Bluefalcon

My buddy in Cohort 10 mentions Holy Family has increased their acceptance number starting with Cohort 11 for jan 2019; used to accepted 35 students for Fast Track, but now accepts 40 students.

I just graduated from Jeff's Fact-1 program this Fall 2018. I originally got accepted to Holy Family Fall 2017 first, paid the deposit, and attended their orientation in the Summer of 2017. But then Jeff sent an acceptance letter for Fall 2017 and I took it. Honestly, if I have the chance to do it again, I would attend Holy Family; cheaper tuition, and the program is a bit longer (14 months). I felt I did not have enough time to learn everything at Jeff, and the tuition was $12,000 more than Holy Family.

I am prior service; was Active Duty and then Guard. Now I am in an accelerated BSN program to go back in the Army Reserve as a Nurse. I am telling you now if your long-term goal is to be a nurse, do not enlist Active Duty right after High School. Nurses in the military are Officers. If you enlist you be an Enlistee. In addition, it can be very difficult to attend/take college classes while on Active Duty as a fresh 18-19 year old. If you need help paying for college, look into colleges that have ROTC (Army), AFROTC (Air Force), or NROTC (Navy). And if that does not work out, you can enlist in the Guard/Reserve and they will pay for your tuition (public college not private), but remember it may take you a bit longer to finish college if you are in the Guard/Reserve due to required training, and the possibility of deployment. After 4-5 years and you completed/graduated with a BSN+RN+decent GPA, you can Direct Commission as a Nurse. And from my experience, most Nurses are in their late 20s to early 30s anyway.

I'm a little late, but they both are pretty much the same. Same: Both are part-time, meaning soldiers drill one weekend a month (normally the first Saturday and Sunday of each month) and two weeks (Annual Training (AT) in the summer) a year. Just like Active Duty, both Guard and Reserve qualify for retirement after 20 years of service. Both are deployable, even if your recruiter tells you no, YES you are going somewhere. Both Direct Commission RN's go to BOLC with Active Duty, except it is shorter. Pay is the same = Rank + Time in Service (for Healthcare Professional, civilian's BSN level and up + working time counts). Same Army Physical Fitness Test and Weapon qualifications once a year (mainly during AT). It is more difficult to get chapter out from the Guard and Reserve then for Active Duty (been with a few Guard and Reserve units in three different States, and there were soldiers who should have been chaptered out, but were still in for whatever reason(s). Both Guard and Reserve have more older soldiers, and more flubby soldiers (hey I'm just speaking the truth). Both can get bonus/incentives, depending on what is available during your commission/enlistment. You have to ask, and make sure it is ON PAPERS. Differences: Guard falls under the Governor as the Commander In Chief (Funding largely on STATE's budget). Reserve falls under the President of the U.S (Funding largely on FEDERAL's budget). Guard involves in assisting natural disasters, such as hurricane and earthquake, and riots/crowds control during political events. Guard units are within the State you enlisted/commissioned in. Reserve units can be anywhere (in your State, or the closer unit maybe in another State). Guard has Combat Arms, such as INFANTRY. Reserve does not. Both = Mainly Combat Support. Guard deploys with their home unit in their State. Reserve can deploy with soldiers from different states/units. Reserve soldiers tend to make rank(s) quicker than Guard. Literally, someone has to croak in the Guard for you to get promoted. There are more RN's positions in the Reserve then it is in the Guard. Guard mainly gets their healthcare from PA's and MD/DO, not so much from RN's.

Kellyfuturebsn, I see you finally got accepted to Holy Family, Congrats! Thomas Jefferson's Fact-1 Accelerated BSN is kicking my behind hard. Quick question. A friend of mine wants to apply to Holy Family's Fast Track, but is afraid to travel too far for clinical (she does not have a car). Can you tell me where/some names of the clinical sites Holy Family places their students, St. Mary, Penn, Einstein, the VA? Thanks,

Kellyann really? Straight A's and still denied? I'm assuming your undergrad GPA was less than 3.0. I actually gave up my seat at Holy Family because of their awkward grading system...example: 90-93 is a B+; other colleges 90-93 is A-. I also think other factors helped with my acceptance. I have a Master's Degree in Social Work, which factored into my grad GPA. During those two interviews at Jefferson and Holy Family, they asked about my experience as a Combat Medic. Lastly, I had two great Letter of Recommendations; one from a NP who I used to work with as a Oncology Social Worker, and the other was from my Colonel (NP in the Army). My suggestion is for you to keep trying/never give up. And if need be, try to volunteer/shadow a NP at your local health clinic/hospital for a few days/weeks for the healthcare experience, if you do not ready have it. Yup, if you have other questions/concerns let me know.

Take it only if you have a pretty good background in those hard science courses, good memorization and concepts, and great studying habits. I also took AP2 in a 7-week summer session at a community college and I nearly had a mental breakdown. Luckily, I passed with a B, but lost 8lbs + had acne; never thought I had acne as an adult. Started with 25 students and ended with 7 students completing the course.

Hello Everyone, I'm new here. Decided to create a thread to let anyone know that it is possible to get into PA/Nursing Schools without having any A's in those science prerequisites . I completed all my prerequisites at a Community College two years ago and received all B's in the science courses. Bio 1- B Chem 1- B Bio 2- B Chem 2- B A&P 1- B BioChem- B A&P 2- B Organic Chem 1- B Genetics- B Micro- B Nut- A Stat- A After, I applied to six PA schools (Penn State, A.T. Still, Drexel, Jefferson, Rutgers, and Northern Arizona) and was rejected by five schools. Only A.T. Still accepted me after a very long interview/wait. I also applied to four Accelerated BSN programs (Jefferson, Holy Family, Drexel, and Villanova) and got rejected by Drexel and Villanova. The other two schools actually offered me a seat. So yes, there is hope after all for anyone who thinks he or she is not competitive due to low grades. Keep trying and someone will notice. Oh forgot to mention, I was also a former four years Army Combat Medic, which probably helped in my acceptance.