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Oregon to SD is a fine transition considering all your doing is nursing school. The program pace is great. It's fast but I liked it better that way. No time for procrastination. The hardest most intense part of school is Semesters 1-3. Semester 4 has critical care content with challenging exams but the other classes are like.. easy. Semester 5 is easy community health, professional class and capstone. I was able to complete my capstone hours in 3 weeks, then moved back home to Oregon early- I just flew back to Aberdeen to take the last week of exams and graduation. Sioux Falls has more to do and a better airport in case you wanna go home to visit. Aberdeen is small but if you get roommates both places are affordable to live while in school. I really loved my Aberdeen professors though! just know that burn out is real so have some sort of self care to implement. I joined the YMCA and actually read novels. Also for SD it gets very cold and the wind is awful. Make sure to have a good Winter coat and snow boots. You'll also have time to check out surrounding areas like rapid city, etc.

Hey! Look into the Sioux Falls location for SDSU accelerated program. It goes from August to August and it's easier to move out the during the Summer. as long as you have all the requirements met for admissions you'll get it. It's not competitive because no one wants to live in SD. With Aberdeen site, only 8 students are currently there and I think they can take up to 40 or something like that. reach out to the advisors and get the ball rolling. It's an amazing program and I feel so well prepared to take the NCLEX and I also got the speciality unit I wanted before I even graduated. don't waste time applying to Oregon school and just go straight to SDSU. It's way cheaper to pay out of state tuition and you'll be done before you know it. ages: mostly mid 20's. I did this program in my 30's and there were a few students who were 40+. Last year there was a student graduating at 49 and pursuing CRNA school. It's a good mix. Literally just go for it!

@MissBreAnna I hope you figured out the scrubs situation! I just graduated from SDSU Aberdeen and I'm also from PDX! I left my scrubs in the classroom for someone to pick up for free, a few students left extra scrubs as well. just survive the Winter and the rest is manageable. The professors are awesome! I joined the YMCA while I lived there and it was a great outlet away from school. The schedule is jam packed but you'll find time to explore neighboring cities that are worth the drive. are you planning to return to PDX once graduated? Best of luck to you!

Is this time frame for an Oregon school graduate? Or out of state? I applied at the end of November, graduate mid December and still waiting on the BON. I'm out of state education so I need official transcripts before I get my ATT. hopefully OBON doesn't take long once they get my transcripts ?

Hello! Just saw this post. I interviewed with Legacy in the ED on 11/30/22. Any word/ updates on your end?