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Howdy, I will begin my pre requisite course work this fall 2009 and am hoping to be able to begin an accelerated BSN program next fall 2010. Is this possible? I'm not worried about the amount of work, just about whether or not schools will allow this. Is it possible to take A&P I, A&P II, Microbiology, chemistry I, developmental Psych, Statistics, & nutrition in 2 semesters and a summer? Has anyone done this or been able to schedule this? Thanks for your help!

Hello, I've been looking at about 30 schools in the northeast that offer an accelerated BSN program, but I can not get a sense of which schools I could reasonably get into. I can find general undergraduate acceptance rates, but I don't think those apply for the accelerated BSN. The admissions department will only tell me that I need a GPA above a certain number, an essay, completed pre reqs, and references, that's it. But besides being smart, what do these schools really look for, I would expect a lot of work experience, is this true? I was wondering if any of you out there who were accepted into an accelerated program at some point, preferably in NY, MD, PA, NJ, or VA (where I will be applying) would share with me how much work experience or other experience in nursing you had prior to getting accepted, as well as anything else that made you appeal to these programs. I have an undergraduate GPA of 3.7 from Vassar College, but I have no actual work experience in the health care industry. My 'nursing related' experience stems from the environment in which I was raised. My mom is a doctor and took me everywhere with her, to deliveries, to make rounds, to medical conferences, etc. So I actually have a fairly good understanding of the health care industry from these experiences, but I don't know if that will be enough. I'm really trying to get a sense of what schools I should apply to; is The Johns Hopkins an option for me? or a school with an acceptance rate of above 80% more appropriate? I have no idea where I fall in relation to other applicants. Thanks so much for sharing any insight you can. :wink2:

Even though it's not required do most accepted students have a lot of work experience?