Rutgers ABSN 2012

gmm1009 · Apr 18, 2012

She responded very quickly. Hope she helps :) I was confused about the campus affiliations also because I thought it was all done at Newark. I chose New Brunswick though just because it is closer to home. I officially enrolled today so now I am just waiting for more info!

JesseNJ · Apr 19, 2012

Congratulations to everyone who was accepted. I am a student in the current accelerated program nearing completion. A few of us will be coming to your orientation in May to answer questions and give you some perspective of what it's like to be a student in the program. One early piece of advice: if you have to challenge any courses, try to wrap that up before classes begin.

yoobin · Apr 20, 2012

Hi JesseNJ! I was wondering when you were notified about the courses you have to challenge. Was it along with admissions or during orientation? Thanks so much and I look forward to meeting you in May!

montic · Apr 20, 2012

JesseNJ,

Do you know where can I get material and test format info for the challenging courses?

Thanks.

JesseNJ · Apr 22, 2012

I hope you already have a good idea of which courses you will need to challenge, although the Deans will go over it with you at orientation. If you're not from Rutgers, you will almost certainly have to challenge Cultural Dimensions. That exam was not a joke, so I strongly advise you to take it very seriously. You should have no trouble getting details on the challenge exams from one of the admins. If you're not acquainted with Denise yet, get to know her. She's very helpful and she can tell you what you need to know.

yoobin · Apr 22, 2012

Well of course the obvious ones I have a good idea of, but I wasn't sure about how their equivalencies were regarding Cultural Dimensions and Interpersonal Communications. Thanks for letting us know about Cultural Dimensions.

Did you study for the exam essentially from the time between orientation and the first day of class? It would be nice if they could let us know about the material and info now as opposed to later at the orientation.

JesseNJ · Apr 22, 2012

Obviously, this is something to discuss with the Deans, but most Interpersonal Communications classes, usually offered in the Communications departments of most colleges, were acceptable substitutes for HIP.In my year, they allowed students to complete challenges anytime before the end of the summer. This was a disaster because the first summer is crazy intense. Denise should be able to give you the syllabi for the challenge courses you need, but you'll have to ask her for them. First thing to know about Rutgers is that communicating with students is not what they do best. Be proactive and pester them if you have to.

JesseNJ · Apr 22, 2012

And I don't believe that there is an equivalent for Cultural Dimensions. if you weren't a Rutgers student and have already taken it, I don't think there is a way out of it. As I said earlier, it is a hard exam.

onedayitllbeme · Apr 24, 2012

gmm - can you explain what you meant - 'you choose new brunswick'. Do you mean you emailed the coordinator that that is your choice? when applying the only choice for accelerated was 'newark' , new brunswick didn't have the option. I wouldn't mind being at Newark, but I am not sure about only being at Englewood hospital, i'd like to be at a variety of hospitals in the west jersey area.

gmm1009 · Apr 24, 2012

yes exactly... after she called me I e-mailed her the next day and told her i would prefer New Brunswick (after asking about the difference between them). I am sure there will be more details at the orientation. I was unaware that they were doing the two cohorts until she told me

onedayitllbeme · Apr 26, 2012

Thanks gmm! I spoke to her as well (using 'her' as i don't think you are allowed to use names on allnurses) and she said i was in the newark cohort. if you didn't specify in your essay that you were placed based on where you lived. i certainly live closer to newark, englewood now, but was planning a move to union county!

She said i can switch if i can 'find someone at orientation' willing to switch.. seems like a bit of a tall order. she said not all will be at englewood hospital just more, overall though i'd feel more comfortable i think in the new brunswick program. either way i'll make it work as i have to! resigned from my day job effective tuesday. :) i will be studying hard over the next few weeks for the challenge exam. imagine not passing after you have left your job! that would be disasterous..

(so weird about the essay though as it didn't say anything about specifying the location you would rather be in, i knew about the possibility of 2 cohorts from the info session, but I didn't know that is how you choose.. hmm)

onedayitllbeme · Apr 26, 2012

btw -looks like schedule for summer is half day mond-thursday, one online class, no class on friday.