Quinnipiac Accelerated BSN

[Macneil15]

Hi all,

This could be a naive question, but does QU help “find” money for the students it has accepted to its accelerated BSN program?

I am currently a FT engineer with >$120K in student loans. I have always wanted to switch gears to nursing, but figured it impossible because I am not willing to take out another $50K in student loans for tuition. (I know I can put my current loans into deferment which would allow me to quit my current job and manage living expenses throughout the program. My main concern is strictly the tuition costs.)

I recently spoke to someone who has graduated from the accelerated BSN program and they told me I should apply anyway, as it is such a competitive program that IF you get in QU will FIND a way for you to afford it. She seemed to have personally known a classmate who also had significant prior student loans that had a large portion of the tuition covered for them ( I’m assuming through merit scholarships, etc.). This seemed too good to be true, I was curious if anyone had any insight on this?

Thanks for any and all insight!!