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Hey, hope this isn't too late. But as far as I know, Molloy's nursing program is rolling admissions, so there really isn't any specific deadline.. At least that was the case when I applied for the fall of 2012 a couple months ago. I called yesterday and I think due to the super high volume of applicants, they're no longer taking any new applications at this moment for the fall of 2012. Have you applied? Im still awaiting my decision.. let me know what happens!

I really appreciate the info! Hopefully everything works out.. Thank you again

Hi all, I applying to a extremely competitive BSN program. With mostly decent grades, I'm hoping to slam my essay out of the park. So if anyone has the time/patience to read it through I would be extremely grateful....Thank you! Also does anyone know how much the essays are generally taken into account when applying? Any input would be really really helpful! In the essay I had to incorporate these questions: Why have you chosen to pursue nursing as a career? Why do you want to pursue baccalaureate preparation in nursing? What qualities do you believe you possess that will enable you to perform effectively as a student and later as a practicing nurse? How can nursing address and improve global healthcare needs Nursing is an outstanding career that is both challenging and rewarding. I believe the infinite reward that one can gain can be successfully satisfied in the field of nursing through the support, and care for others. Though nursing is not for everyone, I believe I have the qualities that are vital for individuals to work in a dynamic environment. It is not only essential to describe why I have chosen to pursue this field, but why I believe I have what it entails to perform above and beyond the demanding and challenging tasks that are necessary in this profession. In the past several years after being in and out of the hospital while visiting and caring for my ill grandmother, I was blessed with a chance to meet some of the most caring, intelligent and responsible people I have ever crossed paths with in my life. These amazing individuals were the nurses that directly cared and assisted for my grandmother. These nurses had sparked my interest in pursuing the field as they provided my grandmother with the care she needed, and by far exceeded the demanding expectations of a nurse. This seemed to completely complement my innate passion for helping others, and my increasing interest in the health sciences. These feelings implemented the idea of nursing in my mind, and as the idea evolved into an actual desire for the future, it further assisted me in my decision to pursue a nursing degree after high school, and proceed to help others in a way that I have always wanted to do. Years later, after and presently working at Independent Group Home Living (IGHL), a non-profit agency dedicated to assisting the lives of the developmentally disabled, I had completely fortified my covet to expand my scope as a direct care counselor, and become a nurse. Working with the consumers of a residential program on a day to day basis, I believe that becoming a registered nurse will not only help me understand the medications and treatments I distribute to them daily, but will help me become closer to the consumers as I obtain more knowledge about the behaviors they exhibit. Aside from understanding them on a professional level more clearly, I believe I will be able to understand them on a personal level better and strengthen the relationship I have to the consumers. Knowing there are many different routes to decide in pursuing the profession of a a registered nurse, I have taken careful consideration into my options. I am certain that pursuing a baccalaureate degree will suit my wants and needs better than any other option. I believe the baccalaureate degree will absolutely fulfill my need of a challenging and dynamic school environment. I also am certain that it will enable to me grow as a person in every way and enable to me to become an positive asset to anywhere I am fortunate enough to work. It will also enable and empower me to move forward in a nursing career. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree, I plan on obtaining a masters degree in nursing and than furthering on to achieving a license to practice as a nurse practitioner. I plan to do this to open of my doors of opportunity and be able to use my acquired and fortified skills in different ways with more responsibility. Before one can successfully perform the duties as a nurse, I know that it is an absolute necessity to acquire new skills, and strengthen old ones to sufficiently perform the duties of a registered nurse. These skills need to be obtained from an excellent school with an enriched environment of different tasks. I am certain that I have what is needed to succeed in a exigent but stimulating environment. I possess excellent time management skills and am able to multi task in a wide-range of assignments. I use my time budgeting ability to successfully balance a full-time schedule of work and a full-time schedule of school. I am able to manage the two on a month to month basis without letting the stress of work interfere with the stress of school and vice versa. Not only does balancing school and work fulltime require an individual to possess time management skills, it is essential that one must also able to tackle a large workload (from both school and work) in a timely fashion, and without too much difficulty. I definitely possess that quality to be able to tackle any workload that comes in my path. I do not and will not let any obstacle that comes my way stop me from doing so. In addition to tackling large workloads, to be a successful student, especially for nursing, I believe it is imperative to have the proper social skills to coherently and positively interact with peers, students, co-workers and faculty. I love interacting with people at school and work, and I take pride in my ability to effectively communicate with others. I also believe that being able to cope with changes in a dynamic and vigorous environment, with a receptive view in being open to new ideas everyday is also crucial in being a successful student. I exhibit this quality as well and am always open to learning new things. Though these qualities are an absolute necessity in being an efficacious, well rounded student prepared for nursing, they are also obligatory in performing the essential job functions as a practicing nurse. Possessing these qualities now, I not only am confident that I will have them in nursing school, but as they sharpen and become more keen with the addition of other attributes, I believe I will be passionate, caring and effective as a nurse. In addition to these qualities I am of absolute good moral character, and will always strive to be the best I can be. I do this with a strong sense of motivation and determination. Nurses have a large list of responsibilities, and there is no doubt that there scope expands beyond that of just in a hospital, or nursing home environment. In collaboration with other health professionals, it is very plausible to say that nurses can and do improve global healthcare needs and problems. These can be addressed by educating those who need it. For example, certain treatments and preventative precautions may not be accessible in other countries and rural areas due to lack of funding, lack of formal education and/or even lack of healthcare at all. Nurses can help educate those who have medical problems themselves by giving them ways to prevent and help control certain issues. They can also be educated on getting help from fundamental resources such as government and local agencies. Also in collaboration with other health professionals, nurses can absolutely help diminish, or control worldwide health problems by assessing a population and intervening the issues on a large scale. I think the biggest impact would definitely be educating the less fortunate in third world countries where things such as AIDS, and fast-spreading diseases are prominent. In essence, I am absolutely certain that nursing is the career that I want to pursue. It will quench my thirst to help others, and to help improve individual's lives. I am with no doubt confident that I have the qualities that are needed to not only be a successful student in nursing school, but to be an excellent asset as a practicing nurse. I know that obtaining my baccalaureate at Stonybrook University will take me through the right path of success. With dedication, motivation, and new abilities acquired, I plan to help improve individuals lives and educate them to be able to keep improving.

Yeah they'll give me tuition reimbursement wherever I go but it's only 2400 a year... Which isn't much. And there's no guarantee that they'll hire me as an RN if there's no openings than obviously they can't..

Yeah absolutely. In my area same as well, the BSN is relied heavily upon. Although right now I work for a non profit agency that is doing tuition riembursement for me and requires me to work there 2 years after I graduate (get my RN) so they would probably hire me as an RN ( no guarantee) but I would only need a 2 year...

Hi all, I'm in a real situation here and I really need someone's advice. Here's my situation: I currently am done with all of my pre-requisties. ( Micro, A+P 1 and 2, Soc, Eng and Psy) with decent grades. Around me on Long Island, there is not much of a choice for nursing programs so I've applied to 3 so far. I applied to 2 programs at a community college, which is very competitive and will get me an ADN (at 4k a year for 2 years). I have also applied to a private college for the BSN, but will cost me about 22k a year for 3 years. The community college is extremely competitive to get in, and with my grades I honestly ( just thinking realistically) do not think i'll get in because of a C+ in A+P II. I do however think that the private college will accept me based on a lot of other people who have gotten in. (both are accredited and good schools). ...now the question is: If things go as I assume(accepted to the BSN and denied from the ADN program), is it worth paying 22k a year for the BSN? Or should I just wait the year out and retake the other classes to get A's, and reapply to the ADN for the following year?Everyone is giving me extremely different ideas and I just need as many opinions as possible! Any response is good, thank you!

Yeah I hear you on the amount of time but I'm not really sure how you would be able to do it without getting in debt regardless. That's why I thought maybe doing te ADN and taking the extra 2 years, and getting a job that will pay for the BSN may be more time consuming although you would be in a lot less debt ideally

Hm.... well first off: I don't see how an ADN is worthless at all. Even if your ultimate goal is a CRNA (which you would obviously need your BSN first), an ADN is a great-CHEAP way to get into it. What I see a lot of people are doing now is getting the ADN, finding a job that will pay for the further schooling (which in most cases, a lot of places will pay for you to pursue the BSN because a lot of places require you to either already have the BSN or to get it within a certain amount of time). Unfortunately, I do not have much information about the CRNA programs or NP programs... my ultimate guess would be that you would need the BSN degree to get into a BSN-NP or BSN- CRNA bridge program. I do not think they have the ADN-CRNA or ADN-NP. That's why I think your best bet (if the BSN is too much money) is to do the ADN for cheap, get a job, get them to pay for your BSN, get the BSN and than do a BSN-NP or CRNA bridge program.. ....hope i helped you in some kind of way.. Good luck!

Hey everyone, I just applied to some nursing programs and am a little weary because of my grades. Was wondering how they compare to others? A+P I-B A+P II - C+ (unfortunately) Micro- A Eng-B Psych-A and all my other credits (about 30) atleast a B+ and higher.. anyone else get into a program with these kind of grades or worse!? any input would be great thank you!

Thank you everyone for all the great comments! I think after careful consideration I'm going to try and get into one of the two state schools (one is for the ADN and the other school for the BSN). Though it will delay my career in pursuing it because I have to retake a course and take a couple new classes to be elligible to apply I think it will be well worth it. There's no reason I should have to pay for a school that will leave me in debt as if I was in law or medical school!

Well the absolute MOST they will offer is 5k a year if my gpa qualifies ... (3.5) hopefully t will but 5k isn't much :/

Yes that is private and only the one I could even fathom to get into around.. I could apply for the state community college but that is for the ADN and I would unfortantey have to wait a whole another year to get in.

Hi all, I've seen a lot of debate in this question and I'm looking for some guidance. I live on Long Island and have finished all of my pre-requisites. I just applied for a BSN program for the fall of 2012, but the tuition is about 22k a year, and it will take me about 3 years to complete.(thats 68k a year, on top of all my other loans I have out). In another aspect, I can try for a far more competivie 2 year nursing program for an extreme fraction of the price (about 4k a year for 2 years). Should I pursue the BSN anyway? I hear now-days the BSN's have a big leading edge in getting jobs over the ADNs but how much truth is there to this? I'm just nervous that if I go for my BSN and take out all these loans, i'll owe so much money and will have a hard time paying it back. Is it worth it!? Any Answer is Good!!! Thank you!

Thank you! Yeah I've been researching like crazy and the job market even here on long island new York is extremely towards the BSN... Looks as if theyre defintely trying to phase them out. Maybe the extra money I will be paying will be with the education.

Hello everyone, I'm just having a little trouble figuring out what to do here. I've applied for the fall of 2012 for a BSN program but I'm getting myself nervous thinking about the loans I will be stuck paying off... The school is about 20k a year. Is it it worth it to do? The counselor said it will take about 3 years to complete so thats about 60k in loans.. Would going for the much much cheaper ADN (about less than a quarter of that price )be a better route to take? I guess I just need some advice... Any would be great! Thank you!