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I have taken prerequisites at Lehman.. there's only one prereq you need special permission to take from the nursing department and that's one of the HIN ones.. HIN268 I think. The other HIN listed you can do after you are admitted to the program (that info is 2 yrs old though so don't take my word).. as for the other prerequisites they're challenging at Lehman..I've done anatomy 1 at two different colleges and it was more challenging at Lehman. On the other hand I found chemistry at Lehman to be well organized and straight forward. The organic lecturer is excellent but that one was challenging for me.. namely because you must follow the plot in lecture and I would arrive after a night shift at 9am so it was hard taking in the material feeling like that. Don't overload your schedule if you chose to do prerequisites at Lehman. Yes you do have to be admitted to the college to apply to nursing school. I strongly advise you walk into the nursing dept or call them and make an appointment with an advisor. In the last year or 2 there have been changes with the nursing school, as well as changes in leadership so I'm actually checking in myself this week to make sure my information is current.

I looked up Chamberlin a while ago - reason is because a male nursing student who got a job quickly after graduating went there (I'm in NYC). He was bilingual though and make so I think that helped him get a job a lot. I did some digging and found they're not accredited in NYC just NJ and as a previous poster said v new and no NCLEX Pass rates posted yet. i felt similarly to you before I got some results for my prerequisites I felt is failed and was v worried, I thought maybe I'd do better at NYU where prerequisites are part of the generic nursing route and everything's spoon fed to you/ more support. That would have a similar price tag to Chamberlin $80k-$90k I think. Keep in mind I'm in NYC and in the city new grads can start on $85k if they're lucky enough to score a job in the city (not easy without 2 years experience or being bilingual English/Spanish). However I thought it over and realized the debt would be a lot. I then got my prerequisite results and found I scored an A in Chemistry, I'm at one of the cheapest CUNY colleges in NYC - not too much support there, but after a period of self doubt I realized once you get back into the grove of studying and figure out what is required in terms of time put in, and study habits you can do these prerequisites at almost any college in my opinion. Just avoid online colleges for prerequisites. You in can get this done just as fast at a community college - you just need to be in top of registration dates and make sure you register for required classes on the dot. I am online the moment registration opens - everytime so I have best chance of getting my required classes. As a nursing major registration opened for me a day earlier than other students also which was helpful (I have 90 credits as I'm a second degree student - only just starting pre-reqs though). I would persevere with a community college if I were you and try to live with your folks during this period to save money, if you can do that.

The thing that leaps or at me is that you have not taken accountability yourself - you mention medication as an reason NOT you. If I was admissions I'm looking to see that yes you messed up but you have owned it, taken accountability and moved on from it like an adult. Blaming medication or ADHD doesn't work. I see in the facts that you were late not once but three times for clinical and I'm sure the rules regarding that were laid out very clearly - you have a duty of patient care and if you're not present you're failing badly. Now this all sounds very negative I know, I respect that you want to make this right and become a nurse but you need to do the heavy lifting. Suing the school is ridiculous you're flipping the blame on them because you were late 3 times! You have to accept that you did not do what was required of you for whatever reason and own it. At my job the director of ops has a favorite phrase and it's "excuses be gone"change your spiel when you approach people take responsibility for what happened and I think admissions will respond better regardless of what they find. Without seeing your file they can read between the lines. You need to own the facts. As for NYU I live in Manhattan and I think it's one of the easier schools to get into but because of huge debts it would involve I would not apply and I live in rent stabilized housing here in Manhattan. About 15 years ago I rented a room in the east village and it cost $1300 for a box room - that area is so overpriced now. Even in Brooklyn or Queens you're looking at 1800 for something half decent - that's where rents start - maybe !12-1500 if you share and often they don't accept out of state guarantors and will want you to put up a big security deposit through someone like insurent. Having said that I love NYC it's a wonderful city with a lot of great people and things to do but it's not easy here and it's no bs, its do what's required or sink fast.

I'm a second degree student and have the benefit of hind sight. I'm also a mom and work full time while doing nursing pre req's - my opinion is that if I'm exhausted then I should take he summer off because my grades will suffer and I will come back better prepared for the fall. I'm studying for gen Chem final now and will do organic in fall - I would never recommend anyone to take chemistry in a shortened summer course - it's a lot of material. I don't know what subject you're taking in summer or how old you are but as you talk about having lots of friends in school I'm assuming you're still under 25 in which case I say there's no rush and enjoy your summer. I have a few 18 year olds in lab with me and they're super smart but they're taking 18 credits at once to try and rush to get to apply to nursing school and they're scoring B's or borderline A instead of the clear A they would have if they didn't overload and exhaust themselves, some of them aren't passing. Hare and the tortoise comes to mind. When you're that young there's really no need to rush in my opinion taking summer off is fine. I admire he determination though. The most important thing to keep in the back of your mind is how competitive nursing school admissions can be - where I'm applying for its very cheap so they simply go off the best GPA starting with sciences ... There's no credit given for how quickly you conplete the prerequisites, only for As.

I am a mom and one in my kids has high functioning autism, I'm a domestic violence survivor and still have to deal with the guy as he is father of my kids, I have to pay private school fees and I didn't get a tax return today boo hoo. I don't have a baby sitter except for school and daycare which I use sparingly. I am a second degree student struggling, I am doing ok (A- or B but I need A's) in A&P but pretty sure I just bombed a chemistry midterm (I'm feeling 50% or worse) I know should have gone to workshops and tutor but I found I have been so tired I just want to get home or sit in cafe for a moment after classes. I intend to salvage chem somehow .. I'm also in my mid thirties so don't feel I have time to play with by doing a class one at a time. Feeling overwhelmed and very stupid recently. I will continue though! I hope to come back here with a success story :) just waned you to know there is someone out there with life struggles trying to preserve and recognize faults and address them

Hey we're the same age and I'm also a special needs mom, I'm doin pre requisites - my advice is if it's been a long time don't take two sciences in the same semester and if you need to do a math class make sure you do it before taking on chemistry it wil help you a lot. I'm not doing anything online. So far it's not impossible but it's enough work that my house is a mess right now with midterms approaching and it won't be fully tidied until after midterms next week í ½í¸³

Wow what was your line of work before going back to school? I would have expected a father who has work history to be far more humble, a team player and understanding that everyone comes from a different background and has different life issues to deal with. As a father you're lucky you have time to read so much. I'm a mother and one of my children has special needs , I'm also a domestic violence survivor and my marriage is in shreds - sometimes I get very sleepy in my A&P class after being up with kids in the night, I also missed an important Chem lecture recently because the school nurse called to tell me I had to pick up my son with a possible broken nose - I have midterms next week l, my house is a mess and I'm not feelInt great about anyone of it but I will give it my best shot for A's regardless of the chaos I deal with. Anyone of the students you look down on could have multiple issues - sure some are fresh out of school with lots ahead of them but I will say two of the girls I find most respectful and nice in my school are 18 and straight out of school.. There are some kids I find a little annoying but I check myself and remember that I was 18 before and it's good to get to know new people different to myself. Many people in school who are older hold jobs down to make it and some don't have thre privileged high. School experience or childhood I had but I see them working harder than I did at 18 and acting smarter. I don't think I can understand illness like I used to think I could because I know my A&P knowledge just isn't there for a full understanding yet - that said yes I do enjoy reading about health issues in the news and do so avidly out of pure interest

Thank you that was very helpful!! Your last example made me laugh :) I will practice some problems over the weekend

Really struggling with dimesional analysis / all those problems 2 weeks in. I did a liberal arts degree nearly 15 years ago and haven't done maths since high school a almost 20 years ago (I was educated over seas). I also have little kid who has autism... I feel I will not make the grade unless I make a huge turn around I have an exam early March so a month to get this down. I go to see tutors Tues but not sure how available their time will be for me. Any advice ? We are doing flipped lecture mode and clicker sessions during lecture which also have credit attached to them - there's two minutes to solve each problem in a packed lecture hall. Please let me know any advice or good resources ? Anyone ... Feeling desperate because I'm applying to a v competitive cheap program where there are so many applicants you basically need a 4.0 gpa in pre reqs, 80% of the class seem to be doing fine.. So I know I'm way below the mark right now .. Not even at pass mark I doubt never mind an A. I find myself staring at the problem for so long - I must admit the last clicker session I did after being up all night .. Ahhhh any advice appreciated greatly

Yes I have kids and a degree in liberal arts I did while hung over mostly about 15 years ago ... Ahh big adjustment and im doing gen Chem and a and p 1 and feeling like I will fail unless I make a big turn around. My house is chaos and needs a good spring clean this weekend then next week I need to find the science tutors and get them so go over dimesional analysis with me big time or I will fail - I need close to a 4.0 because the cheap nursing schools I plan to apply to is super competitive so they pretty much only take 4.0 students as so many applicants

Hey that looks like the list of prereqs for Hunter or NYU am I right ? I am at Lehman doing pre reqs right now first semester - I'm there because they're cheap and they want the least pre req's. I'm a second degree student (liberal arts degree graduated about 15 years ago!). So far the professors at Lehman are pretty good and the gen Chem and A&P 1 courses I'm doing seem rigorous. I am struggling because I'm a mom to young kids and it's been a very long time since I did math (20 yrs!?) and Chem has a lot. The students who have been to school more recently or high school seem to be struggling less. I would recommend someone working full time not to do full time college even if single because nursing school is so competitive if you're applying to a CUNY school you need 4.0 gpa or close for the pre reqs .. Forget tap it's not worth it. I do 2 science classes and struggle but I have kids I think 2 science classes per semester would be ideal for a working person without kids. If you're applying to CUNY for fall get going now the admin is shrouded in mystery they don't tell you things and you discover the many hoops you need to jump through through trial and error so start admissions as early as possible to allow for mess ups - also all the nursing pre req classes in CUNY schools fill up the moment registration opens so you need to be ready sitting on your computer on CUNY first ready to register for those the very moment registration opens

I follow various medically fragile kids on FAcebook, the parents can really tell you a lot - they give you a run down of heir day and it really helps to understand the kids better and also come up with ideas for fun and play. One girl with Rett I follow communicates using something called a Tobi, she is non verbal and the Tobii registers her eye movements, if she stares at something on the screen longer the Tobii recognizes this and allows her control this way, she can even play little games with it and watch movie etc. if possible you should talk to the girl's OT and get some idea's from her, there's likely a lot of sensory play that can be done in he home - crafting touching different materials (even if you're actually putting stuff together for her she can touch and discover through that), also water play may be fun if you could bring a small station next to her with water so she can feel the water - she doesn't need to be in the bath, a large bowl of water with a couple of toys in might be fun. Painting could be fun. This girls OT may also be able to provide some toys and equipment to facilitate play. Physical therapy should be able to suggest some fun excercises to do - even from sitting position. A lot high needs kids go to school and stay home when they're not well, I agree with the poster that she should be in a education program. Go on FB and follow some kids with Rett - I get so many ideas and so much understanding from there.

The info sessions are supposedly on the nursing websites but they're not, I got info by first showing up to the admin office in the nursing building and I just asked the lady there,nand noted that they had the info sessions on a pin board inside the office. Was annoying to waste a day doing that. I then returned, a good day used to be Tuesday mornings they had the head of nursing doing info sessions. I'm not sure about summer semester though, maybe be worth a try showing up then, from 9 am onwards, you have to go to office and sign your name on a list, then it's first come first served.. I waited a while but she moved through people pretty quickly. However., I was waiting for her to actually just show up to the building to start going through the people on the list. I got the impression it is pretty simple to get on the RN to BSN program. I'm an older student but I'm still doing prerequisites for the generic program. As long as you're not educated overseas it should be pretty simple to be admitted to Lehman college also, they do general admissions right through until Sept for people educated here.

Hey guys I just got admitted to Lehman,wow the admissions process was shrouded in mystery for me.. Even though I'm admitted for Spring 2015 im having to start pre requisites for nursing in summer, I have to visit chemistry and biology advisors to see if any of the classes are offered in summer. I know two of the nursing ones are... I'm a second degree transfer student. I will let you know if any biology or chemistry classes are available in summer as soon as I've spoken to advisors shortly..

I think they're also looking for life experience, job experience, nursings a social field NYU is so expensive I'm looking into mt St vincents, in the Bronx. NYU is going to leave you with a lot if debt unless you have 80k stashed away or someone who can give you that money, I think any working nurse you ask about study will say as long as you pass the nclx somehow the route you take doesn't matter. Im not sure I'll bother with CUNY or Lehman due to competition and since they seem to focus on GPA I'm not sure my foreign degree will translate well. I think I'm going to tell NYU I don't want to pursue the application and pay another 200$ getting overseas transcripts sent and evaluated when I can't afford their tuition anyway!!