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I have no first hand knowledge of the quality or hiring potential of a Vand grad, but I have a prof who commented that it is a difficult way to go, if you have no nursing background, and that when it comes to jobs, those with nursing experience will be chosen over someone who went the fast track program with no experience.

I'm starting nursing school next week, after finally completing pre-reqs and being accepted! Any advice for making it through the first semester and doing well? Tips on time management? and is Pathophysiology as difficult as everyone says?! My mom was a nurse (now retired) and told me don't let any of the instructors get you down. Looking for some positive advice and encouragement here.

Hi, I was just accepted to Aquinas ASN program for spring....I'm very excited...I also applied to the highly competative and "magical formula to get admitted" MTSU BSN program and still haven't heard from them! This will be a second degree for me, going the ASN, RN to BSN route seems sort of inefficient, but it's what I may need to do. For those of you out there, ASN-RN and BSN-RN what differences do you see in job opportunities, responsibilities, and so forth? Am I stressing over trying to get a BSN quickly when perhaps an ASN may have plenty of opportunities as well? I appreciate your thoughts. m

Congrats on starting at MTSU! I figure the average cummulative score of the people admitted is 6.3 (w/ ACT score converting to a 2.8). My cummul. is 6.0 so I'm just on the lower side of the range. If they'd expand the program like they keep promising, I think I'd have a better chance! Thanks for writing and good luck.

ok, according to the following page: http://www.mtsu.edu/~iepr/mft.pdf MTSU has been up and down on their scores. Not trying to debate this point to death, just looking at the fact that it is difficult to get reliable info on this stuff.

hmmm, don't know about the other places, but the stats I had for MTSU were 89% for last year, which didn't worry me terribly but their percentage has been steadily going down each year since 1997.

Thanks for your perspective! I am hoping that I can get into both programs and have the luxuary to "choose." Aquinas will be a much longer drive for me, so I am trying to look at all the positives of both programs. So far the only negative about Aquinas I can see is the distance (for me). I have been taking pre-reqs for the past 2 semesters and done well in those and am hoping that those grades will boast my chances of admission. Thanks again! good luck to you in completing your degree! What type of nursing job are you hoping to find when you are finished?

Hi, New to the forum...I completed my pre-req's this summer(at MTSU) (already have a degree, used to be a teacher) and will be applying to Aquinas and MTSU nursing programs in the next few weeks. Have heard that MTSU is very picky on admittance, not sure if I'll get into to either (GPA from 15 years ago was not so good). Wondering if anyone out there has been in either program? Any words of wisdom on either school? (hopefully I'll be admitted to one or both!)MTSU was/is been my first choice, but lately I have been hearing negative things about the program... thanks!