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Does anyone know anything about this school? Anyone know where I can find their NCLEX passage rate? I called them up earlier this week, and they told me that the program costs $18,000, which was much cheaper than Lincoln Tech.

I just went to an open house at a local Lincoln Tech. I know there is a ton of bad things about LT on these forums, but wanted to check it out for myself. Here are the highlights: 1. The school is inside a shopping mall. I am not kidding. It is ...

Hi everyone, I live in Bergen County and have been considering LPN programs in both NYC and NJ. Is it true that NJ programs are easier to get into than those in NYC? Also, how competitive is the admissions process to get into HCCC? Right now they ...

Medical assisting is not high in demand Faith and you know it. The market is saturated with MAs. Contrary to popular beleif, not all healthcare fields are in demand. Many of them are saturated.

I went to the info session at MIldred Elley last year and did not like it. The admissions rep also tried to sell propsective nursing students into going for th medical assistant certificate. Take in mind that in order to take the NCLEX, the school r...

I was just wondering whether there are any current LPN-RN students who did not attend an NLN accredited LPN program. I am thinking about attending a non NLN LPN program, but was unsure of whether this will mean that I will have to take all of my nur...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a good RN or LPN program in NYC. I already have a list of all the programs, so that is not what I am asking for. I am just looking for a program that meets 2 simple requirments: 1) Is easy to get accepted to 2) Does no...

I did not go to any school. I decided not to pursue nursing. I was originally going to pursue radiology (x ray tech) but the field is totally saturated. So I decided to forget about healthcare all together and pursue HVAC. All I am waiting for now i...

You guys do know that at Mildred Elley, only 4 people in the 2009 class took the NCLEX out of 30 students...

I was seriously considering getting an LPN diploma from a for-profit college and was wondering if this will make it harder to find a job and what HR thinks of such schools. According to the NY Dept. of Nursing, the school in question, Monroe Colelge...

After carefully thinking about it, I have decided not to do nursing. I do however thank everyone for the advice they gave me. I would like to do nursing, but virtually all of the schools in my area use exit exams, which I find are unfair. The more...

"you may want to reconsider...as long as the school has a good NCLEX passing rate it would be worth it. My school did exit exams, and an exam to gauge how we were doing every semester, but they have an over 90% passing rate on the NCLEX...the honest ...

I find it hilarious how so many people here are defending exit exams. You guys do relaize that the majority of older nurses have not taken them? Exit exams have not always been around, they more or so popped up about 15 years ago. So how do you exi...

And to the people who say that FINAL exams are the "exit exam" please understand that final exams are a joke compared to a comprehensive exit exam like the HESI. On the final, you are only tested on material you learned in that one class. That's it...

"Not only that, pharmacists and MD's take a LOT bigger entrance exam(MCAT and PCAT), than an 8th grade level TEAS test(and yes the TEAS is 8th grade level)." True, but many nursing schools use the NLN exam, which is no picnic. It includes some prett...

Over the past few weeks I have bene looking for the "perfect" nursing program and do not like what I have seen. Most schools have 1 or more of these flaws that prevent me from enrolling: 1. Huge waiting lists 2. Exit exams 3. Unprofessional attitude...

Doctors are not interested in nurses catching their mistakes. I have 6 doctors in my family and many of them are not big fans of nurses. My cousin wrote up a nurse for calling him by his first name instead of doctor. True story.

"BTW, my school has a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN, which leads me to believe that the Exit HESI is doing its job." So the only purpose of the HESI is to allow schools to have a 100% NCLEX pass rate? And more importantly, is there any justificati...

"if you cannot pass the exam on the second try, you don't deserve to graduate nor become a nurse." I don't know if I would agree with that statement. For a hands on field like nursing, you simply cannot judge someone's ability on a standardized test....

Yes, I know the NCLEX is an exit exam. But at least that I can take an unlimited number of times. With a school based exit exam, you usually can take it only twice.

My mother has been a supervisor with just an ADN. She's not one now, but that is because she does not want the added responsibilities. In many places, office politics rather than education and experience dictates who gets a promotion. I keep hearng t...

"You may as well go for one or two more years and get that bachelors degree!" Why? If you can be working during those 2 years instead of in school, you would be better off financially. Your earning potential would be greater and you student loan de...

The HESI is there to help schools inflate their NLCEX pass scores by ensuring that only the best of the best students are allowed to take it. SCST mentioned that their school gives you 6 shots at the test, but some schools like Lincoln Tech give you ...

hi everyone, i am not a nurse but want to become one. however, because just getting into ns can often require more time and effort than completing ns, i was looking into becoming a surgical assistant. unfortunately, there are zero surgical assistant ...

It's kind of hard to call a school and ask when nobody picks up the phone...