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Hi CLLB585, Thanks so much for your view of MCPHS. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I actually decided to attend so I'll be starting in January! I'm so excited. Have you started your clinical rotations? Where are you working? Are you enjoying it? Do you feel prepared? How are you classmates? What would you say the age range of your class is? Thanks so much for responding with your opinion of school, I appreciate it.

Given the economy, I'm not too surprised to hear that many of hospitals have put loan forgiveness programs on hold. Hopefully things will turn around soon! I did attend an open house at LM/RC. I was extremely impressed with the sound of the program and was ecstatic when I got accepted. It wasn't until I started taking some of my pre-reqs that I heard how many of the hospitals in the Boston area won't hire new grads with an Associate's and many of them are moving towards a BSN requirement. I wasn't sure how much truth there was to those rumors but they made me nervous enough to look into accelerated programs and now I'm trying to figure out which is the best route. I think a pro-con list is in my future! Is it true that there are certain areas of nursing that you won't be able to do if you have an ASN vs. a BSN?

A Simp - don't worry, you didn't scare me. I was nervous about everything anyway!!! Thanks for the advice about trying to get an aide job or something like that to get my foot in the door. That's a really great idea and something I will probably look into! I know LM/RC has a loan forgiveness program if you work in their hospital system. Do you know how many students actually get the opportunity to take advantage of this option? Do you know if many other hospitals offer perks like that? Does anyone know if MCPHS offers any loan forgiveness through certain hospitals? From what I've read the pace of the accelerated programs are so fast that it's tough to take on a part time job and I'm just wondering how people manage the costs.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I am definitely nervous about what the pace of the accelerated program will be. And, I'm obviously very concerned about the cost. ASimp, have you found that most of your LM/RC classmates were able to find jobs? I agree with you that it's great that there are so many ways for people to become RNs, but it's so overwhelming to try to figure out which route is the best way to go!!! Also, a quick kudos to all those moms (and dads) out there who were able to juggle being a parent and going back to school. I'm definitely one of those people who wonders how you all do it!!!

Hi everyone! This is my first post!!! I had a question for any Massachusetts nurses (well, anyone who has advice, actually!) out there. I was accepted to Lawrence Memorial's ASN program and found out Wednesday that I was accepted to the Mass College of Pharmacy's accelerated BSN program in Worcester. I'm trying to decide which program to go with and I was hoping people had some advice or pros and cons of either program? Are there any recent grads of either programs out there? And if so, have you been able to find a job? Any advice or help you could provide would be very much appreciated!!!!! I'm making a career switch from accounting so this is a big decision for me! Thanks so much for your help!! :)