Rutgers ABSN Spring 2020

Gina_nailedit · Dec 11, 2019

10 minutes ago, futurenurseBSN said:
Hi Gina! I have two kids. It is going to be a struggle but it can be done! You can do this. Everything will work out. What campus are you going to go to?

Wow you have two kids? We are on the same boat..! I am going to NB. What about you? I have just looked at the first semester course schedule one by one following the sample curriculum and Thursday the class is 8am -6:10pm and Monday is 3-9pm. There are some daytime class option for Monday but I don't know if they would let parent-students choose the class.

futurenurseBSN · Dec 11, 2019

I am going to Camden location. They didn’t give us our schedule as of yet. But I know that it will be worth it, regardless of times. Do you have any family that can help? Also, Rutgers has a daycare well at least at this campus that they give discount for! my kids are a little older 10 & 7. So it’s still rough, but I’m not sure how old your kids are!

SNJ_nurse · Dec 12, 2019

Camden Campus--

Any dates for orientation? Due dates for enrollment stuff? When does the semester begin?

futurenurseBSN · Dec 12, 2019

Camden. Semester begins Jan 21. Orientation will not begin until early January. They will send a notice in your email. Immunizations- you should have received an email to either update or submit it online. FAFSA- check in your my Rutgers portal.

SNJ_nurse · Dec 12, 2019

2 hours ago, futurenurseBSN said:
Camden. Semester begins Jan 21. Orientation will not begin until early January. They will send a notice in your email. Immunizations- you should have received an email to either update or submit it online. FAFSA- check in your my Rutgers portal.

Thank you SOOO much for the answer... really helps me

Did you hear anything about a "Bridge Program"-- two weeks, AP refresher course of sorts?

So, is it safe to assume we have until early/mid January to complete everything?

I just ask because I havent heard ANYTHING, and the holidays are coming soon, so will be really hard to get everything done...

futurenurseBSN · Dec 12, 2019

Camden. Semester begins Jan 21. Orientation will not begin until early January. They will send a notice in your email. Immunizations- you should have received an email to either update or submit it online. FAFSA- check in your my Rutgers portal.

—No problem! I have heard of the Bridge Program. I just graduated from rutgers Camden this past May (psych, bio) So I have learned about the Bridge program. They have more information online on the website about it. I feel like they are going to do the orientation the first week of January and go over this information. Don’t stress it! I would do the immunizations that they request and upload them asap. Also, make sure that you decline the health insurance as long as you have your own private one, because that is an additional charge about 1500$ if you don’t do the waiver. It’s called university health plans and then type in rutgers Camden. It needs to be in by January 31, 2020!!!

SNJ_nurse · Dec 15, 2019

On 12/12/2019 at 8:39 AM, futurenurseBSN said:
Camden. Semester begins Jan 21. Orientation will not begin until early January. They will send a notice in your email. Immunizations- you should have received an email to either update or submit it online. FAFSA- check in your my Rutgers portal.
—No problem! I have heard of the Bridge Program. I just graduated from rutgers Camden this past May (psych, bio) So I have learned about the Bridge program. They have more information online on the website about it. I feel like they are going to do the orientation the first week of January and go over this information. Don’t stress it! I would do the immunizations that they request and upload them asap. Also, make sure that you decline the health insurance as long as you have your own private one, because that is an additional charge about 1500$ if you don’t do the waiver. It’s called university health plans and then type in rutgers Camden. It needs to be in by January 31, 2020!!!

Did you already get access to CastleBranch?

futurenurseBSN · Dec 15, 2019

No I haven’t gained access to that. Not sure what that is?

chigo4 · Dec 15, 2019

For Newark students, who knows when we get to register for classes?

Qwerty · Dec 15, 2019

19 minutes ago, chigo4 said:
For Newark students, who knows when we get to register for classes?

Did you go to the orientation on Friday? I was getting a few different answers on that. One person said by next week, another said 1-2 weeks before the start of the program. One person said they put you in and you have no choice. And another person said they tell you which specific class to add, but your responsible for adding it even though there’s only one option. So honestly I have no clue lmao. Just waiting for an email or something.

SNJ_nurse · Dec 16, 2019

23 hours ago, SNJ_nurse said:
Did you already get access to CastleBranch?

Its like an online portal through which you have to complete drug testing and background check. My friend who completed the program stated that we should have access prior to program.

Have you heard anything about background checks/drug testing?

Or only to "my enrollment pathway"?

futurenurseBSN · Dec 16, 2019

Never heard of it. Are you a re enrolled student? Or new to the school. I’m a re enrolled student which means I graduated from there and I don’t see anything that you are stating.