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Hi, Rob! Thank you for the comment. It definitely helped open my eyes regarding everything. I plan on going through with the program. For my undergrad degree, I utilized tutoring every chance I could. Sadly, they don't have tutoring here, so I think I'll be relying on practice questions throughout the program. I also believe that I'm ready for nursing school because I already work at a hospital, and some of the nurses say that I'm ready for it. They say I have great patient care, but they said that's only part of school. You have to apply it to the exams too. I think that's what is making me nervous for the whole thing. Thanks again for the comment!

Hi everyone! I am currently applying to nursing programs. The nursing school that I will be applying to is one of many in its hospital system. It is a nursing diploma program that is accelerated. The completion rate is at 47% this year, but the NCLEX pass rate is 100%. It's almost 100% guaranteed admission for anyone, but if you take your prereqs, I'll just be taking the nursing courses. The 47% is kind of a red flag to me, and I wanted to know everyone's thoughts. Thank you!

Sorry for the late reply! I've been serving tables since, and I honestly hate it. I did it for years, but this place is just awful! I have been applying to hospitals, but the only positions available are full time. I'm not sure if I could manage that because I wouldn't have a day to myself. I would either be at school or work.

Hey! Do either of you plan on working for UPMC during the program? If so, do you think that it would be better to do Casual or Part-Time? I have all of the prereqs out of the way, so I think I should be okay with Part-Time, not sure though

Hi everyone! I'm starting an accelerated ADN program in September, and I hope to work so that I can pay my bills. Has anyone worked during the school year? If so, how was it balancing everything? I'll only be taking one class per semester, but with clinicals and labs, it'll be four days out of the week.

We did. It was in the email to register for the health screening. They have two slots, Morning and evening

Hey! Are either of you signed up for the free CPR class on the 12th? I'll be attending that!

Congrats on getting accepted! I wish you the best of luck!

I plan on working too since I'll have a extra day. I want to apply for a hospital job and start before classes begin. Apparently, clinicals are Monday and tuesdsay, then class/lab is Thursday and Friday. So I plan on working Wednesday and weekends.

Awesome! I'm excited and very nervous too. Thankfully I did all of my prerequisites. All I have to worry about now are the nursing courses. Will you be attending the information session in May?

Hi everyone! I wasn't sure if there was a sub for this upcoming semesters class at any of the UPMC schools. With that, will anybody else be attending in the Fall of 2024 too?! I'll be attending Shadyside!

Hi! I actually found some. Depending on which state you're in, there are some in Pennsylvania and New York State. In PA, you can check out the UPMC School of Nursing programs. When you finish them, you graduate with an RN diploma and can sit for the NCLEX. Also, in Philadelphia, the Community College of Philadelphia has a One Year Nursing program for people with a Bachelor's degree. In New York, there is a community college in Albany that has an Accelerated One Year for people with a bachelor's as well. When it comes to the general education credits, A&P1 and 2, Micro, Psych, etc. Most of the schools will transfer your credits over so that you can just focus on the core nursing courses. I'm doing this and I've talked to all of the schools listed above. Take a look at those schools if you're in the area. I'm thinking of doing the UPMC Schools because they are 16 months straight (Fall,Spring,Summer,Fall) and you can enroll in fall or Spring. The other programs only have a Summer start and I missed the deadline to apply. Best of luck!

Hi everyone! I am looking to attend nursing school after I finish my prerequisites in May. I've been looking around, and I saw that there are a lot of ADN programs, but all of them are two years. Personally, I'd rather take nursing courses over the Summer to finish my degree faster. With that, does anyone know of any schools that have an ADN program with 4 consecutive semesters? Also, I have a bachelors degree in a non-science major, but all of the ABSN programs are extremely expensive. Along with that, the course load for an ABSN seems to be a bit much. I feel as if my GPA would suffer if I had to do 18 credits per semester with clinicals. Thank you!