NYU, SUNY Brooklyn, or Columbia???

[VictoriaBrooke]

: Hi!

Anyone on here wanna share their experiences or decisions about these 3 schools? I sent in my Columbia deposit for the ETP program, then found out I was accepted to the Accelerated BSN programs at NYU and SUNY. I just want to make sure I made the right decision!! If any of you has attended or is planning to attend any of these schools, how did you like it/what made you choose it?? I know SUNY is waaaaayy cheaper than the other 2, but I don't want to base my decision just on that....

Vicky

BTW I do plan on getting an MSN eventually, which is why ETP is appealing, but then, I figure I could always go to grad school if I went to NYU or SUNY, right??

[Medora]

I posted here when I first got into NYU 15-month accelerated program. Now I'm half way done, and I want to make a few comments to anyone considering it in the future.

The best part of the program is how short it is. I've come to realize that although a longer program might help with some of the anxiety of the first day on the job, a lot of the learning will happen once you start to work. Another good part about NYU's programs are the clinical opportunities. They have contracts with Mt. Sinai, NYP, NYU (obviously), Mamoides, St. Vincents, LICH, Bellevue and more. I've already had clinicals at 4 diffierent hospitals, which helps sort out all the options for after graduation. Finally, NYU is in a fun location and the perks, like the library and the gyms, are great.

The negative aspects of NYU: disorganization. Starting last fall, they began accepting about twice as many nursing students into the accelerated program. My lectures have over a hundred students and sometimes my labs have over 25. Clinicals are still small(ish) with 8 students or less. It seems like the staff, despite their good intentions, have no way to stay on top of everything. The professors are generally pretty good, although some (specifically the Fundamentals of Nursing professor) are totally loony. Most of the learning takes place in the clinical and all the rest is mostly jumping through hoops.

When all is said and done, I think I will just be glad it was such a quick entry into nursing practice. I wish my experience was a little better, but since it's mostly a skill-based profession, it doesn't matter so much where you learn the skills as long as you are able to do them and can get hired afterward.

[elizabells, BSN, RN]

I posted here when I first got into NYU 15-month accelerated program. Now I'm half way done, and I want to make a few comments to anyone considering it in the future.

The best part of the program is how short it is. I've come to realize that although a longer program might help with some of the anxiety of the first day on the job, a lot of the learning will happen once you start to work. Another good part about NYU's programs are the clinical opportunities. They have contracts with Mt. Sinai, NYP, NYU (obviously), Mamoides, St. Vincents, LICH, Bellevue and more. I've already had clinicals at 4 diffierent hospitals, which helps sort out all the options for after graduation. Finally, NYU is in a fun location and the perks, like the library and the gyms, are great.

The negative aspects of NYU: disorganization. Starting last fall, they began accepting about twice as many nursing students into the accelerated program. My lectures have over a hundred students and sometimes my labs have over 25. Clinicals are still small(ish) with 8 students or less. It seems like the staff, despite their good intentions, have no way to stay on top of everything. The professors are generally pretty good, although some (specifically the Fundamentals of Nursing professor) are totally loony. Most of the learning takes place in the clinical and all the rest is mostly jumping through hoops.

When all is said and done, I think I will just be glad it was such a quick entry into nursing practice. I wish my experience was a little better, but since it's mostly a skill-based profession, it doesn't matter so much where you learn the skills as long as you are able to do them and can get hired afterward.

Word, Medora. That entire post could apply to Columbia.