goldstarfire

Stay away. Not sure even where to begin. So you get into this school and you think its great, it's Georgetown! So prestigious! There is a lot of work with this program compared to other schools and at the end of the day you get the same degree. And other schools are cheaper! 1. GU lets you think that they are helping you find clinical sites, WRONG! Mid-way through our last semester they made us sign a contract stating that if we do not have a clinical site then we cannot proceed in the program. And there is another policy where if they find one for you they cannot release that information until 2 weeks before that clinical starts. So how am I suppose to register for classes? 2. OCI. On Campus Intensive. What a mess! You have to travel to GU twice during the course of the program. It is called OCI. I went to my first one and it was a joke. We got there and they did not have any of the paper work ready (It was not a surprise that we were coming) They blamed it on the printer acting up. Well when it happened a couple of times... I am sure it was the person not the printer! They scare you about the practical exam and start teaching you a bunch of new techniques the day before the exam. That was a mess too because one teacher was saying one thing and another said something else. We did not have access to the internet but they were emailing us stuff (What they could not just tell us in person?) Oh and if we wanted access to it we had to pay. (75,000 isn't already enough to pay?) They did not have our "Go cards" ready, it was the "printer" guys fault with that one too. The last day was a terror. When we were expressing our concerns, a GU rep started to reprimand us telling us "that may have been what we heard, but that is NOT what she said". So very rude! We were also expected to dress professionally but the Dean of the University shows up in jeans and a sweater, does not even tell us who he is, to apologize for how everything is going. That was nice but it was not until I asked around and found out it was the dean, why did he not show up during the welcome talk, in a suit? Guess he was too busy with all my tuition money to show up for that. Am I getting across here? I am writing this to save you from heart-ache and grief. Do not attend Georgetown, go somewhere else where the tuition is cheaper and you can still have your sanity. Plus they will start hounding during the initial application process! Calling you to make sure you send all your info in. At first I thought this was nice, they must really care. I assure you they do not.

I am a full-time student at Georgetown online FNP program. Halfway through my first semester. I am considering transferring but wanted some advice from those of you that are in other online FNP programs and/or graduated from them. Reasons I am considering transferring are: (1) Cost, I always knew it was expensive but ~70k for ONLINE is really starting to hit me now. (2) No real flexibility, difficult to work and go to school (3) Internet variability, my internet bumps me frequently while in the synchronous (live class sessions are 2 hours a week) So in addition to paying a lot for the school there are hidden cost with internet and they do not want you to use Skype so you have to use landlines (who has that anymore ) or cellphone (cellphone = more money to spend). I am not sure if paying all this extra money in the end will help me anymore in getting a FNP job when I am done. Even when I do get my degree I cannot go to the graduation because Georgetown only offers it once a year in May. I am paying all this money and Georgetown cannot even give me a chance to walk? Anyways, I just wanted opinions from others who are in an online FNP program or have graduated from one and what your experience with it was. Do you recommend my transferring? Thank you.

I have a current license in Ohio. I am moving to South Carolina August this year for my future husbands job. SO I know that Ohio is not a part of the compact state stuff. I am just confused on what I need to do. I did the verification form online for South Carolina to check my status, now what. Also I am getting married in July! Name change? Ohio also requires license renewal in August. Can I keep both of my licenses?