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Hello! Anyone else out there that applied to the 2017 SCSU ACE cohort? Applications just closed on January 1st, so now all there is to do is wait! Eeek! For anyone else who has applied, can you please share your stats? Also, any former/current ACE st...

Hi there, the program is going great, as I'm sure you can imagine it's a lot of work and studying, but we're learning so much. I am thankful I'm not working very much but others do work more than I do. Summer semester started on July 31st, and we co...

Thank you for posting!!! About to start ABSN program, bookmarking this! :)

I am located in CT, and have a BA in English. I am in an ABSN program at a state school, which will cost around 20k, and it only takes one year. From my research, a BSN is almost certainly required for any acute care job for new grads in CT. My previ...

Thank you, Akrobeto! I believe most of the exams were around 50 questions, for both lab and lecture. I think the lecture exams are weighted higher than lab....

Hi Akrobeto- I believe our grades were based entirely on exams. Each week there would be both a lab and lecture exam, if memory serves. Lecture was multiple choice and lab was fill in the blank. It would sometimes be a bit confusing because we'd be i...

Hi there, will you be taking both A&P I and II over the summer? It was an intense ten weeks, but doable, even with working full time, watching a toddler and running a household. Granted, my husband did help a lot with our daughter- so I wouldn't ...

Second career student here.... I just want to say- I love all the nurse posts, such as Tell On Yourself If You Dare, and remember the one about the way things used to be done, like crank beds, being admitted prior to surgery for a full work up, and c...

Hi, yes I was accepted into both Southern and my second choice, Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac has a great reputation as well, but is also significantly more expensive. I will be attending Southern's program for the upcoming cohort. Best of luck in your dec...

Hi there, congrats on your acceptance! I don't yet know how many days of clinical we'll have in the fall, but I saw from another post that in the spring there are three classes in two days each week with 20 hours of clinical. I have heard good feedba...

Hi Nicole! I feel the same way! I already have a pal in the program! Is it just me or have the weeks been dragging?! Just want it to be April 6th and find out more about the program and make everything feel more real! Almost one week away finally, w...

Hi there! When I went to the info session, it was stressed to us to do as well as we possibly could for any pre-reqs we still had to take...therefore it was my goal to get As in A&P I&II and chemistry, my remaining courses. I did achieve thos...

Hi, I think you're right- it's going to be very intense!!! I don't think I'll be working at all during the program. Thankfully it's only one year! Great to hear about the positive feedback!

Woo hoo! I was hoping we would be in the cohort together! I knew if I made it in I would see you, you rocked your pre-reqs!!! Soooo excited to be starting this journey, we made it! *happy dance!* Looking forward to connecting again in a few weeks, ho...

Hi Nicole! I'm Lauren- Did you by any chance take A&P I and II over the summer at Southern? If so I think we were in class together, I have a toddler and if you are the same Nicole, you have two daughters? I am so glad your daughter was with you...

Hi everyone, I also received my acceptance letter yesterday, hoping for good news for all!!!

Yay!!!! Congrats!!! I got my acceptance letter too, I was thrilled!!! I already mailed in my letter accepting my spot- see you on April 6th? Congrats!!!

Thanks for posting Sturge! That would be wonderful if we hear in the next ten days- it's so exciting to now be in March!!! I also heard the essay counts for a lot, so I hope that's what gets me through, since I have two prereq B- from my original un...

Thank you for posting this- I went through almost the exact same experience as your wife, and was so thankful my husband understood what I was going through, and supported me! Our daughter was born SGA two years ago, and she would. not. latch. While...

Thanks for your post! I applied as well, hoping we'll know in March! I noticed on the ACE website that it says "to check on the status of your application, please use the Application Status Check system," but I haven't noticed any changes since my la...

What a great thread! I hope to be starting an accelerated BSN program over the summer, and also have been middle-of-the-night second-guessing the decision to go back to school a bit lately....my life is (hopefully) about to change in a big way in jus...

Thank you for asking this question, I am waiting to be accepted into an ABSN program and other than joining AORN wasn't sure if there was anything else I could do at this point to hopefully get into the OR after I graduate.... Sounds like I may not g...

I am a certified physician coder and chart auditor, and can tell you that most companies want three years of experience coding for the particular specialty you are applying for, especially when it comes to working from home, as you already have to be...

Thanks for your post, I am applying for the ACE 2017 cohort as well! I have a 3.7 overall/cumulative GPA, but have a B- in micro and a B- in stats from taking them both for my undergrad 10 or so years ago...really hoping I don't need to retake! Got a...

As a "pre-nursing" student on the chart-auditing side of healthcare, I want to thank everyone for their honest comments in this post- I am excited to be (hopefully) starting an ABSN program next summer, but my eyes are opened as well!! I can totally ...