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Thank you, blue1018! I am pretty much decided to go with OU. But only concern is the location. I heard their class sites are in Macomb and Warren, and I live in Novi. I wouldn't mind the distance so much if I did not have a kid. Do many students live near those sites?

Thank you, WayneStateKatie. It looks like there's no easy way to get to nursing school. I will go to the OU info session, so hopefully I will get a good information there. Thank you again!

Thank you guys. I have gone to the info session for Wayne and UofM, but haven't gone for OU yet. I liked Wayne because admission is based on GPA only which I can control. Also I thought 60% plus admission rate is quite high. I did not get a quite good information at UofM as far as the admission criteria goes. They said they will see everything from Pre-req GPA to essays, resume, but did not say which one was weighed most. >There is no "waitlist" anywhere for second degree programs, you either >get into a program or you don't.... If you meet their bottom equirement, I thought anybody is accepted in OU. Do they reject students if they have lower GPA? I am still working, so if I go with OU, I still can keep my job till I get in, but to apply for Wayne for '09, I have to quite my job to finish my pre-reqs. This is my dilenma. Because Wayne has a clear admission criteria, there's something I might be able to do. But with OU, I may have more chances to get in with less effort and money, but I will not know "when" I can start. I am already in mid 30's, so I don't want to wait too long.

Does anybody know how long the wait to get into the Oakland University's 2nd degree? They only require 5 pre-req to apply, but it looks like you never know when you can start. I am wondering if I should take 10 pre-req to try for Wayne or other college (it seems like many require same pre-req except OU), or go with OU. For those who've been accepted to the program, how long did you actually wait? Also, I just found out that they have three campuses. Can you choose which one to go? Macomb and Warren are too far for me to drive.

Thank you guys! I am glad to hear the info. I am a fulltime working mother, so it is difficult to take classes and finish in time. I have no problem re-doing the classes, but I just could not find much classes at the convenient time and location. I can quit my job and go take classes after being admitted to the school, but except Uof M ,all requires pre-requisition prior to admission which I think is very difficult for working people. But anyway, I will attend the info session and try to find out. Thank you again!

I am wondering if anybody knows how Wayne State handles CLEP. I checked their website and it looks like many of the pre-requisitions can be substitute with CLEP, but at the same time website said that all the science courses have to have lab. I am a bit confused. Also, if you don't have a high GPA, is it better to go with taking class for pre-reqs instead of just studying for CLEP? I really want to get into the nursing school's accelerated program as soon as possible, but many requires too many pre-requisitions just to apply, that will take a lot of time. I have already hold BS in Chemistry, so I have already credits for many of the pre-reqs. But the problem is that it's been almost 10 years since I graduated college, so many of the schools won't take my credits from the old days. Any advices are appreciated. Thank you.