I actually just graduated from LIU. When I started, it was extremely easy to get in, but we went from about 200 students to 40 at the end. The program itself is extremely demanding. It's seriously the hardest thing I've ever been through and there were times when we felt really screwed over by the school. A good thing about LIU though is that they really prepared us well for the NCLEX. We had to take HESI exams every semester and they always challenged us. It's very expensive though (like 16K per semester without financial aid).