greatlakes

there are only 2 areas of Ypsi I could recommend: the cluster of houses immediately south of EMU (one of these clusters is student housing, which you may want to avoid due to noise issues. The other cluster is known as the Normal Park neighborhood and is pretty safe and decent, with very little student housing) or anywhere NOT on the bus line. If you go to far northern or southern Ypsilanti where the buses no longer run, it's a lot safer. avoid every single apartment complex, they are horrible, especially the area immediately north of EMU and the apartments on golfside road. if you want good schools, move to Ann Arbor...it's more expensive, though.

This is very typical. Schools know they can jack tuition rates up for nursing because people will still pay them, hoping to have a "guaranteed job" once they graduate.

That's what I thought 2 years ago...now I'm not sure even another 10 years will bring our unemployment rate down. There's no political will whatsoever to solve this situation, and there are massive structural issues with the US economy...we might be looking at a permanent 9% unemployment rate, like some European countries. In other words, it's almost impossible to say what the chances of getting hired are, today or in 4 years. Your best bet will always be networking. It's all about who you know these days.

I was just trying to help

I'm fairly certain that they take into account every credit you've ever earned, not just the ones you've earned at one school. This is to prevent people from earning 150% of required credits at one school, and then hopping over to another school to continue reaping financial aid. So if you have a lot of credits at other schools, you may very well be over the limit. You should still be able to get private loans if you have a co-signer or income.

What an obnoxious post -- and disingenuous, too. We all know that while an ADN is technically a two year degree, MOST schools require a year's worth of prerequisites before admitting you. All the community colleges in my area require over 70 credits for graduation from an associate's degree nursing program, which is more than half the credits one would need to graduate from a four year university. After that you can opt for one of the dozens and dozens online, one year ADN-to-BSN programs out there.

It's really odd you got denied! You've only taken 32 credits? The rules are that once you've completed 150% of the credits that your program requires, you are no longer eligible for financial aid. In your program, that would be 108 credits...

Can anyone tell me more about the accelerated program at DU? Do you have to complete all the "Foundations of Excellence" and "Foundations of Health Professions" by the time you apply to be accepted into the accelerated track? Or can you apply and then finish up what you need in the summer semester? My schedule for this fall and winter leaves me needing medical ethics, pathophysiology, and their Diversity in Society class. I could easily take those in the summer if they'd consider me in the winter. Does anyone know if you can apply to multiple campuses at once, or both the LPN and BSN programs? If you can, can you use your two letters of recommendation for the applications or do you need new ones for each app? I emailed them these questions and they never responded to me. Next step is to call, but any info I receive in the meantime is great :)

I am young, single and childless, which is why I feel like life wouldn't derail my plans :) especially if I immediately went into an LPN-ADN bridge. Do Pell grants max out? Also, LPN and ADN programs are around 1/2 to 1/3 cost of my school, so that would mean fewer loans (I HOPE.) I don't expect to work in hospitals as an LPN -- I might not even work at all except for part time during an LPN-ADN bridge, to help pay for it. I don't mind LTC as a temporary thing. Do you know if LPNs are hired into hospices with any regularity? I've been fascinated with hospice nursing for a long time. What I think I will do is apply to a variety of BSN, ADN and a couple LPN programs and then see who accepts me. I think my school would accept me -- I currently I have a 3.93 GPA -- but I'm still working on nursing prerequisites, so that could easily go down. I also despise my school and feel uneasy at the thought of going to nursing school here...they are always processing financial aid late or misplacing documents, etc. I'm not counting on any one program accepting me, especially in my state, which is crazy with nursing applicants. Thank you very much for your response :)

If you have a bachelor's degree already, you don't qualify for most financial aid for undergraduates, right? In that case direct entry MSN might actually be a better way to go, because you will have access to graduate student loans regardless of credit and income. However, some people would not be comfortable taking out that many loans, especially in this economy...so perhaps LPN would be best as you could start working quickly. I'm in the same boat, btw :) I don't have a degree, but I am finishing nursing pre-reqs and trying to decide what to do. I am pretty sure I will just apply to a variety of programs -- RN, BSN and LPN. There is no harm in applying to multiple programs.

I'm a college student and it took me awhile to decide on nursing...the thing is I'm a bit late to the major and it would take me 5 years to get a BSN (I'm completing prereqs in my sophomore year, and most BSN programs are 3 years long.) So I was thinking ADN and then bridge to the BSN, but LPN programs seem to have fewer prereqs, and most schools have the same prereqs (as opposed to ADN programs where one school requires political science and physical wellness classes and another one requires a medical statistics class only they offer!) I would want to bridge to ADN fairly quickly, and then work as an RN while I slowly work on an RN-BSN bridge. Does this sound realistic? How many people here have done this, and would you recommend it? It would be really appealing to have the LPN done two years before I would have finished a BSN!

I emailed OU about their waiting list or lack thereof and got a form email back about how all prospective students must attend an information session. No answer to my question or not. I'm not impressed, not that they actually need my application to fill their program But every other school I've contacted with a question has had a real, live person email me back...nor would I spend a dollop of gas money to attend an information session if the school has a waiting list.

Thank you very much, guys and gals :) I have been researching like crazy and I have a list of programs I want to apply to, so I am not trying to get allnurses to do my application homework for me, but I had no idea about OU dropping their waitlist or WCCCD not being accredited anymore. This is extremely helpful :)

Which ADN programs in MI have no waiting lists and take students who are transfers into the start of their nursing program (i.e. don't require that you took your prerequisites at their school)? Are there any BSN programs in this state that are shorter than 3 years long once you're admitted to the actual nursing program? I know MSU's program is 2 years long, but are there other ones that go through the summers? I'm a sophomore and I've decided on nursing, the problem is I won't be done with my prereqs until the end of this year...I'm looking to do a program that is shorter than 3 years. My school's program is 3 years long, so I'll have to transfer, or complete my bachelor's (I'm on track to finish it in 3 years instead of 4) and do an accelerated program, which is something I want to avoid since they're so expensive.