Oakland Univ. Accelerated Second-Degree Program Questions

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hi guys,

i have a bachelors in marketing from ou, have been working for a year, but am considering going back to school to do nursing. i wanted to know if anyone is either in or been through the accelerated second-degree nursing program at OU?

Is it hard to get into the program? how many people usually apply/how many get in? do you have time for a part time job while in the program? does the program fully prepare you for the nclex-rn? (b/c i've heard that some schools don't cover pharm enough to prepare for the exam...)

how long do u have to study for the nclex-rn exam? is it hard to find a job in michigan for new grads? i've heard of hospitals giving out student loans in turn for 1-2 years of contracted work time after you graduate... does anyone know of any hospitals in southeast michigan that provide this?

if you could share any thoughts or experiences, that would really help me in my decision...

thanks!

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hi guys,

i have a bachelors in marketing from ou, have been working for a year, but am considering going back to school to do nursing. i wanted to know if anyone is either in or been through the accelerated second-degree nursing program at OU?

Is it hard to get into the program? how many people usually apply/how many get in? do you have time for a part time job while in the program? does the program fully prepare you for the nclex-rn? (b/c i've heard that some schools don't cover pharm enough to prepare for the exam...)

how long do u have to study for the nclex-rn exam? is it hard to find a job in michigan for new grads? i've heard of hospitals giving out student loans in turn for 1-2 years of contracted work time after you graduate... does anyone know of any hospitals in southeast michigan that provide this?

if you could share any thoughts or experiences, that would really help me in my decision...

thanks!

I was considering OU as well, but the thing that deterred me was that they wait list instead of accept based on a ranking system. This means all qualified candidates get in eventually, it just make take a year or two on the wait list. Sounds like they have a good program though. I went to Wayne States accelerated program meeting and they almost flat out told you that you will not have time for a job so if you intend to work it might not be for you.

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thanks for the reply! oh man, that kinda bums me out because so far i was only considering OU. Does Wayne State wait list too or do they have more seats?

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thanks for the reply! oh man, that kinda bums me out because so far i was only considering OU. Does Wayne State wait list too or do they have more seats?

Wayne doesn't wait list. They have competitive admissions based on GPA in prereq classes and have a personal statement. Either you're in or out and if you don't make it you can apply again for next fall.

Last year 48 were admitted to the second degree program and 48 to the traditional. Both programs are probably going to stay at under 50 spots due to budget constraints.

I believe the LOWEST GPA admitted to wayne's second degree program this past fall was a 3.7 or 3.8. Yes I really said (typed) lowest not average...

Wayne also gives preference to students who complete prereqs there. You can find all this info on admissions and their ranking system at http://www.nursing.wayne.edu

Let me know if you have any other questions. Even though I'm in the traditional program the admissions process is the same. I have several friends who are in CD2.

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thanks for the info! wow, that's pretty damn competitive! i didn't realize how few students they admit into their programs... Do you know how many people usually apply to Wayne State nursing?

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Trauma.
thanks for the info! wow, that's pretty damn competitive! i didn't realize how few students they admit into their programs... Do you know how many people usually apply to Wayne State nursing?

It varies from year to year but I expect the numbers of applicants will only keep increasing. For some reason the CD2 program was freakishly hard to get into. Over a thousand usually apply. Of those it's a couple hundred who are usually "qualified" as they put it (aka have finished all the prereqs, submitted proper paper work, application fees etc)

They'd have the exact numbers for you at an info session. They're held once a month in the Cohn building. I think last year was just a weird year. Apply when you finish your prereqs-- I really like the program and have been very happy with my decision to attend wayne.

Let me know if I can help with anything!

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