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I have been accepted to U of Miami accellerated program. I would like to get in touch with some of the students there. Anyone out there? - How long is the wait list for your local ADN program? Near me, it's ~2-3 years - What prereqs do you need to get out of the way for the accelerated & ADN programs? MAKE SURE that any prereqs you do at your community college would be acceptable to the accel program, BEFORE you register/pay for the classes. With many programs only accepting candidates at set intervals (i.e. 1x/year), you don't want to make any stoooopid mistakes. - Consider distance learning (internet, print, or video tape) based courses in addition to the normal face-to-face style classes. This might let you get some prereqs out of the way faster. - Any special prereqs for the accel program? Do they require GRE, higher than normal GPA, letters of recommendation, resume, and the like? If so, find out their deadlines & start crunching away on the paperwork ahead of time. - If you use any other colleges to do your prereqs, make sure their academic calendars match up with your target program's calendars. I was looking at doing a distance learning Nutrition & Disease course from a college up in MI, but found out that their "Spring" term begins in freakin' icy cold nasty snowy JANUARY. My local community college, and Univ of Cincinnati's Spring terms both start in March. So much for doing it via distance learning. As shown above, avoid stooooopid mistakes! As to the financial strain, I'd think that it would be rough for you to work during either the ADN or accel BSN program. Plan on being out of work for 2+ years (3/4 year for the prereqs, 1+ year for the accel program). If you're married, your spouse had better support you 110% of the way (like mine!). I chose the accel BSN program since: - my local ADN program had a ~3 year wait list - after 3 years wait, plus 2.5 years of a "2 year" ADN program, I'd end up with my Associates degree. I'd need another 2+ years to get my BSN - I was able to get into an accel program ~50 miles from home (University of Cincinnati), and I'll commute each day starting in June 2007 - despite having an excellent background from my local community college (graduated 2nd in my community college Paramedic class 1991, 4.0 GPA since 1990, Bachelors in Chem Engineering, active in EMS since 1988, blahblahblah), the nursing program director at the local community college (Sinclair) ignored an email I sent her several years ago, seeking information/guidance. She ignored the followup letter I sent a few weeks after that (no reply). This told me that they were too busy to teach. Screw 'em! Choose what makes the most sense to you. Take the time you need to feel comfortable with your decision, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. DO SOMETHING.

Do you know anything about scholarships? Well, I am in Italy so I don't know what I will do when I get there..........

Hi! Has anyone attended University fo Miami Accellerated BSN? I have just been accepted in the program and would like to hear from someone who knows about it. Also- where do you find an affordable place to live around campus? Looking forward to hearing from you.