NYU or Stony Brook for Psych NP

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Hello everyone, I recently found out that I was accepted into both Stony Brook and NYU for their psych NP programs. I am so torn and do not know what to do. I would love some feedback from anyone that may have attended either program or know of friends in the program. Both schools have wonderful reputations, but one is obviously more expensive than the other. I know that NYU finds clinical placement, while Stony Brook does not. I'm just trying to make the best decision I can and would appreciate any feedback. 

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While I understand how expensive NYU is, it's probably best to go with this school because it finds you clinical sites. If you're already stressed about passing classes you don't want to worry about finding preceptors. This would stress you out even more. School is already difficult.

Also, there are many preceptors who would say yes and back out at the last minute. It would be so horrible to take a semester off just because you did not secure a clinical rotation. I've had a preceptor who was willing to precept me but the school did not complete a contract with the hospital because of liability issues with the legal team. You can always use those services like PreceptorPoint or NPHub, but it's not guaranteed. 

Save yourself the trouble and stick with NYU. There's a reason why these schools are so expensive right? And if it weren't a great school, it would not be that expensive. Expensive and well-known schools have a great/strong alumni association for a reason. Those schools take care of you while you are a student. You can apply for a loan repayment scholarship and work in an FHQC to pay back your loans once your a licensed NP. Hope that helps. 

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2 minutes ago, askYoonhee said:

While I understand how expensive NYU is, it's probably best to go with this school because it finds you clinical sites. If you're already stressed about passing classes you don't want to worry about finding preceptors. This would stress you out even more. School is already difficult.

Also, there are many preceptors who would say yes and back out at the last minute. It would be so horrible to take a semester off just because you did not secure a clinical rotation. I've had a preceptor who was willing to precept me but the school did not complete a contract with the hospital because of liability issues with the legal team. You can always use those services like PreceptorPoint or NPHub, but it's not guaranteed. 

Save yourself the trouble and stick with NYU. There's a reason why these schools are so expensive right? And if it weren't a great school, it would not be that expensive. Expensive and well-known schools have a great/strong alumni association for a reason. Those schools take care of you while you are a student. You can apply for a loan repayment scholarship and work in an FHQC to pay back your loans once your a licensed NP. Hope that helps. 

Do you know how the teaching is done (online/inperson)?  What is required in marks to pass a class? Who teaches the class?

Any other details as possible?

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Sorry! I actually went to a school in AZ to finish a DNP program and it was mostly online. I had to fly to the campus once a year. It's a good school but didn't seem worth it for how much I was paid and how little help I received to find my own preceptors. 

I tell my friends to go with a school that offers preceptors because if they don't, you'll have to pay for it either way and in the end, it ends up being the same price.  

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*correction- how much I paid

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

don't know if I can help - I just graduated NYU's acute care NP Program. We all start off in the same classes and then branch off to more specific program related classes towards the end, but if I can help in anyway let me know ? 

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.
On 3/28/2022 at 9:59 PM, Sam Mathews said:

Do you know how the teaching is done (online/inperson)?  What is required in marks to pass a class? Who teaches the class?

Any other details as possible?

For acute care - during covid we were on zoom, but still had to do clinicals in person in the hospital. It went back to in-person during classes during my last two semesters. 

You need an 85 in every class in order to pass B- is the lowest grade and if you fail two classes - you are removed from the program - I think this is standard throughout all the NP programs. 

The teachers are professors that are usually nurses/NPs that have DNP's/PhD's. Only exception is usually statistics professors etc. We also for acute care had NP's that currently worked but trained us to do things like place chest tubes, intubate, sutures etc. but either way you will always have professors that are very well trained/educated. 

Hope this helps 

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@nem90I am applying now to NYU PMHNP program, I am a little confused on the time it takes to be completed? Is it a one or two year program? ?

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