BelindaPate

See my post below. Don't do it, my friend, pay more for another program.

I am now in my second year at Maryville doing the Patho and Pharm courses TOGETHER, no choice as they give NONE. I DO NOT recommend it to anyone. You do get what you pay for. No teaching, but hard tests. Literally, and I do mean this, NO teaching. You just read and they test you. A robot could do it. And if you don't do well, not their problem. They already have your money by now. Pay more and do yourself a favor. Don't be fooled by their promotions and student advisors who can do nothing for you. It's a sham. Real education has real teachers.

I'm currently in the Maryville Adult Gerontology program. I have had one year and I do not have anything to recommend about the program. It is all pre-packaged online, one can see it is set up for any instructor to "teach" any class. The instructors vary GREATLY, they have different expectations. Online is online, few of them really make it more personable. The group work is very, very inconvenient. While they promote you can work at your own pace, it is very difficult to coordinate with 4 other persons to complete projects that have little to do with real life. The program is run with Discussion Board posts as the mainstay for each class. They require a detailed, cited response on three, separate days of the week. So, one cannot complete this on one day, you are forced to log in at least three times even if you have the work done. Some of the classes seem very repetitive. A class called Leadership seems like so much easy busy work, but then the following periods are followed by having two very important classes-Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, at the SAME time. Not a wise use of time. I have had ONE excellent instructor. The others were either forgettable or needlessly picky. For the money, I am disappointed. But, I honestly don't know if there really is a "good" online program.

WOW, all this talk based on my original question, which has not been answered. I asked if anyone knew an easy NP school for a Botox nurse to go to get her NP. Some people offered advice as to not got a school that is not accredited. I appreciate that advice, but maybe I am not clear. I am not asking for an easy, non-accredited school where I won't pass boards. I am asking if anyone feels their school was easy please let me know. Schools vary considerably: some teachers pride themselves on crushing you. I have been there. Some have to prove a point and make you work too hard on things that ultimately don't matter. Right now, I am considering University of Marysville. Any pointers are gratefully appreciated.

Hello all, Please help if you can. I am not about to step on any toes out there. I know that many well meaning nurses worked hard for their degrees so they could offer a lot. I offer something superficial, and I apologize in advance. I offer Botox and cosmetic injectables, and I am very good at it. It's really not that easy to do. But anyways, I must convert to being an NP at some point. Oh, how I dread this. I have a background in Labor and Delivery, so I thought I should take the Womens Health Care NP road, but, I was told that getting clinicals on this is very hard. And that the Adult Gerontology was easier. Is this true? If so, please let me in on where? The system does not let me accept PM as of yet, so please, please post. I am so sorry to bother you all and I appreciate this very much!!

Hello Community, I have applied to USA WHCNP program for Fall 2014. I think my chances are slim of getting in. Has anyone else applied who has little recent floor experience? I have 5 years L and D, but that was 10 years ago. I work as a cosmetic nurse and need to advance to NP due to the political climate in California. My nursing GPA is magna cum laude, but my other cumulative classes bring it down to 3.2.

Hi, I appreciate the advice. I wish I could take it, I really respect Frontier. They require 2 letters from supervisors and I have not worked on the floor in years. I am a cosmetic injectable nurse, and am looking forward to WHNP. But I have no recent supervisors as I am employed by one doctor. They want 2 supervisors who are NP's.

Hello there, I am following this topic because I am hoping to get in for Fall 2014 NP Women's Health Care NP. Looking at other's qualifications I don't see how I have a chance. GPA like 3.2, much higher for nursing but they want ALL the stuff you have EVER taken and they make it one GPA. It took me hours and hours to get everything into NursingCAS. I am waiting to hear if they got my applications, have emailed several times, no response. Basically, I am looking for the cheapest, fastest, easiest way to get an NP. I already have my own Botox injections practice, and will be doing the exact same thing. Exactly. If there are any suggestions as to how an RN who has not been on the floor in years can get into NP school, I am all ears. If anyone has been accepted to the Fall 2014 session, please post. Thanks to all! Have a great day.