Valeria7

Hello! I just officially submitted by decision, and will be attending for Women's Health in fall. I'd love to start a thread so that we can all make a fb group (I didn't find one for this year) and have each other as a resource!

Hi everybody! I have recently gotten into Boston College for women's health and MGH IHP for women's health/adult-gerontology. I know that both schools are very different, and being from California, it's hard for me to grasp the general feel of either of these places. My biggest dilemma is that Boston College doesn't offer a BSN, just an RN and straight to the Masters. I have a BS in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, but I've heard that it's very hard to get hired with just an RN and no BSN. Does this mean that it would be virtually impossible to find a job before the completion of my Masters? (which also becomes even more difficult since I didn't have the option of getting RN experience) Would getting the dual certification (WH/AG) open up any more opportunities, or would I still be able to get hired for jobs outside women's health with some experience? Does anybody have personal experience of feeling that the BC 22 month program was too short, or that it readily prepared you as much as the 3 year programs? I know MGH offers the BSN, but the program is much more expensive and much longer. I keep going in circles: Boston College: shorter program, no BSN, far from Boston (was hoping for more city feel) MGH: longer program, BSN, closer to city center, but in very commercial/industrialized area If anybody has any insight it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!!

Hi everybody! I have just been accepted to the Women's Health direct entry programs at Boston College and women's health/adult gerontology at MGH. I live in California and I'm having a very hard time deciding which program would be a better match. Due to the very small time frame the schools give to decide, I will not be able to visit before the deadlines. I was wondering if anybody in Women's Health at either school could describe the programs from a more personal experience? I know that each has their pros and cons, like BC's lack of a Bachelors Degree, farther from city center, but faster and less expensive/ MGH being more expensive, much longer in time frame, but closer to the city center? I would still love the city feel, but it seems that I'm deciding between a suburb with many undergrads or a very industrialized commercial location-- nothing that's actually in the heart of the city. Does the 21 month BC program prepare you readily for being an NP? And would going for the dual degree at MGH increase my chances of finding a job afterwards? I'm just wondering if MGH is worth the 115,000, or if it will hinder job finding chances later to not be awarded a BS in Nursing from BC before the Masters? Any insight would be amazing, since both schools seems to be almost complete opposites of each other in every pro and con. Thank you!