futureRNemily

kinsey2012 sorry it took soo long to respond. about 2 weeks after i took the a2 exam i got a call from my advisor saying that i was accepted and also got an acceptance letter about a week after that via snail mail. since i was starting this summer i went through the admissions process very quickly but after getting a call i set up a meeting that week to sign a bunch of papers, pay for drug screening and background check which we're done that day and also to go over my transfer credits and register for classes. the first time they said that only 5 of my courses transfered and would have to start off from the first semester. i gathered lots of course descriptions and syllabi to turn in and have my credits re-evaluated. in the end i ended up getting all of my gen ed classes transfered. my suggestion would be to start gathering and take with you syllabi from your classes and make sure that if you don't get credit for a class as for a specific reason so you make sure you're not having to pay for a class you already took! best of luck :)

Chamberlain's Chicago campus is not yet accredited because a school can not be accredited until it has a class. The school will go through the accreditation process in September 2010. From what I understand according to my mom who has her PhD in nursing if a school is not accredited it does NOT mean that it is a bad school or that you will not be able to get your license yet. If it is not accredited you can still take the NCLEX upon graduation and become a nurse. If you plan however to go on to further education such as a masters you will not being able to because other schools will not acknowledge the nursing courses that you took. Luckily for Chamberlain since the curriculum is identical to all the other campus it is almost a given that the school will get accredited. The accreditation will also postdate back to the date the school opened so you do not have to worry about taking nursing classes while it is not yet accredited. Hope this makes sense and helps!

I just applied and got accepted into chamberlain in Chicago for summer 2010. It only took a week to get a call saying that I was accepted, don't know if other people heard a response that quickly as well. I just graduated this spring from a big 10 college with a degree in nutrition. I had a 3.04 gpa with A's and B's in all of the gen ed's (A&P, english, math, soc, psyc, nutrition, chem, microbio). They require you to take an entrance exam also with a minimum score of 75% to be eligible for acceptance. The sections are math, grammar, vocab, reading comprehension, biology, chemistry and anatomy. The math and english sections weigh the most in your score so don't worry if you haven't taken the other courses. I got the study guide book (about $30) and studied that for 3 or 4 days before I took it and it really helped and had some of the exact questions on the test. I scored a 95% on it on my first try. They also require that you submit an essay via email just basically about why you want to be a nurse and your experiences. After being accepted you have to take a drug test and a background check ($150). Currently I'm gathering and submitting syllabi from classes I've taken for credit evaluation. If anyone has any other questions about the application process or the school feel free to shoot me a message and i'll try and help out!