I am very much leaning towards attending the NYU second degree program over LIU in the fall and would like some insight as to what to expect. Please include any details you would like to share.
What are typical class hours during the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters?
Is it 5 days a week, pretty much all day?
Were you able to do an externship?
How many students per class? Clinicals?
Is/was getting through the 15 months harder/easier than expected?
What were the easiest classes, if any? Any classes that we particularly challenging, difficult or confusing?
Any additional suggestions/details would be great.
I purchased all of my books either brand new or "like new" from Amazon and for me it was a little over $100 less than if you were to just buy them all through the NYU bookstore.
I'm in the program now [ nyu acc bsn ]. I was wondering if you could offer guidance on the best way to save time and study b/c I can't read all the required readings. Thanks.
Yes, As per Jeremy, any advice would be helpful. I feel like I have been reading for 3 days (no classes on Friday)and I am still not caught up. Any tips? Do you memorize as you go? Take notes as you read? I tried taking notes as I read but for Fundamentals, this is next to impossible. Do you try to get the general ideas of the readings and if you just understand, doe sit come back to you during exam time? It is just the first week and I feel like there is not enough hours in the day to read and learn everything. Please please offer any tips.
Who do you guys have for fundamentals? It's hard to give study advice because I think that everyone learns differently and everyone is coming from different backgrounds so I don't really know what you know already. When I was in the class I thought the first exam was a lot of common sense stuff and I can't say that I really studied that much for it. The second and third were more difficult... I think we were given test maps before each exam so I focused on those when I was studying. I remeber most of the exam questions coming from concepts that were in the powerpoints (I had Mei Fu). Honestly, I didn't learn a ton from her lectures, but I did use her powerpoints to study.
I think the best way to study and learn things is to go to lectures and take notes with the powerpoints, then go home and read the book to clarify anything you didn't understand in lecture. I wouldn't read it word for word (unless you're learning how to do some sort of procedure, like for lab). The first semester is going to seem really overwhelming, I definitely remember how much reading was assigned, but it's not as bad as it seems. Most of my time was spent studying pathophysiology, which was actually helpful in learning some of the concepts in fundamentals.
I feel like that's not really that helpful, sorry guys! Anything else? I hope you're liking classes and clinicals and things!
Yes- I have Mei Fu as well- and she was so engaging but she really freaked me out when she suggested that we read the materials before class, then go to lecture and then read the book again after lecture - look at the powerpoints, then reread? I had planned on taking her suggestions but then realized that this was physically impossible. I am enjoying the lecture, materials and clinical/lab but just have been feeling overwhelmed with all the reading for all the classes and wondering if we need to start committing everything to memory. Thank you for your suggestions. I actually feel a lot better...Any tips on the Nursing Research class? It also seems like materials for Fundamentals and Health Assessment overlap (at least in the begining, for instance the cultural theories/definitions, and the 7 steps of nursing, etc) I keep reevaluating my plan of action...
Umm... I feel like research was forever ago, but I do remember her exams coming from the readings. I didn't really get a whole lot out of her lectures, but definitely read the powerpoints. And by that, I don't mean to tell you it's not worthwhile to go to class because I think you learn stuff by just being there and listening, even if it feels like you don't. I think I only missed one or two classes and we took it at 8 am on Fridays, so I'm not a total slacker :). I think she does test maps for exams also, so focus on those.
Gearing up for applying to fall 2010. Just curious to know the daily schedule. I'm taking hiatus from graduate school to do nursing. I would like to bring my daughter with me to NYC. I attended Ivy League grad school and had family housing and brought my two young children and it worked out fine but if the NYU program is super rigorous I will leave my kids in California with my hubby who has a good job there (that's why we are not relocating entirely as a family).
Not that I think it is a piece of cake but isnt it the hard classes are behind us now with Chem, Anat, Microbio and Physio out of the way or are the nursing courses twice as hard and require a lot of study hours. Just curious. Maybe I can feel it out and go to NYC by myself for fall and if I can handle it bring the kids out with me for spring but I think Kelzy said spring was even harder than fall. How's the summer?
Do you hear of any accreditation [sic] problems with NYU's ABSN program? Looking forward to hear responses.
Honestly, the program is not as bad as I thought it would be- that does not mean that I learned not to freak out before each exam. As long as you manage your time (we usually have one exam every week) and figure in time for careplans, papers and group projects you will be fine. A lot of people in the program have kids but I think it really depends on the person and situation, depending on age of their kids, help from husband or parents.
I think the classes are a different type of difficulty than chemistry or A&P. Its a combo of knowing the materials and applying to "what would a nurse do". Last Fall I had hospital clinicals or on campus clinicals (alternating) once a week for 7-8 hours, two busy days of classes, one short day where I only had 3 hours of lab, and Friday off. Spring semester is harder because you have 2 clinicals, the days you have class ends later and some professors whiz through the material so quickly, just seems like alot more material to cover. But again, many people have jobs, children, take frequent weekends trips and they are doing very well.
It just feel like you have something every week, which is great because you can really concentrate on studying, but at the same time feel like you never get a break. During finals you feel slammed because you only get one reading day and the exams are usually over just a few days.
I do not know about summer but it looks hard because we will be taking 11 credits (2 classes) in a little over 2 months. As for accreditation, I cant really say. I think NYU is accredited by one but is working on getting accredited by the other. A bunch of us were discussing this because some want to go to another graduate school afterwards.
Hi jstravel, Thanks for the response. NYU program seems pretty doable as long as you manage your time well and focus.
Keep me updated on the accreditation thing b/c I hope this does not effect places of employment in the future and grad school. For example, what if I want to go to a top research university hospital and they do not accept the NYU nursing curriculum program. Highly unlikely though right?
Pls keep in touch and let us know how are things going? How do people work? I thought it is a full-time program??
Are clinicals and labs scheduled between 8-5 PM hours or are there PM classes as well. Just trying to feel it out if I should bring my kids. But I think most likely I'll go by myself for fall and feel it out.
I just want to make sure that NYU prepares one well for the NCLEX and all b/c I plan on taking that thing only once and like less than a mo after graduating b/c I really need to start working. Are there job placements???
We are accredited by CCNE, so from what understand, will not be shortchanged by any way. I know alot of people who plan on going onto grad school and also practicing/moving out of NY and it looks like they looked into it way more than I did. Thats where I am getting this info from.
As for how do people work.. mostly part time over the weekend and on the free day that you dont have classes or clinicals. You also have that day with Health Assessment Lab, which is 2 hr and 45 minutes, so if you have that at 8 AM you have the rest of the day from 10:45 to do whatever. I know people who work 3 days a week and do very well. Some people work just one day a week. The first semester really was not THAT bad (now that I look back).
Off Campus Clinicals are from 7:30 to 3:30 but some instructors may request you come in earlier or later. Then the rotating week you are at On Campus Clinical from 7:30 to 2:30. During my fall semester my first lecture started at 8 AM-9:15, another one at 9:30 to 12, then one more 3:30 to 6:10. So pretty much the whole day with a gap from 12 to 3:30.
I think that one thing NYU does is try to prepare you for NCLEX- Kaplan review is included with our courses and we have to complete certain at home/online practice tests as well as a comprehensive one at their center. I do not do the Kaplan reviews unless it it required by a course, but I plan to go crazy with it once I graduate. I need to start working asap as well- I keep thinking what I gave up for this...anyway...
Lastly, I do not think NYU does anything more with helping look for jobs than other schools. They have career resources center, advisors you can speak to, career fairs. I think that they should really help the accelerated students with summer externships more. There are many many hospitals in the area that offer summer extern programs but they do not fit into the program. I am not sure what the job situation will be when we graduate. It seems to depend on who you speak to and from what angle they are addressing it.
Thanks Jistravel for the useful information. Do you have a PT job? When you do clinicals do you have to already wear some sort of uniform? Can you study moderately without stressing or do you find yourself doing all-nighters and the like? Just curious.
You mentioned spring sem is harder than fall sem? Also how do you fill your days in the summer when you only have two classes to take? Do you have more clinicals to take/
Pls share your educational background, just curious? Do you go through a career change.
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I purchased all of my books either brand new or "like new" from Amazon and for me it was a little over $100 less than if you were to just buy them all through the NYU bookstore.