Pace ABSN Fall 2017

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Hi Everyone!

I know I'm crazy early because the deadline is March 1st, but I wanted to see if there was anyone else applying so we can all start exchanging helpful info. :)

Hey all, they are definitely having another round of interviews. I received an email today to sign up for an interview on Monday March 20th.

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Congrats!! Thanks for filling us in. If you don't mind me asking, does your application status say in review?

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@orchid17 yes it says in review

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for those that applied and heard back for interview...when did you guys apply?

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I applied the day before the deadline.

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How long was it before your status changed from in review to the next one!? Ugh I'm so nervous!!

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Same!

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Same for me as well! Completed the day before the deadline.

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mine says in review but i didn't get any calls or emails

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mine says in review but i didn't get any calls or emails

I submitted the night of, mine says in review too! Ugh so much anxiety :cry:

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I submitted the night of, mine says in review too! Ugh so much anxiety :cry:

I still just have "complete". Been refreshing the page like crazy!

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Hi everyone! I am currently a student in the one year accelerated program in the Pleasantville campus. I can give you guys some information that should be helpful (even though its a different campus). You will be taking the following courses in the first semester (its the same for both campuses): pathophysiology 1, nursing fundamentals/clinical education lab/geriatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, evidence-based practice & communication in nursing. Let me just start by saying that it's a VERY intense program; you will not be able to do ANYTHING else but prepare for class non-stop. You'll be getting a tremendous amount of chapters to read per week along with clinicals, one exam per week and a whole bunch of assignments for all classes. So far a few people have left during the first week and a group of people are not doing well in the exams (grade ranges have been like 50's to 90's). Here's some information about the classes:

--Pathophysiology 1: everyone that I've talked to that is in the 2 year program has told me that this class is a nightmare. Thankfully that has changed a good amount. It seems that the instructor that was in charge of the class in past semesters has been put in probation for failing 50% of the class. Even after the changes it's still a very tough class and not a lot of people are doing well.

--Nursing fundamentals: this class begins as your typical nursing introductory lecture course along with a clinical lab in which you learn basic nursing tasks such as taking blood pressure, injections, urinary catheters, etc. You are tested in the clinical lab for some tasks and you must pass after two tries. If you don't pass after the second try you are automatically kicked out of the program (someone got kicked out this way). After about 6 weeks of nursing introductory lectures you move on to the geriatric nursing portion of the class and begin your geriatric clinicals (no more clinical labs at this point).

--Psychiatric nursing: lecture and clinicals with lots and lots of assignments (which will help you get a better grade - trust me)

--Communication in nursing: not the most exciting course but a welcomed relief in regards to the amount of work

--Evidence based practice: a fully online course in which you work in a large group to produce a research based poster

Let me say this once again: this is a VERY intense and difficult program, you need to be 200% committed to it, especially since it's not cheap. Also a couple of things: you can switch between campuses once you're accepted; if NYC is a hassle for you to get to everyday then you can defer your acceptance to the spring semester in pleasantville (you can do this once the program starts as well, but do so by the second week!), you can switch to the two year program after the programs starts and up until the second week, if you fail one class but pass all of the others then you'll be placed into the two year program but if you fail more than one you'll be kicked out.

Let me know if you guys have any questions!

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