NYU, SUNY Downstate

[kdrose01]

Hi!

I'm just starting my pre-reqs for nursing and am overwhelmed by the varying course requirements per program. My first choice is NYU (easy commute from my apt, fantastic location), but it's also my most expensive choice. Since I can't afford to be out of work forever, I'd have to attend their accelerated program. I've spoken with admissions, and they said I had an excellent chance at acceptance given my prior performance in college. So, this is a program I can really consider. My biggest concern, though, is the sheer cost.

Any graduates of this program out there? Is it worth the price tag? And how generous are they with their scholarships?

Also, I'm considering SUNY Downstate, but heard it's more difficult to get into, since it's cheaper. This isn't high on my list, since I'd have to move and the location doesn't thrill me. But I'm still keeping it on my list, since I've read great things about the program.

Any NYC nursing graduates care to weigh in?

[tomall]

When all is said and done though I ended up with a decent GPA and I'm not too worried about grad school when the time comes.

Jeanette or anyone else, I'm curious - what was the demographics of the ABSN class and faculty at Downstate (gender/race/ethnicity/nationality/) -

[Tanguera, BSN, MSN, RN, NP]

Jeanette or anyone else, I'm curious - what was the demographics of the ABSN class and faculty at Downstate (gender/race/ethnicity/nationality/) -

So I was going to bring up this topic (gender/race/ethnicity/nationality/) before, but since it is a touchy issue, I didn't think I wanted to touch it until someone asked outright. So, thanks for asking a good question.

Gender: As in most nursing schools, the overwhelming majority of the faculty are women.

Race/Ethnicity: The dean, director of the accelerated BSN program, and the director of the RN-BSN program are Filipinas. The Dean and Dir of RN-BSN program both got doctorate degrees here in the US at Columbia University. There are a lot of West Indian/African-American teachers/clinical professors and few caucasian. A lot of the professors got their nursing degrees in other countries and have work experience abroad. I don't know how long many of them have been here serving as professors/clinical instructors in the US.

The way things are taught and the way things don't always start on time and are disorganized makes you think you're in another country, a developing country (AKA third world country). I know this because I have spent considerable time abroad and am from the same background of some of the faculty.

So I don't want to disclose too much about myself but if you have any further questions PM me.