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Ok, for everyone's knowledge I herd back from Herzing. I have 32 credit hours and a 3.7 GPA at Kent State University. Herzing will only take 4 of my classes and stated it will take 24 months for me to complete their program! One class they will NOT take is A&P2...stating they want me to learn A&P in their format, not KSU's! What a joke! Needless to say I have now talked with every RN, NP, Dr, CC and now the Nursing Administrator here at the hospital (and you guys) which all say stay where I am. That's what I'm going to do! THANKS EVERYONE!!! I super appreciate your input! Keep up the hard work!

ItsThatJenGirl, It was explained to me by my advisor that Kent bases their admission into Nursing off of a points system each student accumulates with every class. This system is based off the quality of the class you take! Example, you take two classes worth 4 credit hours. You get the credit hours at the end of the completed class, however each one has a different "quality" rating. They use this point rating along with your GPA and class credits to determine who gets in and who does not! I also was told to take other classes (writing class & psych) in lieu of the couple needed to get in (bio Chem & Micro). Also observed several people in A&P who were also in the program at the same time!!?? Seems like pick and choose, when and where lies! Oh, BTW, Kent does not tell you what classes are higher points than others?? UGHH

Rionoir, I have sent my transcript to Herzing so they can tell me exactly what classes they accept and I will have to take. They haven't gotten back to me yet. With that said, I'm good with money, however my three daughters and wife aren't! lol I am having trouble justifying the cost of the school even though it would be paid back with the extra RN money. My work pays $5000.00/year of tuition. At KSU, I work for the hospital at the same time they pay for my education! I should have no to very little debt for just one more year in school! Compared to possibly $30,000 in loans!? The gamble comes if I get passed over again after waiting at KSU! I've already been given lots of bad info from the advisors about this whole process, so I don't trust them! My family is pushing hard to go private, I guess it's all part of the ride!

Hi, I'm new to the forum. Thanks for having me! I am currently attending Kent State University in Kent Ohio. I have all my prerequisites done and applied to the Nursing program. I was denied this entrance for fall 2017. I now have to wait for the next program to start, possibly a year!!! My question is, do I stay where I'm at (state college) or pay a boat load of $$ to get right into a private Nursing school (Chamberlin, Herzing ect..) even though the credits are different and possibly not transferable? My employer has been covering up to $5200 a year of tuition costs. To this point, I have very little school debt >$2000! I would like to keep it this way but my family (wife) is really pushing me to "get it done". I am not so sure she realizes how truly difficult Nursing school is and what it is like working full time on nights with children ect... My gut tells me to stick with KSU and emerge with a small amount of debt. I work at a hospital as a tech and work directly with other Nurses both young and old. The general consensus is if they had to do it again, it would be slower and less debt. The financial burden they faced after getting out of school hindered their enjoyment of the job. Any thoughts??