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Not like an oral presentation or anything - at least not in my experience so far. You will be asked to participate in pre and post conference on clinical nights, but you can sit back and let others talk until you feel comfortable or have something i...

Well put GGTI - you are right on the money - if you put the time in and work your butt off to get as much experience as possible you'll get noticed. IF you just think that by graduating nursing school you're guaranteed a job, that's being foolish!

CONGRATE Kuklara - I'm glad you got in!! The NCC clinicals didn't start for about a month after classes start in September - they don't want to let you loose in the hospital until they're sure you know how to pass some basic skills. You are right th...

I am hearing that the largest healthcare system in my area is giving the nod to BSN grads over ADN grads. Of course there are always exceptions, but even the Nurse Extern programs prefer that you are in a BSN program. I guess it always has to do with...

Is it really less than $40K/year? Anyone who was recently hired, please let me know! THANKS!

Yeah, that's the "rub" we have saved a bunch for a down payment on a house so we could probably end up with a mortgage of about $700/month down in NC. In NY the houses are double the price and the taxes alone are at least $700/month (we live on Long...

Thanks for the reply - my husband and I are trying to plan when to move once I graduate and we live in NY so the pay scale is way different for new grads. I have a feeling we're going to be stuck here as apt dwellers for awhile longer!!

So your a new RN with LPN experience and they gave you 19.95/hour? Nobody out there is replying to the post but I did read an article in the Star News - that shows the avg salary for an RN at $56K"ish" check it out. Where are you working - are you ...

Yup - you'll be at either clinical or class Mon-Thurs nights.

No worries about the questions - these are all important things when you're trying to plan!! Trust me I understand The first semester clinicals are on Thursdays 5:00-11:45, after that clinicals are on Mondays and Tuesdays 5:00-10:30 or 11:00 (depen...

I will try to list as many as I can think of, but I don't know all of them and I don't know if they change each semester. Plainview Glen Cove Winthrop South Nassau New Island Franklin Syosset Huntington Mercy North Shore They will assign you on yo...

Class starts at 5:30, but clinical starts at 5:00 which means you have to be dressed, ready, parked and inside the hospital before 5:00!

The night program at NCC - let's start with one of the things I like the most...if you get into the evening program you will be with the same group of people for all 4 semesters (there are 36 of us) and you're guaranteed a seat so you don't have to r...

I am in my second semester of the program at NCC and don't worry, plenty of my colleagues are from outside of Nassau. It's true you do get extra "points" for being a Nassau resident, but you also get points for your GPA, and having already taken at l...

Thanks for the article. It's nice to know that nurses in NC at least earn $50K. I was finding info that the pay was in the low $40's. I'm sure it takes awhile to get closer to the avg, but at least it's up there. It's still cheaper than staying in NY...

Hi! I was just wondering if everyone (anyone) out there has had ridiculous experiences in Nursing school similar to the ones below. I am in an evening program and find it frustrating beyond belief (and I'm NOT referring to the reading, studying or ...

i'm sorry if your experience has been with those who show up late, interrupt class and make it frustrating for students who put their time in. i'm speaking for my entire class when i say that we do not show up late, 99% of us are early most days and...

Thanks to all of those who posted about their experiences and for trying to put a positive "spin" on things! That's why I posted on here, not to be judged by those who know nothing about my situation. To give a little more background to those who de...

I just got into the Evening program at NCC. I had all my pre-reqs and about a 3.7 GPA. You don't have to take a test to get in, as of now they have a points system. You get points for being a Nassau County resident, points for having been an NCC stud...

Hey everyone in the NCC Nursing program - any hints, suggestions, "dos and don'ts" for a new evening student? I start in September and my biggest concern is the clinical. I work until 4:45 and clinical starts at 5:00 (I really wish it was at 5:30 lik...

One of the women in my Micro class at Farmingdale works at Winthrop part time as a unit secretary and was just talking about this today. I'm pretty sure she said you have to work full time there in order to get tuition reimbursement, but from what s...

Hi! Does anyone know how long they will accept undergrad science courses at Stony Brook? I know it's 7 years at SUNY Downstate and 10 years at NCC. I tried to find out some information about the Accelerated program by calling the Nursing dept at the...

So funny - I just got an email from them with the info this week...but I hope you have it reversed...they said undergrad are good for 10 years and grad were 5 years - I sure hope so because I don't want to have to retake A&P! THANKS!

Hey - I'm new to the forum and have a few questions. I'm applying to both the NCC ADN program and the Accelerated BSN at Stony Brook. I'll have all my prereqs & courses done in a month (so I'll only need the Nursing courses). My GPA is about ...

Thanks! I already have a Bachelor degree in another field, plus all the required courses (once I finish Med Micro this summer). I'm crossing my fingers that the fact that I have everything except the required 34 nursing credits and a decent GPA, will...