Nekrom

I got accepted as well! Is there a facebook group etc. for the A2D program?

Congrats everyone! I just got my rejection and I’m so upset. I graduated SBU with a 3.9 gpa and I think I did ok on the interview. They said they cannot provide individual feedback, but should I still call and ask? I honestly don’t know what has gone wrong. I wasn’t even waitlisted

Hi I'm a senior at Stony graduating this month! I would highly highly recommend you transferring out if you can! SBU is honestly horrible in pre-health, especially if you are certain you want a career in nursing. It is so weird that they do not offer A&P like other schools, not to mention BIO203 and ANP300 (no curve!) are absurdly hard compared to other schools. If you take the 203/300 sequence, you're basically bound to apply for SB's own nursing program. The 152/331/332 chemistry sequences is also a mess when you try to apply to professional schools. I tried to use 203/300 to apply for nursing programs other than SB and it gave MAJOR trouble. I didn't choose SBU for pre-health so it's already kind of too late when I chose to do nursing (I already took 203, 152 etc.) So if you're certain of doing pre-health I would highly recommend you transfer out. I liked the class content and they really teach you a lot, but the system is just sooo incompatible with other schools. I spent so much money and time taking nursing pre-reqs in community colleges, to the point I was wondering what's the point of being in SBU anyways.

Hello everyone! So I'm graduating with my first bachelor's degree in Biology next week and I'm very lost... I screwed on my accelerated nursing program application and my seat ended up being given to others (school emailed me for materials but it went into the spam folder so I missed the deadline to reply). Now I am almost certain that I will get accepted by the same program if I just apply again next year, but I have no idea what to do now. I'm thinking about working as a medical assistant/receptionist in clinics, but I don't know if disclosing my situation would help or impair me finding a job? I have no experience in human medical settings (I've worked as a vet assistant), so maybe this can at lease demonstrate my interest in the field? However, I think employers would like a longer commitment. Or would anyone like to share their experiences taking a gap year/ recommend other things I can do? Would really appreciate any advice ?

I assume you haven't take a lot of pre-req science classes since your associate is in liberal arts, so you can't really go straight into a 2-year BSN program without taking more classes. But if you go for another associates, the pre-req requirements are lower, and you'll be able to work after 2 years. If you want you can do an RN-to-BS program while you're working.