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I believe every cohort has a different schedule. In your first semester, you will be in lab, clinical, or class throughout the week. I don't remember having days off during Junior 1.... And yes, I am taking Senior 2 this summer :) I will have class from 8am to 4:30 pm on Mon and Tue, and clinicals on Wed, Thu, and Fri.

Thank you for your reply. I am doing undergraduate researches as a part of my Honors Project and working as an research assistant in the school that I would like to go. I attended several chances to attend meetings and presentations of doctors and other healthcare professionals about current healthcare issues. And I have an idea of what I would like to study about. Since i have a lot of limitations in getting a job as an international student, I am thinking of attending nursing externship program that are provided during every summer (if I go to graduate school..the program will be temporary but i can only work temporarily with a student visa anyway.) Would it count as nursing experience? Your advice is much appreciated!

I don't think non-direct ASU students are in a higher priority than transfer students. If you are not direct-admit, being an ASU student doesn't make any difference.

From what I heard, direct admits will get priority, and then transfer students will take remaining spaces. I guess there were very few spaces left for transfer students when I applied.

Congratulations on applying and wish you all the best! I am currently in ASU nursing program :) As far as I know, there are usually few spaces open for Fall if you are a transfer student. I wasn't able to get into a fall cohort with 3.9GPA and 85% on TEAS. It's not to discourage you if you have lower score than I did. Every year is different and I can't exactly say how many spots will be open this time. Keep your fingers crossed!

I would like to be a clinical researcher eventually. My situation is a bit different from others. I am an international student on a student visa and because of that, it can be much harder for me to find a hospital that is willing to hire me. Plus, I will have to leave this country if I can't get a job in 90 days following graduation.. I guess my question should have been, is it really disadvantage for me to go straightly to a graduate school? I don't know if I should take a risk of not being able to find an employer for the sake of getting hospital experiences that I may or may not be going to have.

I am in my senior year in BSN program. I've been doing some researches during my undergrad program and I LOVE it!! I know this is what I would like to do for the rest of my career. I am considering going to PhD in nursing right after I graduate with BSN (without working in hospital as a new grad). One thing that worries me is that I won't have clinical experience where I take a full responsibility of my patients. I love bed side nursing as well. It's not that I don't like it.. What are your thoughts about it? Do you think I need to work a year or two first before deciding to go to PhD program? Thank you..

Hi I am having a hard time deciding whether I should choose a private for-profit school or a state university for my bachelor's degree. My cumulative GPA is over 3.9 and I have 85% on both HESI and TEAS, which should be enough for both schools... A state university I am talking here has a really good honors program and is fairly reputable. It's ranked in 21 in the nation but the tuition is crazy.. about $70,000 in total. No scholarships. Nothing. (because I am an international student.) A private for-profit school is both regionally and nationally accredited and can give me over $3000 for scholarship each semester. Tuition will be less than $30,000 until graduation. It is well-known in this area. I am planning on applying to a graduate school right after I graduate from university. Graduate school should be internationally reputable since I might be going back to my country to work after master's or doctor's degree. so.. I'm wondering if graduating from a private for-profit school can affect me when I am applying for a graduate degree, or applying for a job.

Search "scottsdale community college" on google. I recently talked to one of their advisors and heard that they have no wait list for Fall 2015 (well.. they used to,but it decreased to ZERO this year.) Hope this helps!!

I can't maintain my visa status if I taken an online program so it should be campus based..

I am an international student who wants to be a nurse practitioner. My initial plan was to apply for BSN program but today I just found out that there is a ADN program in the community college I am studying now and there is NO WAIT LIST for this fall! Plus, I have completed all the prerequisites so I can literally just get in...It is A LOT cheaper as well. So I was thinking, what if I get my BS and go for RN to BSN program later..... When I did some research about RN to BSN, almost 99% of them were online, and I can only apply for campus based programs.. Should I just wait one more semester and go for BSN program? Or, Should I go for RN, then RN to BSN/MSN program(there are few in this country)? I really need your advice!

I searched for other programs but they are either more expensive or requiring different prerequisites.. I had a 3.93 GPA and my score qualifies me for the program that I applied to, but there were complicated problems in transferring documents for my visa. They said they will put me on their alternate list but I doubt I will get in.

I was gloomy for a week after being rejected from my dream school. Luckily I didn't cry over as much as I thought I would.. I just felt little homesick thinking of my family and friends I left in my country and how much I had to sacrifice to become a nurse in the US.. yes it is a painful experience but have to let it go and keep moving forward.. I will reapply for Spring 2015. Anyway here are some plans I came up with. 1. Psychology/nutrition minor or community health classes Which one do you think is better? 2. Learning a new language like Spanish. There are a large Hispanic population in my area. Should I take some conversational Spanish classes? or Rosetta Stone? 3. Medical internship. There is a pre-health major in the same university which is offering a medical internship. The thing is, I need to take additional general chemistry class and organic chemistry over this summer before applying to the hospital internship. Do you think its worth taking those two classes just to apply for an internship? I am thinking of becoming a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant. I know PA needs more chemistry classes but I am not sure if those classes would be useful when I apply for a nurse practitioner program. 4. Volunteer in hospital and American Red Cross 5. Applying for honor's school. The state university I am applying for has a really good honors classes and activities.. I might be able to apply for honors with another major like pre-health and get involved in research or other extracurricular activities for a semester. 6. Improving my English What are the other plans you can advise?.. And is there anyone who has a minor in nutrition or psychology? Please share your thoughts and how much it helped in your nursing study..

Thanks for the comments. I applied for a nursing school in a state university but they put me on the alternate list because of some issues regarding my visa. The problems are already solved though.. I am an international student and don't have a bachelor's degree.. I was looking into nursing programs in ivy league schools but do you think my scores are competitive enough for their programs?

Is there any other nursing schools that have good ratings and reputations? I did some research on nursing schools in the country but would like to have some advice from you guys... So far I have 3.93 GPA overall with 85% on TEAS... I don't mind flying to a different state...