I'm glad someone finally made a post on this topic. I am going thru a similar situation. My overall undergraduate GPA is under 3.0 and i am interested in accelerated nursing programs. I live in NY...
According to my source, I've heard that LICHSON is still going to take students for fall, but they have to get official notice from Downstate first and we should be getting letters next week or the...
Like i said before the people wened to contact are the pesidents and cfos of both downstate and lich bcause they are key players in the merger. Cfo= chief financial officers. They deal with the
Im ok with your plan. You are the only one who had an experience where a petition work in your favor so you will be the best person. I gave the addresses of those involved inthe merger. Maybe we can...
I know money might be a challenge for many people, but you should never just apply to one school. Or in life, you should always have options. I learned my lesson when I finished my undergrad last...
I totally agree. I will be writing my letter and having it sent out saturday morning, because I can afford to wait another year to get into a nursing program. I hope you guys will do the same. One...
I was just thinking about what someone said about “POWER IN NUMBERS”. I believe that it would be a good idea for everyone to write to these individuals who have a big impact on the merger and...
Make sure when you are applying to Monroe and handing in your documents to print out your Teas scores. Make sure let them know that you have already have taken the TEAS because they would try to set...
You should try monroe college. They have an rn program but you have to get into the lpn program to advance into the rn program. I applied there as well and they re still accepting applications....
Second degree meaning if you have a bacelors degree in another major not nursing. You can get a bsn in 15 months. Aka the accelerated program. That is what is meant. I see that you guys are saying...
I totally agree, at the end of the day it is about the money. Probably St. Francis is going to have to dish out more money to pay the State to use their hospital for clinicals. I have faith that the...
Odessaboy. Nothing is taken offensive on my side. This is what the forum is for, to share information. We are just having difference in opinions. I totally agree with what your saying, that someone...
two meeting in the hospital are today, one was in the morning, and the other is this afternoon, so this afternoon's meeting, the nursing staff will know what exactly Downstate is doing about the...
I think you guys are misunderstanding what is going on. The school is closing. Meaning St. Francis' LICHSON is no longer running. All of us that applied for fall 2011 are not going to start the...
Ok guys, I went there and I spoke to someone. It is true. There would be no fall students due to the merger, but is not really finalized yet. There was a meeting in the hospital this morning about...