Taber24

Hello, I will be graduating from my ADN RN program in December and will right away continuing on to a BSN completion program. My question is can I already start applying to knew grad positions even though I still 3 month out from graduation? and probably 4 month out from taking my boards. Just for some background context I live in suburbs of Minneapolis mn. Thanks in advance.

Nevermind you commented on my other post! whoops, congrats again I am dreaming of the day that I am in your shoes!!

Thank you for the reply! and congratulation on graduating! Did you decide to continue on with metro or are you going a different route?

Thank you for your reply. What do you do during the times you met up? Does the program consist of a lot exams, papers, or busy work?

Thank you for this information!

Hello PedsRN, I am currently looking into St. Scholastica RN-BSN, I plan on working around 24 hours a week as well as having plenty of family time for my three year old. Do you think if I went full time with the RN-BSN program, I would be able to achieve this balance? Also if you don't mind me asking, where you able to achieve a good GPA throughout the program? Thanks in advance! -Taber

Looking for advice on RN-BSN programs available in Minnesota. Currently I am in a MANE program, which is associated with Metro State.. but I have heard the Metro program is very rigorous for no good reason. Plus it isn't completely online which is something I am interested in. I would love to here from people who have experienced the Metro program or other RN-BSN programs. Thanks in advance.

Hey did you end up continuing on with Metro?? Curious because I am currently in the ADN portion of the mane program with NCC and am debating on whether I will continue with metro or not.

I know this is an old post.. But out of wishful thinking I was wondering if any of you could shed some light on Metro or St. Mary's RN-BSN completion program?

Hello! I am currently a nursing student at Normandale Community College, and will be graduating in December 2017. Right after graduation I will be continuing right away with a BSN completion program. I was wondering how likely it is that I will be hired at a hospital with just my associates degree as I finish off my BSN? Another side note I don't have any healthcare experience outside of my schooling. Thanks in advance.

Hello! I am currently enrolled in the Normandale Mane program in my second semester of the nursing program and I absolutely am happy with my choice. The program is very rigorous and will keep you busy... not to mention it was quite competitive to even get in. As far as going on to earn a BSN at metro... I think I will continue with them only because the programs were really meant to continue from one to another. Other schools it is possible I would have to re-do credits, also I will be graduating in December of 2017.. So most other completion programs require you to have already passed the nclex, which would really set me a semester behind. My recommendation is to NOT go to rasmussen for your RN, because like you said they aren't accredited and your job outlook will be slim. I would also recommend when you get to the point of applying to apply to multiple MANE schools, some are more competitive than others just due to the amount of people they accept each semester.. For instance Normandale accepts 48 a semester whereas just by word of mouth I have heard Century accepts like 70 something and Anoka-Ramsey like a 100 and something?Anyways good luck!

Hello nurses! I am currently in school for my BSN. Right now I am not trying to look too far into the future, because I know I need to first graduate.. However, I do have a desire to in the future go back to school to earn a advance degree to be a midwife. I have looked into a couple programs and now I am realizing how much I really don't know! I have seen programs to simply get a masters in science for nurse midwife, and I have seen programs to get a DNP as a nurse midwife. I am just wondering what is the difference as far as practice between these two degrees? And could you just share your experience with choosing a program (what was your gpa, how competitive was it to get into the program, how many years did you work as a nurse before applying). Thank you very much, I really appreciate all the help I can get.

Has anyone heard from Normandale yet? I was already accepted last apply date for fall 2016 into the program, but I am curious if anyone has gotten a letter for this round (spring 2017) from Normandale.

Hello, I got into Normandale with a 4.0 gpa and 79.3 on my teas for the fall cohort of 2016, but in all honesty I think I was literally the last one to be accepted into the program when letters first went out, of course now more people below me have gotten in through the wait list. I am a terrible standardized test taker so the fact that I got a 79.3 made me so happy! I scored higher than 79.3 on everything, but the english section reallly brought me down. Also on side note Normandale is well respected throughout the community, and has the smallest nursing student cohorts out of all mane schools, so I really believe I will becoming out of school a very well rounded nurse. I strongly recommend Normandale if you get accepted! Anyways, I was also wondering when do you guys expect to get you letters? I am only wondering because my friend applied to century and normandale; and I don't want to keep asking if she got her letter and make her anxious. So if you have any insight on when you expect to get your letters I would love to know!

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