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I'm in my first semester of an ABSN program at a private college (not cheap unforch). Two days before orientation we received a letter in the mail stating that we must purchase Kaplan Nursing for a total of a little over $500, that would be used over the course of our four semesters. This was frustrating for the fact all of us had already figured out our loans and money situation, only to have a considerable chunk of money added to our expenses at the last minute. My problem is with Kaplan itself. It's very obvious that the school is gaining financially in some way for requiring the students to purchase Kaplan. Our professors have forced it into their cirriculum with assignments worth, on average, 1% of our grades. These assignments never match up with what we're learning at the time and offer zero benefit to our learning... and that's not an exaggeration. Does anyone else have this problem? It seems wrong to me to be squeezing these extra pennies out of nursing students who are already drowning in student loans. Shame on my college, I guess. Rant over, thanks for reading!

i know of two people in my cohort that came from the waiting list. it's likely there is more, but those are the two i know personally.

here's what it says about prereq completion Completion of all prerequisite coursework by the end of the semester preceding the cohort start. also i recommend looking at the handbook if you haven't already. heres's a link and the ABSN info starts on page 113 i believe http://www.jchs.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Jefferson-College-Catalog-2016-17-ml.pdf#114

They just need to be completed before the start of the first day of the program. I know it says that somewhere online I can try to find the link. I still had to take micro, that English class, nutrition, and ethics when I found out I got in. I took a&p2 in the summer and they also didn't have that final grade yet once I found out. I did have to send in proof that I was registered in the necessary classes i still had to take (in the form of a transcript) in the upcoming semester. It was the only school I applied for since it had a spring start, and if I didn't get in my plan was to apply for several more programs for fall starts. But it's a simple application with no fee, really can't beat it. I have heard really good things about the nursing program based on what I could find. It's a very small school which i think is why it's hard to find a ton of outside info on it.

I did get into the program and am starting in January! I have no idea what the average GPA is but my first degree GPA was around a 3.1. I had a 3.9 in the science prereqs. I also had about 2000 hours of patient care hours as an EMT. I thought my first degree would give me enough English credits but it didn't and I am having to take literally English 101 this semester before I start to satisfy the requirement. Kind of silly but I'm grateful to have gotten into the program.

Hi, I'm looking for anyone who has information on the nursing program- specifically the ABSN- from Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, VA. I've applied for the Spring 2017 start and am waiting to hear back, but I am a little worried about the lack of information I've been able to find on the program. Is there anyone who's gone through any of the nursing programs there, or any other prospective students? I'd love to hear from anyone with any information. Thank you in advance!

Can anyone tell me if JCHS's absn is accredited or not? I'm a little confused because theyre website says two different things. Any help would be great!

i know this is late, but did you get into the program? i'm having trouble finding information on it and was trying to figure out if my prereqs and GPA are competitive or not. Thanks!

I know this is pretty early, but is anyone planning on applying to Marymount's Spring 2017 ABSN program? I only see dates for Fall admission on their website, which worries me with so many schools changing their ABSN to CNL or just getting rid of it altogether. If you are, what are your stats and where else are you applying?