to talk or meet with anyone in person because they never pick up their phone, they never return your calls or the person that answers (if you're lucky) tells you everything as it is, without any flexibility or even the remote inclination to answer your questions.

I didn't have time for this. Nursing is my second career and since I have been waiting a long time to finally fulfill my dream I decided to choose NYU.

I like the fact that they are always very available to the students and willing to make a change if they need to. There are also plenty of flaws, because remember...the perfect school doesn't exist!

Feel free to ask me any questions...

Kika

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kika 72 if you dont mind me asking what were your credentials like? also how does the program run exactly? any kind details you can explain would really be appreciated

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Hi gk24,

Ok so I had a 3.9 GPA and took all my pre-reqs at NYU. I have no previous healthcare experience besides years of volunteer work that I religiously do every weekend. In all honesty, I don't think the program is really hard to get into, but I do believe they are looking at different things during the admission process. They take an holistic approach on the candidate.

The first semester you have one clinical component at a hospital of your choice (which you alternate every other week with lab simulation), another lab component for your health assessment class and then the 5 lecture classes you see in the academic progression sheet. It's a lot of work I have to say but it's doable because all the classes are somewhat synchronized and cover the same material at the same time (for example we are learning about ventilation and perfusion, lung sounds etc in our assessment lab and we are also covering the same subject in Adult & Elder and Patho).

The only thing that might bother some people is the fact hat we are not at a hospital every week, but you alternate one week with hospital and the next with lab sim. The reason is that they want you to be exposed to all the possible scenarios a nurse may encounter and that you might not be able to always observe during your clinical. Plus hospital liability is high with students and you may not get your hands on all the time or might be scared to actually do it. this way you're practicing over and over on a manikin and can make all the mistake you want. Wr are also tested on the manikin and on the actual clinical at the hospital.

Let me know if you have specific questions and I'll be happy to answer!

Kika

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thankyou so much for the response, all the questions i have for you are still premature because i have yet to receive an acceptance but generally wise how big is the admitting class and how are exams administered?

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I was accepted! :nurse:

Good luck to everyone else waiting!

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When and how did you find out? Please share...

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I received an email and I also checked Albert to make sure it wasn't sent in error. :p

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Congrats whistle!!!!!!

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