Missy77

Hi! Can any past/current/future students tell me about FC? I was accepted to the school and wanted to know more about your experience there. I'm trying to decide if I should go for there for the BSN program or stick with going for my ADN? FC is pretty expensive and I don't know how generous they are with financial aid. How are the classes/instructors? Thanks in advance to everyone who responds. :)

Did you use the practice exam? Sorry to hear but you'll pass the next go around.

I would do science courses in the classroom. A&P I & II, Micro, and Chem if needed, must have a lab component. I wouldn't jeopardize my time or money if the courses don't transfer over.

That's great! Congrats! :yeah:Way to go! I would challenge it if you feel you did better. In school students would challenge test grades so why not EC? It wouldn't hurt to try.

I'm in the same boat as the both of you. I also failed my ADN program. It took me a while to get over my experience in nursing school because I harbored such bad feelings about nursing. All the wasted time, money but I feel I have another chance with EC. I've received so much encouragement and support from this site than I ever did my entire time in nursing school. Hopefully I'll be done with the program before the new year. Best of luck to both of you!:)

Thank you guys so much for your words of encouragement.:) Its been hard at times to stay focused when life gets in the way. Best of luck to all of you and congratulations!! :heartbeat

That's great. Now you have to pay an additional $10 to have your transcript mailed.

I was hoping to have all of my nursing exams done by now but I've been stuck in a rut lately and haven't felt like studying. So far I've done 4 exams and I have 4 more to go before the FCCA and CPNE but I can't bring myself to start reading again. I do everything but study. I'm losing momentum and really need some advice on how to get over this hump/slump I'm in. Thanks all.

That's what I thought too but they charge $15 to mail the study book even though you can download it. Oh well it's still cheaper than $300+ dollars.

You still have to pay an additional $10 to have your transcripts mailed to Excelsior after you finish the course. So the total is $115.

No you don't. You will get a hard copy in the mail but you can also download the book and start reading ASAP. Just go to the section My Courses and scroll down to Course Description and you should be able to download the file.

That's good news! I want to get this done by the end of summer.

I'm also doing Excelsior after failing out of a brick and mortar school. I absolutely hated every minute of nursing school. I was so stressed out and the instructors were no help whatsoever. You pretty much had to teach yourself the material. Since doing EC my stress level is down and I can read and test at my own pace. I have learned so much from others on this site. The support here is amazing. Something I didn't get in a traditional school.

Congratulations on passing!!! :clpty:

I've read mixed reviews from others. I'm just using the recommended books. I can't afford to purchase any other study materials. I need to save every penny for the CPNE. Good luck on your exam!

I would explore every other option before resorting to Excelsior. Are you able to get your LPN license? I would do that and then transfer to a LPN-RN program.

I'm so sorry. I feel your pain. I didn't pass my course and was dismissed from the ADN program. Since I completed 50% of the nursing program, I decided to continue with Excelsior. All of my prereqs transferred and I just need to complete the nursing courses. Another option is to get your LPN license if you can, work for a few years, save some money and try doing an LPN to RN bridge program.

I was in the same boat as you. I disliked my classmates and dreaded going to clinical. I hated every minute of nursing school. I was consumed with dislike for most the students and instructors that I let it consume me and didn't want to study at all. I thought about changing majors that how badly I wanted out. The instructors favored the popular students that were cheating and gave me a hard time. I grew to loathe the nursing profession and didn't want to continue but then I realized I put in the work and time and I need to complete this program. Now I'm finishing online at my own pace and don't have to deal with all the classroom drama. Don't let others keep you from your goal. Stay focused on your studies. And pay no mind to the rest of the BS.

Just be careful not to distance yourself too much. I'm a shy person so no one in class except for a few students spoke to me and I can count on my hands how many times that happened. It was like high school and the groups formed quickly. I had no one in lab to practice lab with except the instructors and no friends to talk to about the class. It was rather lonely. Because of this I could not miss class or clinical because I couldn't rely on anyone to give me information about what when on that day. Just be open and friendly and not standoffish or it will her you in the long run like it did me.

If you qualify for a scholarship you will only receive it once a year. So if you get a scholarship in August you have to wait til the following August to be eligible again. The most I've heard is someone getting $500 for the whole year. So if you need more assistance paying for school than look at other options.

I'm doing good but I took a break for awhile. So far I've done two and working on three. I need to pick up speed if I want these done by this year.

If you look in the EC SON book on page 32. It gives you the breakdown of CPNE locations. NPAC, SPAC, and MPAC are the Northeastern, Southeastern and Midwestern Performance Assessment Centers.

Printing it at the library sounds good. I'm going to start doing that soon. You would think EC would make a binder as a way to make more money.

:clpty::ancong!: Way to go!! Good luck with LS2!

Great job congrats!!! Keep it up!!