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Sorry laffytaffy, I've been trying to figure out how to PM you and it turns out you need 15 posts to PM now on allnurses so I can't PM you. Any chance you can post on the thread? Otherwise I'll PM you when I get my 15. Thx!

Hi billythekid, I'm also interested in the LIJ fellowship. I heard that LIJ hires into the fellowship two times a year. Do you know when these two times are? Also, I know that the training period lasts for a year but at what point do you become an independent full-time ICU nurse? Is the fellowship compedetive? How many nurses do they hire? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi faistene, I'm not quite sure what they're looking for, but I would think that it's really important to have as many of the key prerequisites in the bag when you apply (especially anatomy, physio) when you have a social science background so that they know you are academically strong in the sciences as well. You have a good GPA so I think working on your prereqs will help a lot. When I applied, I still had chem, dev psy, and microbio in progress, so I wouldn't say you need all of them done but the majority would be good to have done. I would think that a lot of accelerated nursing applicants have liberal arts backgrounds so you should prove that you can keep up that gpa in the sciences. Patient care or hospital experience would be another way to differentiate yourself. Volunteering at a hospital will give you great insight into the field and allow you to write a more meaningful essay. A little about myself.. double Interdisciplinary and English undergrad majors from Berkeley with a 3.8gpa, did some volunteer work at a hospital while an undergrad, Returned Peace Corps education volunteer, have been working in the health care field as an anesthesia tech for a little over half a year, and am finished with my prereqs (finally ) this term. Getting those prereqs finished was quite the chore. I took nutrition and stats as an undergrad but I took the rest of my prereqs when and where I could when I got back from the Peace Corps at SF State, Berkeley extension, LSU online, University of Phoenix online. As you can see, this is going to make for a lot of transcript requests. If you need to get dev psy done, LSU has a self-paced class that's not bad and if you need stuff done really fast UOP has an easy 5 week micro and other classes (for a price). Good luck with your prereqs and apps next year. It's tough but just keep at it and you'll be just fine. :balloons:

I believe that NYU will provide a BLS for Healthcare Providers class when we get there so I don't think you have to worry about getting that done before we go. There's a place to check off whether we already have the BLS or if we want to do it at NYU. Suzy

Hi! Congrats on your acceptance! I also received an acceptance letter about a week ago and now I'm waiting to hear back from financial aid. I'm hoping that NYU will help a little bit with the fees as it is going to be a huge financial burden. Did you receive any grants, scholarships, etc? Despite some of the initial stresses like $ and immunizations, I'm really excited to move to NY and get stared. It's approaching so soon! Are you living in NY already or are you going to be making a similar trek? (I'm moving from SF) I'm really interested to hear what others' backgrounds are going in, like first degrees, employment, etc. I introduced myself in an earlier NYU thread but my first degrees were in English and Interdisciplinary Studies from Berkeley and I'm currently working as an Anesthesia Technician at the UCSF Medical Center. Congrats again and I'm eager to meet all of you come January. Suzy

Hi all. So after a lot of wishful waiting, I found out the other day that I was admitted to NYU. They had sent the letter off on the 16th and it arrived on the 20th. I'm not too sure when they will be sending letters out until but I wish you both the best of luck and hope to meet you in January. A bit of background about myself.. My first degree was in English Literature and International Studies and I'm hoping to eventually go onto an advanced practice nursing degree in either anesthesia or community/international health. I'm currently living in San Francisco and am ready for a change of scene and it's coming up really soon which is a little scary but so be it. Good luck again!!

Hi, I'm waiting to hear back from NYU as well. Has anyone received any news? I'm hoping to hear back this week.. but we'll just have to wait and see...

Hi Suzanne, Thanks again for your reply. I sense that you are encouraging me to stay in the US because going the Aus to US route would be difficult. As for your comment regarding being considered a "foreign" nurse in the US despite citizenship, how would that affect me in terms of job prospects, salary, etc. if I did have all of the sufficient training (maternity/peds) and had passed the NCLEX? Thanks!

Susieok- Thank you very much for your words of encouragement! I am currently waiting to hear back from the QUT graduate entry BSN and if I do get in, I think I'll make the move. I wish you the best of luck on the NCLEX!

Hi Chigap, The reason I want to do my schooling in Australia is to be with boyfriend.... and I have to decide whether our relationship and the degree program would be enough reason to make the move to Aus (hence the stress). Are the programs and systems in Australia that different that I wouldn't be able to study on my own for the NCLEX? I just want to be able to work in the US as a safety option. I want to have all options open to me since I've learned that life is full of surprises and twists. Also, I already have a B.A. so I'm looking into graduate entry BSN programs or recently I've run into graduate entry Masters of Science (2yr) programs that basically resemble the BSN programs. Have you heard of these and do you have any recommendations on schools? Thanks!!

Thank you so much for your replies. I really appreciate it.

Hi, First, thank you for taking the time to read my thread. I have some questions that really need answering and if you could answer all/ any of them I would be so so greatful. This is my situation- I graduated in 2003 with a BA in English and then did a stint in the Peace Corps (US volunteer program). There, I realized I wanted to get into nursing and now I'm back in the US taking prereqs to go to school. But, my boyfriend is Aussie and got me looking into programs there. There are some graduate entry programs (QUT, U. Melbourne) and I'm thinking about applying to those (plus they dont' have the crazy number of prereqs that US programs have) but before I make the move and the financial & time committment I have to figure out if it will be a problem for me to work in the US with a BSN from Aus. I'm a US citizen (dual- Japan). Also, I would like to have the option of doing an MSN eventually and I'm worried that I wouldn't be as attractive a candidate if I don't have a degree from the US. I know Aus degrees are recognized around the world but you and I know that the US is a self-absorbed type of place. Does anyone know an American who has been in the same situation?? Does anyone know how difficult/ easy it would be to work in the US or do a masters in the US after getting a degree in Aus as a US citizen? Would it be easy getting a job in Aus after completing my program in Aus as an American? How to Aussie nursing degree programs compare with those in the US? I really want to be with my boyfriend and the Aussie prgrams look good but I'm really worried about these issues. Please help! Thank you!!

Hi, First, thank you for taking the time to read my thread. I have some questions that really need answering and if you could answer all/ any of them I would be so so greatful. This is my situation- I graduated in 2003 with a BA in English and then did a stint in the Peace Corps (US volunteer program). There, I realized I wanted to get into nursing and now I'm back in the US taking prereqs to go to school. But, my boyfriend is Aussie and got me looking into programs there. There are some graduate entry programs (QUT, U. Melbourne) and I'm thinking about applying to those (plus they dont' have the crazy number of prereqs that US programs have) but before I make the move and the financial & time committment I have to figure out if it will be a problem for me to work in the US with a BSN from Aus. I'm a US citizen (dual- Japan). Also, I would like to have the option of doing an MSN eventually and I'm worried that I wouldn't be as attractive a candidate if I don't have a degree from the US. I know Aus degrees are recognized around the world but you and I know that the US is a self-absorbed type of place. Does anyone know an American who has been in the same situation?? Does anyone know how difficult/ easy it would be to work in the US or do a masters in the US after getting a degree in Aus as a US citizen? Would it be easy getting a job in Aus after completing my program in Aus as an American? How to Aussie nursing degree programs compare with those in the US? I really want to be with my boyfriend and the Aussie prgrams look good but I'm really worried about these issues. Please help! Thank you!!

Hi, First, thank you for taking the time to read my thread. I have some questions that really need answering and if you could answer all/ any of them I would be so so greatful. This is my situation- I graduated in 2003 with a BA in English and then did a stint in the Peace Corps (US volunteer program). There, I realized I wanted to get into nursing and now I'm back in the US taking prereqs to go to school. But, my boyfriend is Aussie and got me looking into programs there. There are some graduate entry programs (QUT, U. Melbourne) and I'm thinking about applying to those (plus they dont' have the crazy number of prereqs that US programs have) but before I make the move and the financial & time committment I have to figure out if it will be a problem for me to work in the US with a BSN from Aus. I'm a US citizen (dual- Japan). Also, I would like to have the option of doing an MSN eventually and I'm worried that I wouldn't be as attractive a candidate if I don't have a degree from the US. I know Aus degrees are recognized around the world but you and I know that the US is a self-absorbed type of place. Does anyone know an American who has been in the same situation?? Does anyone know how difficult/ easy it would be to work in the US or do a masters in the US after getting a degree in Aus as a US citizen? Would it be easy getting a job in Aus after completing my program in Aus as an American? How to Aussie nursing degree programs compare with those in the US? I really want to be with my boyfriend and the Aussie prgrams look good but I'm really worried about these issues. Please help! Thank you!!