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pssst...For those who didn't get into UMass with a crazy low acceptance ratio. It's not you. It's just because everyone assumes UMass is cheap, so they draw the bulk of the 2nd degree candidates. Zillions apply. Consider the Curry College Accel p...

You "passed" on a New Grad hospital position with formal training, for a whisper of a hope for Spaulding? Nastrovia/Na zdoróvye!

CGS Nursing Admin = Caritas Good Samaritan Nursing Department. I'd be interested if anyone else knows anything about this new New Grad program.

I graduated from an ABSN program last year. Males made up exactly 1/3 of our starting class.

One small correction: Curry College total costs for the entire ABSN program are pretty much the same as UMass. The last time I checked Curry was about $1500 more--$38K. Folks understandably assume UMass will be the cheapest which probably explains...

A few random thoughts, none of which directly answer your question: Be sure you research all the Accelerated and Direct Entry programs in the area. There are many. Get A's on all your prerequisites. Competition is intense. The UMass Boston Second...

I know this is an old thread, but it touches upon the question that all NCLEX test-takers really want to know: when am I ready? I answered probably a couple of thousand practice questions split between the leading NCLEX study guides Saunders, Hogan ...

3 - You can play stupid when one of the women is trying to reel you into the drama zone, and be really, really convincing. 4 - You'll always be somewhat of a novelty. You'll be needed for things based on nothing other than your gender.

11/32 in our accelerated class in another Massachusetts program were male. Not sure about the sexuality thing--my assumption was that everyone was heterosexual. But I really don't spend much time wondering about these things. From what I've read...

If you have a Bachelors Degree already, why wouldn't an accelerated program be right for you? 14 - 18 months after pre-reqs rather than possibly a 3 - 5 year slog to eventually get to the same place? Just sayin'....

Thanks. Sorry for giving out bad information.

By the way, unless I got bad 411, very few people seem to know about the UMass Lowell program. It's still not advertised on their website. It might be a good choice for those who are able to do a little bit of homework and want to beat the daunting...

When I was researching schools as well at acceptance rates, the Boston area schools were generally accepting 1 out of every 10 applications. UMass Boston this year was crazy--something like 1/40 (check out the thread). Anyone I talked to at Curry g...

Did mine in 16 months in an accelerated BSN program, plus the pre-requisites. Pre-reqs can be done in one year if you really stay on top of them. Pre-reqs were actually more stressful (and truth be told, difficult) than most nursing courses because...

Sure, I hadn't completed all of my prerequisites when I applied. I suspect most applicants haven't. If you have a 4.0 average, you'll most certainly make the first cut! For what it's worth, Curry received over 300 applications this year.

Wow. 700?! That's crazy. I recall them having 300 applicants when I was looking into the program two years ago. I would have never gotten in. Congratulations! Other options for applicants who are pursing less daunting odds are the brand new Accel...

As you probably know, most of the Boston area accelerated programs get about 10 applicants for every available seat. The program I am in looked closely at the pre-reqs, especially the sciences. Most everyone I've talked to in my accelerated class g...

Just to update this thread, the costs look roughly correct except for UMass Boston. UMass Boston is $35K. At that price, and given the fact that it is a new program with all the usual new program hiccups, the three private schools listed look more...

That is correct. No recommendations are required. They said that they don't find them helpful. They were pretty adamant about keeping the essay down to one page, so use your own judgment about including additional recommendations. I get the dist...

This thread has been fascinating, on so many different levels. It brings into sharp relief a difference in maturity levels of posters that is often not immediately apparent. MGH has simply realized that they are hiring, for the most part, late-sta...

No practical pointers, but if you're curious about the design of the accelerated program--the first in New England--you might be interested in this article.

I know this is an old message, but I am wondering if the fact that MGH has resurrected their new grad ICU residency is an indication that the ice is beginning to crack?

Hey, congrats on the new job! You have one at least one more employment opportunity lined up than I do. And thanks for launching a fascinating discussion. pexx (will work for pennies)

The cold hard reality is that newly minted nurses (or any profession) are not productive. The MGH policy is simply a reflection of that fact. On the other hand, you could get a job as an unskilled laborer and be productive the very first day. Init...

The irony is if MGH was offering an unpaid internship in the ICU to new grads, it probably wouldn't raise an eyebrow. For those that are curious about the intensity of the program, here's on old Boston Globe article giving an account a previous vers...