Remington College of Nursing - Orlando

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has anyone enrolled in the inaugural Accelerated BSN class that started january 2009? what are your impressions so far?

thank you,

topcat

Hey Folks,

A few details on my interview....interesting questions on handling stress, discussions of what I thought nursing really was about. Discussions of goals beyond school. Weaknesses and strengths.

Over to you!!!

David

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i am in the inaugural class at remington college. when i initially considered remington i was a very hesitant because of tuition cost and accreditation. before starting at the school i met with various faculty and asked them about their educational and career backgrounds as well as how smoothly they anticipated the accreditation process to go and within what time frame they expected accreditation to be granted. because of their levels of experience, involvement in other well know bsn programs and the confidence with which they answered accreditation questions, i felt safe investing in a degree from remington. the tuition is still very high. 30k. my rationale was that the other program i was considering would have taken twice as long for me to finish, therefore attending remington would allow a years worth of nursing income when i would have otherwise been completing the 2 year program. i added up all the expenses of the other 2 year program, tuition, supplies, books etc etc and the final difference in cost was approx. 15k which i could have easily compensated for during my first year nursing. at remington, everything is covered in your tuition, which make things easier, yes and more expensive. other concerns.... when they say accelerated, they are not kidding. my bs was in molecular biology and microbiology and i worked close to full time and tutored during my bs. this program is more time consuming and stressful than any of my 4 years at ucf. plan on isolating yourself for a year. the first quarter just ended and the second quarter is a little better. i actually have time to see people outside of school, husband, family etc. still no time for friends. the vp of our school recently informed us that we will be have accreditation visits soon and they expect full accreditation shortly after we sit for the nclex and i believe her. the school is very on point. our class size is only 17. two dropped out by the third week because they couldn't hang. the staff at our clinical rotations seem to be impressed with our level of knowledge. also, our clinical instructor seem to be really popular at the hospital which opens door for us to see things we ordinarily wouldn't see on the floor. the faculty is great and you get a lot of direct attention. overall, i am very happy i'm at remington. based on the number of visiting student i see, if you are interested i would try to apply soon and take advantage of the fact that the school is still relatively unknown. i think it will become competitive soon. sorry to be so lengthy, i hope this was helpful!

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Thanks for the details, are quite helpful. I have visited the school several times, perhaps I saw you there...were you at the open house in April? I am one of the ones waiting to hear if accepted, hope to see you there and thanks again for the detailed info.

David

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Does anyone know when the next class will be after the July acceptance? Will it be January 2010?

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It will indeed be in January according to the information that was shared with me.

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Thanks! I am trying to decide between Remington and Chamberlain in Jacksonville (I live in St Augustine). Chamberlain is not an accelerated program but they do take transfer credits of the pre-reqs but it will take 2 years vs the 1 year at Remington.

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Good Luck with your choice. I live in Lady Lake and live 52 miles from the school...so will be commuting. I only have a year that I think I can afford to take off so Remington is right for me. Keep me posted!!!! Feel free to give me a PM if you want to kick any thoughts around.

D

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hi all,

just to let you know that i am in the program. i received my admission letter from remington some hours ago and i hope that you did have the same thing. good luck for everyone.

i hope to meet you soon in orlando.

thanks

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Cograts Nato!!I haven't received anything yet. Was it by smail or email? I sure hope I hear from them today so I could start planning. Wish me luck!

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Hi Princess0,

To answer your question, I did receive a package from Remington College last Saturday in my mail Box. The letter says "Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that your application for admission to Remington College of Nursing BSN program has been approved subject to making satisfactory financial arrangements....." I sent back my Confirmation of Acceptance Form this morning.

I wish you good luck and hope to meet you all soon in Orlando.

Thanks

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hi all,

have anyone received or heard anything from the school, yet? lately, this forum is very quite. be happy and relax before getting good news.

good luck to you all.

thanks

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i havent checked my mail since Monday, but I think I am going to another program. good luck!!!

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