stanwyler

I am currently attending the BAT program at BU. A great program at a great price! Classes are scheduled so that the material overlaps but overall the class schedule is not well organized. Be prepared to work extremely hard. My fellow classmates are all 4.0 GPA and type A! One week before finals I looked around during a Patho class and saw 3 people in my vicinity studying for another final while taking notes! The summer semesters were incredibly challenging. None of it is rocket science but the volume of infomation combined with the "projects", papers, and clinical wil keep you BUSY. Otherwise the program is like most others. There are very specific requirements that all of the programs must meet, therefore the programs are very similiar - right down to the specific project assignments. BU is unique in that it requires 2 semesters of Patho. Good luck!

I will graduate from an ABSN program May 2007. The amount of work was staggering during the summer semesters. None of it is rocket science but requires enormous amounts of time. Lots of busy work. Also depends on the program. Mine required 2 semesters of Pathophysiology - typical 3 hour lecure consisted of 125 PowerPoint slides each having 10 to 15 bullets. An excellent class but huge time consumer! The other classes where much the same. Best to speak with someone that has completed the program you plan on attending. Be prepared to study until 24:00 and rise at 5:30 5 days a week and you will do fine. - Stan