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Thanks BCGradNurse!So, we don't hear anything at all until June?Not even a we got your deposit letter?

BCGradNurse, thanks for all your advice and help. I have another question for you! Do you know when we will receive an info packet after having sent in the acceptance form? Do you remember when you did? Danke!

Oh wow, so we do have quite a bit of time to figure it out...that's good, do you know how many spots per speciality there are?

Yeah, mine was also void of any speciality notice. I'm pretty sure we will either learn more in the acceptance packet or after we matriculate!

Thanks for the info. I am taking ANat 1/2, Chem and Micro over the summer. I looked at salem but they dont seem to have a summer session...unless i didnt look in the right place? I was thinking of doing those CCC Online courses but I need to apply to one of the colleges. We'll see, I'm trying to make it as cheap and easy as possible! I am an undergrad in FL atm, studying languages, I am literally going from commencement to the airport to Boston for summer classes. Blech! I am from NJ though. I honestly couldn't believe BC accepted me with NO pre-reqs (except 2 Anthro: Linguistics/Forensics, Stat) What about you? What was your major/when did you graduate? I'm hoping coming straight from school will keep me in study mode! Ha, we'll see! And deel dree to ask away, this is all SO exciting.

That's the spirit, it really will be worth it and you all sound very supportive so we will have a hard time of it, sometimes, but we'll make it through! And football, don't get me started...I was lucky enough to snatch seats to the Superbowl in Tampa this year (I go to school in St. Pete, 30 minutes south of the stadium) an it was the best day of my life, after my acceptance into BC of course. Yep, we'll just have to figure out ways to de-stress together! How do you like Regis, Molly? Where exactly in Boston is it?

Great! I'll be seeing you in September Caitlin, maybe even over the summer during those pre-reqs! And I'm Jenn, mine was due the 17th and I just sent it out today, can't wait to get the packet. THanks for the advice and sharing your experience BCgradnurse. I've never been one to have a crazy night life but I sure do enjoy my free time and traveling a lot. I knew I would have to cut back on the weekend trips, I'll just have to remember "just two years" I also will be living 15 minutes outside of BC by T Train and will not be working during the semester. I really respect that you worked and had quite the commute and managed to make it through, well done! I will just have to enjoy every second of free time I have now because I think it ends with this semester! Caitlin, any idea to when colleges begin posting their summer schedules? I've never taken a summer class so I'm not too sure what is normal.

I did the same and am hoping its that 5 week chunk as well! It shouldn't be too bad though, I've heard Regis moves at a good pace and isn't overwhelming, especially at 2 times a week which is a nice break from other schools which do M-Th (NYU, BHCC) in the mornings! Now we just have to contact the teacher and ask if we can jump in without the first half of the class! Are you sending in your deposit/accepting BC, MNGirl?

Oh, MNGirl, If you are looking for Chem, like I said above, Regis College offers a 2x per week chem course, and you only have to take 102. This is acceptable by BC, though I personally am still waiting for them to announce the summer schedule.

Just letting you guys know, I spoke to Maureen and she said we only need Chem. 102 and often enough, if you mention the program, the teachers will allow you to only take 102! So, that class from CCC Online and the one at Regis are both acceptable! Whoo! I also just that acceptance letter and answer form, nothing else comes until you send the deposit in, or so I believe.

Well thanks for the information! I believe it is worth the hard two years we will be facing and we'll just have to stick with it. How do you go about "finding" your own NP clinical sites? And if I may ask, what did you take for the Life Sci Chem/Orgo class? Again, thanks for the info, it gives a little bit of insight into the program!

Oh you visited campus today?! Isn't it amazing! I visited in Fall as well, just before i applied, and I was stunned and left seriously hoping I would be able to get in, the wait was torture! I didn't visit the nursing building, what's it like and where exactly on campus is it? Let me know what you do for orgo btw, we may end up being classmates! And i agree with the compet. edge thing, BC will surely help you there. Good luck on Yale, too, suga! Though i hope you choose BC!

Oo, California, eh? I lived in Laguna Beach for a year with my parents. Beautiful town, but I'm more of an East Coaster. Well, from what i've heard is that the reason ours is so short is because we are in hospital by the third week! We finish the RN portion and are ready to take the NCLEX by the end of Summer of year one and then we have the option to go part time. I am not sure if Columbia goes through summer, if not, that explains our short finish time. It's not that it's hard, exactly, it's just competitive and graduating from BC sure makes us competitive applicants. I don't anticipate a really huge problem, to be honest. The job market for nurses is actually pretty strong so I wouldn't worry! We will cross that bridge when we graduate! Have you visited either Columbia or BC? And don't worry, we're hear to help you through your decision!

Thanks so much for the help suga70! I e-mailed Maureen this morning to see what she thinks about those classes, I mean, they ARE meant for allied health and nursing professionals, so...I sure hope they're acceptable. Which classes do you need to take again, suga? I plan on taking Anat/Phys and Chem (if acceptable, fingers crossed) at Regis and Micro. either at BHCC or BC Summer Session. And RooneyFan, I totally forgot to answer your question! I didn't apply to Columbia due to the summer start and BC's accelerated program was just what I was looking for. I mean, two years and we'll be NPs! That's amazing. It is a lot of hard work but I think if you are 100% devoted to the subject and don't leave your room and stop studying, heh, i think we'll be okay! But yes, BC has a great reputation in nursing and the class size is more along the lins of what I am used to. They really pay attention to the student and you don't get lost as you might in a huge program. The Boston hospitals are crazy competitive as well and I've been told that a lot of nursing students at BC have been picked up by the hospitals they worked at whilst in school. And then there's the campus...just gorgeous and the amounf of resources available to you are just staggering! All in all the program is just great and really, reallly prepares you to be an NP! Congrats again Rooneyfan!

Also, just to continue with questions, do you guys think Intro to Chem is acceptable if it involves BioChem and Orgo? This sounds acceptable, n'est-ce pas? CH 101 Introductory Chemistry I/Lab An introduction to the principles of general chemistry with laboratory for students in nursing and other allied health fields. Topics include chemical bonding and structure, atomic theory, energy, equilibrium, reactions in aqueous solutions, and radioactivity. Prerequisite: MA 100. CH 102 Introductory Chemistry II/Lab An introduction to the principles of organic and biological chemistry with laboratory for students in nursing and other allied health fields. Topics include organic nomenclature, organic functional groups and their properties, isomers, and biologically important molecules and their roles in the human body.