katie_n

Hello! I am currently taking prereqs before applying to nursing schools, and I am curious if any of you are applying to the ABSN program at OU, as well. I am just trying to get a handle on all the options for students who already have a bachelor's. What draws you to this BADNAP program over the ABSN program? Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. It looks like I can rent for about %50-%60 the cost of buying new, so I'm thinking that might be the best bet.

GrnTea, My B.A. is in English, and that's part of why these text book prices are killing me. I'm used to paying like $80 for lit anthologies (all of which I have kept because I am a nerd). So looking at $265 for a chemistry book is a lot to stomach, and I'm sure it just gets worse!

Starting back to school this fall! I have four prereqs before I can apply to the ABSN program I want. I'm taking Gen. Chem. I and Anatomy this fall and Physiology and Microbiology in the spring. My B.A is in English and I never thought I would be excited about taking hard sciences, but I am so pumped to start on this journey!

Hi Nursing Students! I am working towards applying to an accelerated BSN program and will be taking science prereqs this year before applying to nursing school next year. I am taking Chem and Anatomy this fall and Phys and Micro next spring. My question is, have any of you used (or wished you hadn't gotten rid of) your textbooks from your prereq classes to help with your nursing classes? I am considering renting the textbooks if I would never use them again. Any other tips about preparing for nursing school (especially an ABSN program) would also be appreciated. Thanks!

kgdouglas - What did you learn from your appointment? I have emailed several times, but have yet to receive a response, although I did receive an automated "currently out of the office" response the first time, so maybe they were just on vacation. If I do not hear back soon I will call to schedule an appointment hopefully. Right now I'm in the process of enrolling in some pre-reqs at OSU-OKC. Excited to get started on this!

I am also new and this is also my first post! I am planning to apply the the OU ABSN program, too, and just wanted to reply so I can see what others have to say. :) I sent an email to one of the nursing advisors yesterday asking some similar questions, so I will let you know what I hear back. I need to complete the four prerequisite sciences, but I wouldn't have any of them done before the application deadline in September, so I am assuming I will need wait to apply Sept. 2015 to start June 2016. But if the advisor says to go ahead and apply this year, I totally will! I am okay with waiting another year, though, as my littles are 3 and 1 and I think it would be easier to be in school full time when they are a little older. I am trying to decide where to take the prereqs. Does anyone know if it is very important to take them at OU? I'd rather take them at a school in OKC (I'm thinking OSU-OKC) than have to drive all the way to Norman for two semesters. But if taking them in Norman will make my application more competitive, I would do that! I am so excited about this program and pursuing a career in nursing! I never ever would have guessed this is what I would decide to do even a few months ago, but it's crazy how things can change! :)