Rutgers Accelerated Nursing- Fall 2015 (Newark)

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Wow, seems like no one is applying here or maybe we just have a lot of readers. In any case i hope to apply for the accelerated nursing program for Fall 2015. originally, it was to be Spring 2016 because i haven't finished prereqs but I'm hoping to be done next spring (of 2015) and hoping they extend the deadline. Anyone else?!!

Hi everyone! I hope the program is going well for all of you so far. I just found out last week that I am accepted to the Spring '16 ABSN program in Newark and have been stalking this thread to try and get a feel of what to expect! :) Can anyone tell me how it's going so far, and what to expect as far as your weekly schedule? Is it Mon-Fri 8am-5pm or does it differ each day? My baby will be 6 months by the time the program starts in January, so I'm just trying to mentally prepare myself for how often I'll be away from him each day, and I'd like to give my father-in-law (our new nanny haha!) an idea of what my schedule will be as well. I know it's going to be tough to balance school and an infant, but thankfully my family is very supportive and I won't have to put him in daycare (phew!). Any tips, advice, "I wish I had knowns..", etc. you could offer would definitely be appreciated! Thank you!!

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Hi everyone! I hope the program is going well for all of you so far. I just found out last week that I am accepted to the Spring '16 ABSN program in Newark and have been stalking this thread to try and get a feel of what to expect! :) Can anyone tell me how it's going so far, and what to expect as far as your weekly schedule? Is it Mon-Fri 8am-5pm or does it differ each day? My baby will be 6 months by the time the program starts in January, so I'm just trying to mentally prepare myself for how often I'll be away from him each day, and I'd like to give my father-in-law (our new nanny haha!) an idea of what my schedule will be as well. I know it's going to be tough to balance school and an infant, but thankfully my family is very supportive and I won't have to put him in daycare (phew!). Any tips, advice, "I wish I had knowns..", etc. you could offer would definitely be appreciated! Thank you!!

congrats :) the fulltime program varies a little in terms of how courses are spread out from semester to semester. for our level 1, we had two to three lectures on tuesday (from 8am onwards), two lectures on wednesday (also from 8am on), a clinical day (practice lab starts at 8am, hospital starts at 630), and health assessment lab, which was split into 2 groups, wednesday and thursday. basically, you spend either two full days OR one full day and two half days on campus, and then one full day in clinical.

chances are you'll also be spending a lot of time studying somewhere quiet, possibly on campus or at a public library/coffeeshop/whatever works for you -- just because you're not in class doesn't mean you're not doing work. some classes are hybrid (partially/mostly online), so that class won't meet every week but you'll still have work to do and deadlines to meet. so even if you're only "in school" for 20 hours in a given week, you'll easily being doing another 20 hours of studying and care plans in that same week.

we did not get our official schedules until like 1 or 2 weeks before school started, just as a heads up. probably the hardest part of this program so far has been time management, and dealing with the stress of having one exam after another every week.

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone currently in the program can help. I'm planning to apply for the Fall 2016 program in Newark, but would love to hear some real life examples of what a typical week is like in the full time program. I'm a mom of 3 & really need to understand what the impact might be to my family before I dive in. Thanks so much!!

Hi TimeForFun!

Long post here but I hope it helps!! I'm in the Fall 2015 cohort and we recently finished our level 1. Though I'm not a parent, I hope I can give you some insight into the general layout of the 4 levels! However this comes with a warning: things change fast in this program, you have to plan to be very flexible, and understand that how it was for us may not necessarily be how it is for you. So level 1 you can anticipate to be in lecture for one and a half days. Each class is 2-3 hours long, and we typically are slotted for an hour lunch break somewhere in there, though sometimes classes may run over into lunch break or we may have a meeting or presentation during lunch (in this case in the past, they've fed us :) ). For our level, we were scheduled Tuesdays from 8-5, but our last class of the day was frequently online. Then Wednesday's we had class from 8-1. About half the class then had a lab shortly after for 2 hours. The rest of the class had the 2 hour lab on Thursdays. Then you can expect to dedicate one full day to clinical: Thursday, Friday, or maybe Saturday from about 8-2, though my group actually began clinicals at 6:30am. I would then say that I spent at least 20 hours a week studying and completing other assignments, though some weeks it may have been over 30. We had an exam almost every week in this level. For level two, which we are starting soon, we are scheduled for class on Thursdays from 9-8 (ouch) and Friday's from 9-12. Then we have two days dedicated to clinical. For this level, we actually have some of our clinicals in the evening (actual time for "evening" hasn't exactly been clarified for us yet, but I think it's either 3-9:30 or 1:30-7 or 2-8:30. Something like that) and some have it during the day again in that 8ish to 2ish time frame. You can have clinicals on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday at any time of day, but you are blocked for about 6-7 hours. I don't know how much time I will spend on work this semester, but I would estimate it to be another 20ish hours a week since we have 4 classes in level 2 instead of the 5 we had in level 1. From what we hear, level 3 is supposed to be the most time consuming. It's a shorter semester (12 weeks instead of 15 weeks) and you have 4 classes and three clinicals. The cohorts before us reported having clinicals 3 days a week for about 10 hours each, in the past, these were any three days from Wednesday through Saturday. Then, your four classes are jammed into 1 day, Tuesday in the past, which considering each class can be 2-3 hours long, makes for a pretty long day. Then Monday's are "off", however, some professors may opt to have their exams on Mondays to optimize the amount of time spent in lecture, so you aren't always free. From what I hear, the material in level 3 is manageably difficult, but the amount of time spent in class and clinical takes away from a lot of study time, which makes it the most difficult according to prior students. Then level 4 is smooth sailing. I don't know much about the schedule but it's only 3 classes and 2 clinicals and I hear it's not so bad. Keep in mind that you WILL be driving to and from Newark often in rush hour traffic, and depending on where you live, you may be driving an hour or more to some of your clinical sites (for me, hospitals like St. Peter's and Raritan Bay can be a good hike). They may consider where you live when they place you, but they can only accommodate so many students, and many of us live in the northern parts of NJ. So I have just gone on a lot about the amount of time you will be dedicating to this program, and though it is certainly a huge commitment, I assure you that we have several mommies and daddies in our cohort with children of all ages. It's important that you discuss with your partner or your loved ones/caregivers about absorbing some of your responsibilities as a parent. You'll hear this a lot throughout your time here: it's all about the balance. Being a student and a parent is no easy feat, but with good time management and a strong support system, you will survive and thrive :)

Thanks so much, this is really helpful. Good luck to you this semester!

How many people do they admitt into the program?

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has an idea of what the GPA looked like for the average applicant? I have around a 3.4 so I hope I'm in a good position...

Hi! I just applied to Rutgers fall 2016 cohort and I was wondering when you 2015 people heard back? The deadline is June 1, so should I expect to hear back a few weeks after that? Or is it rolling admission? I tried to look on the website and I emailed the program but no response yet! Was wondering if you guys had any helpful advice

Hello, I actually applied for the Fall 2016 cohort as well. Anxiously awaiting a reply though i called and was told they would start sending out letters towards the end of June. Cutting it close since other schools are requiring deposits soon!

Hi! I just applied to Rutgers fall 2016 cohort and I was wondering when you 2015 people heard back? The deadline is June 1, so should I expect to hear back a few weeks after that? Or is it rolling admission? I tried to look on the website and I emailed the program but no response yet! Was wondering if you guys had any helpful advice

Personally, I received my acceptance letter through an email before receiving a hard copy mid July. I would say that if you do get closer to this time, to check your spam folder because that's where mine went.

hey everyone, who among you got waitlisted at first, but then got accepted? can you share your story please? did you call to follow up? how did you find out that you got accepted and how long did you wait to get that acceptance?

I applied to both rutgers newark and nb. What are my chances of getting in? I have bs in public health concentration in community health from Montclair state university. My undergrad gpa 3.279 Grades Stats (B). I attended hudson county community college to complete my pre-reqs. A&P 1 (B+), Intro to psychology (A), Developmental Psy (A), Life Span Development (A),Chem 1 (A), Chem 2 (A), A&P 2 (A), MicroBiology (A). My GPA at Hudson 3.9. Can you also please tell me the cost of attending the program.

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