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Uprep is accessed through a code that comes with the fundamentals book

The class is split up into different groups and they go to different Monte locations in the Bronx as well as New Rochelle Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. As I mentioned before, like anything else, you get out what you put in, so for me it was very enriching because clinicals is where you learn the most. If you dedicate yourself to working on your craft and assessment skills, you'll learn a lot and will get better with practice. The instructors are great and will show you what to do and help you but they won't hold hands so you have to take a lot of initiative and be assertive. As NurseAlv said, you have to read the books, there's no way in getting around that. Focusing just on the slides for N1-N2 or trying to take short cuts is a recipe for disaster. I see a lot of students try this all the time and end up failing. (just keeping it real here). For N3, a lot of info comes from the slides but also from the books too.

You can buy them elsewhere. I usually get mine on Amazon or ebay.

Yes, absolutely. I would say about 95% of our class has full time jobs and all the students at the top of our class actually have full time jobs and most have kids too so they juggle a lot. You just have to manage your time wisely. It's definitely best to stay ahead because there are times throughout a semester when everything comes fast.

I don't want to get into too much of the schedule because the night program is very different from the day program and don't want to confuse anyone. For N1 and N2, we had two lectures per week, one lab per week, and one 8hr clinical day per week. The program is great. Like anything else, you get what you put in. It's a relatively small school so it may not have some of the bells and whistles other larger universities may have but the instructors are awesome and are sticklers for you doing things the right way which I love. I have no idea of those stats now since covid happened. In the past, I've heard of around 200/300 applying and they would accept around 40 students.

Thanks and you're welcome!

Hi guys! CONGRATS and welcome to the Monte family! I just finished N3 and am doing N4 this fall and then I'm out! LOL Someone mentioned this website to me recently which I had forgotten about and I thought I'd drop a quick note LOL I know you guys may have a zillion questions/curiosities but just take things one step at a time because it can be overwhelming. As far as online vs in-class, no one knows yet. That decision comes from the state so the school can't do anything until New York State tells them what they're allowed to do. It's a unique situation to everyone obviously so be patient. My biggest advice is get the Saunders book (below - on Amazon for around $60) and read that before you read anything else especially since you have time this Summer. You can use this book throughout nursing school so it's worth it. The biggest issue with nursing school where many students struggle (and some fail) is what to focus on and how to break down nursing questions. There's a technique to how nursing questions are written (which no one explains to you) and the Saunders book is excellent at explaining rationales and how to choose the best answer. Also, in nursing school, you're given a boatload of information and it's hard figuring out what to focus on and this book also helps with that too. You don't need to read the entire book now, you can just focus on units 1-4 because all the other units in the Saunders book are for N2-N4. I never knew about this book until a few months ago and now I'm reading it and everything makes a lot more sense LOL. Previous N4 students told me they used this book to pass the N4 final which many people said was the hardest exam in our nursing school and this book is also great for the NCLEX. After reading those units, you won't feel like such a deer in headlights in N1 which throws a lot of dense information at you. Good luck guys! Too bad I probably won't get to see you since you'll be in the day program and I am in the evening. Not going to lie, at times it'll be a very rough journey and some of you may even think about quitting but it'll be worth it and be over before you know it. Stay the course and don't give up no matter how bleak it may seem at times. Everyone has their moments, even the students coming in with 4.0 avg's who I've seen get 60s and 70s on exams. Oh, that's another thing, don't even think about coming to nursing school acting cocky bragging about your GPA and that you have Masters/bachelors degrees in other fields, etc because a) no one cares b) those nursing exams will humble you fast, it happens to all of us. LOL On a serious note, you've beat out hundreds of other applicants and made it this far and I congratulate you for that so now just finish what you started! ? Good luck to you all and be well!

At one of the Montefiore Hospitals. The class will be split up into groups for clínicals and each group will go to a different hospital. It’ll be either Moses, Weiler, Mt. Vernon Hospital, or New Rochelle Hospital.

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You guys are the most anxious bunch I’ve seen ahaha ?. For my class, emails went out around 4:30pm. In all seriousness, good luck everyone!

Just my two cents (again) and you guys take it with a grain of salt but they do get annoyed when students keep calling them every day, multiple times a day asking the same questions about this and that's when you hear of students saying they're catching an attitude with people but I'm sure you guys can understand that. If the school told you guys you'll be hearing news this week, I'm sure then it'll be this week so again, sit tight. ?

Hi guys! Its been a while! Lol I’m seeing all the anxiety in your postings in my inbox and thought it’d be a good time to chime in, plus it gives me a quick break from N2 and having my head explode lol. Everyone is worried about test scores and I understand. We had 40 students accepted to our class and I’ve spoken to many and if I had to guess, I’d say 10-15 scored in the 80s, we’ve heard of one in 90s (still trying to find out who? Lol), but the majority seems like they were in the 70s, and I think 1-2 were in 60s. As others have mentioned, as I have heard, they look at your whole body of work, not just one thing. I know two people who applied before and both got 75s but one had 4 prereqs missing and had grades of Bs/C+s and she was rejected and the other only had one missing prereq plus her grades were mostly A’s and B’s so she was accepted. I know it’s a cliche but seriously, there’s no point in trying to figure out the admission process because it’ll just cause more stress and anxiety. It seems like you guys are close to finding out about admission so just hang tight :). Good luck to everyone!

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Good job guys! ?

I read your post and response and am stunned by your logic and lack of common sense. According to your logic, a nursing school should accept your pre-reqs no matter if you took them a year ago or 20 years ago. So, a microbio book from 1985 has the same information as one from today? So, today we have the same knowledge about viruses (HIV, herpes, etc), bacteria, etc. that we did 10, 20, etc years ago?? To compare this content to engineering is preposterous. Engineering is heavy on math and 2x2=4 today and it will equal 4 a thousand years from now. Medical science on the other hand constantly evolves especially new discoveries of viruses/bacteria, physiology, cancer cells, etc. which happen all the time. When I applied for MBA programs, all the top programs required the GMAT entrance exam and I'm glad I took it because it helped prepare me for the rigorous program. A few smaller programs waived the GMAT and I suspect it was because they have to compete for students (and money) with other more established MBA programs. I suspect the nursing schools that waive these 7/10 year requirements also do it for the same or a similar reason. Instead of whining about "the system," maybe you should focus on how to get accepted and put yourself in the best position to succeed or consider another career choice. So, you're considering legal ramifications against these schools? Good luck with that...