Puerto Rico school feedback?

tmp25, BSN, RN · Apr 17, 2012

My trip was great. I fell in love with the city! Both me and my friend ( moving with me as well) went to both campus. Unfortunately, we got more help at Umet and was able to sit down with the director, get our transcripts evaluated, admitted, signed up for classes, and get a tour of the facility. Umet nursing building and classes are well equipped with the necessary simulators and tools to succeed. Right now I am torn between the two, because both has its pros and cons. I will be heading back there the second or third week of May. This time geared towards La inter.

I'm glad your experience was good!!! I figured UMET would be a little helpful. I applied there last year and have gotten like 5 letters from them so far. I applied to La Inter around the same time and have yet to see anything in the mail...lol. Its okay though I'll be there soon to get all of that stuff done. I'll PM you closer to the date to see if you all will be there around the same time later on.

laleoganaise · Apr 17, 2012

I was there last fall and saved a lot more renting a car and a studio. I am planning to visit again but don't have a date yet. I will also be in a nursing program in August but haven't decided which school yet. I was accepted at UMET but feel compel to apply to LaInter as well judging from the amount of positive feedback on this site...Maybe i'll end up at LaInter after all. Good luck with your search!

hihopes22 · Apr 17, 2012

YAY TMP25!!! You got your ticket! Woot Woot! Let me know when you will be down here! The worst times to drive in the area is like 2-5 or 6. Pretty much normal traffic hours.My first few days here I had a rental and was walking distance from the beach (in San Juan) and it took about 15 min or so to get to UMET. Which is farther than Inter.

keke, will definitely let you know about any available places nearby.

Liz, will you be coming in with a prior degree?

tmp25, BSN, RN · Apr 17, 2012

Thanks for that info Laleoganaise!! I was looking on homeaway.com initially, but thanks for the new website!! But yea we are planning on renting a car too. I'm just happy to hear that the school is only 15 minutes away from the beach though! Well if you decide to go to La Inter, keep in touch!!

And yes hihopes22, we got our tickets we just need to find a place to stay now--lol. I will text you when we find a place also I have to ask you another question. lol

Keke3202 · Apr 17, 2012

Tmp25, liz or not am just glad someone answered. Lol. I also called the school today and was shocked that someone answered the phone in record time. even more shocked that they spoke english. But I have to call back tomorrow cause the director wasn't there and the receptionist tried but wasn't clear enough.

Keke3202 · Apr 17, 2012

Jen_jen88 if you don't mind me asking but do you perfer it over inter or how did you make your decision?

hihopes22 · Apr 17, 2012

Okay Tmp25! Sorry I couldn't help with a place. I couch surfed when I came. But I am sure you will find a good place. Check out gustazos.com it's like a groupon. They usually have a lot of hotel deals on there.

laleoganaise · Apr 18, 2012

No problem tmp25! Were you able to see the link because it was deleted. If not it's called airbnb. It has a wide range of places to choose from. I'm trying to visit the school in May as well. Will definitely keep in touch.

Jen_Jen88 · Apr 18, 2012

Nursekeke I was initially going to start at la inter but then began reading some not so good things about it on here so I found a post about umet. Last year I made a trip here in May and visited both schools and I liked umet much more than la inter. Just my opinion. None of my classes have been cancelled and probably won't because the group I started with was about seven people and we've met some from the Spanish program along the way. Clinicals so far have been in the VA and are amazing! Plus we get a review for the nclex in our last semester which is a class offered by the school and the professor has a 95% pass rate

Keke3202 · Apr 18, 2012

Sounds good. I guess I have to make my final decision when I go over. Am so scared and excited at the same time.

tmp25, BSN, RN · Apr 18, 2012

No problem tmp25! Were you able to see the link because it was deleted. If not it's called airbnb. It has a wide range of places to choose from. I'm trying to visit the school in May as well. Will definitely keep in touch.

Yes, I was able to see the link;) Thank you again, and yay for keeping in touch! lol

RNLizzie · Apr 19, 2012

Sorry KeKe, but for some reason this thread keeps going to my spam folder. So the only way I know what's going on is when I perodically check it! Have to fix that! Any who

Tmp pretty much said it in a nutshell about Umet!Tmp I don't know if this has been mention, because as I stated earlier I haven't been getting posts related to this thread . Why not go directly to the source and use clasificadosonline.com they have a section devoted to vacation rentals in PR!

Hihopes, I love the username by the way ; ) ! I have an A.A degree and have completed all the nursing prereqs. My only concern is that I may not be able to do the accelerated program do to me not having a Bachelor's degree. Although, I do remember someone on here saying it is possible but it's like pulling teeth. So I'll see when I get there.

laleoganaise, I couldn't agree with you more about feeling compelled to apply to both, because I too have been accepted at umet but still feel the urge to apply at La inter when I return in May!