I have almost completed my BSN and am considering my next direction. I will be teaching locally when I am finished. I want to finish my Masters degree and need to have some guidance from those of you in academia.
Should I continue with my current University for the Masters in Nursing Education or should I change schools? I went to a graduation the other day for some of the students that held clinical on my unit. The graduation program detailed each of the instructors and their education. Out of the 6 faculty members, none of them earned their graduate degree from the same University where they earned their bachelor's degree. Is there an unwritten rule that you should change schools once you complete your undergraduate degree?
Any help here would be appreciated. I am really wanting to take the correct steps so I can secure a full time teaching position and don't want to make any mistakes with my education ... it is so expensive and I have worked to hard to not have my education respected in the academic environment.
I attend the MSN program at the same school I received my BSN from. I tried to escape it (as it is a costly school), and tried a state school for a semester, but I found myself drawn back (I had my ADN before the BSN, so it will be a total of 2 schools when I am done). Another factor (for me anyway) was that there are few schools in my area with a MSN in nursing Ed. As far as the philosophies go, It really didn't sway my opinion. Sure I was familiar with all that, but to me, the MSN is soooo different than the BSN program. The application process was another consideration- no GRE, just a re-application, and I was accepted ratherquickly (I had to reapply b/c I attended another school for a semester, and was out of the school for a total of 1 yr).
In hindsight, although I wanted to save $$, my thought now is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". BTW I'll be paying off these loans until it's time for my 5 yr old to start college
I think you really hit the nail on the head. If it ain't broken - don't fix it .... exactly! I am going to stay with UoP and then finish a post graduate degree locally.
By the way - are you finished with your MSN? What school are you going to?
i think you really hit the nail on the head. if it ain't broken - don't fix it .... exactly! i am going to stay with uop and then finish a post graduate degree locally.
by the way - are you finished with your msn? what school are you going to?
i'm in ny- molloy college- a little bitty catholic college on long island. they have a decent reputation on li, and it's pretty personal, imo (it better be, for what we pay them)!! i had a little bit of a setback (well a big one- getting divorced ), so i'll have to stretch it out for an extra semester. only 3 semesters left (or 5 classes- it sounds shorter that way :) ).
), so i'll have to stretch it out for an extra semester. only 3 semesters left (or 5 classes- it sounds shorter that way :) ).
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I think you really hit the nail on the head. If it ain't broken - don't fix it .... exactly! I am going to stay with UoP and then finish a post graduate degree locally.
By the way - are you finished with your MSN? What school are you going to?