Salisbury Accelerated BSN Applicants for 2014

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So I have applied for SU's aBSN for fall entry of 2014. I have been checking out threads on this site from applicants from years past and was just looking for insight from other applicants during this waiting process! I have turned everything in but just curious if anyone has received any confirmation that the college has received all of their application materials. I know that they don't really start notifying applicants until February/March but I just wanted to hear from other applicants to help me through this process!

Anyone else applied for Salisbury's accelerated 2nd degree program for the fall of 2014?

Hey guys, I'm currently in the 2nd degree program at SU (hiiiiiiiiii CDG :)) and I thought I'd check this thread because I wish more people commented when I was getting ready!

First, congrats to everyone that got in! Its an accomplishment and it will be a journey but its well worth it. If you are wait listed don't lose hope because people find out until well into the summer! And if you did not get in, good luck with your other applications and opportunities. Everything works out in the end!

If anyone needs to take pathophysiology, SU says they offer a summer course but it usually does not happen. The cheapest online course I found was through University of Northern Colorado (less than $700), it is self-paced and you have up to a year to complete it. Definitely recommend that!

I bought my books used online, but as CDG said, if you buy the bundle through the bookstore you get the code to access all your e-books which can be handy because yes, they are massive. And no, I do not take them to class. Although sometimes I do if I have to do work at school between odd hours! Also, for the person who asked about Apple computers, I have a mac book and have no problem doing all my school work and accessing everything from there.

All her recommendations were awesome -- My one other recommendation is to buy a nurses drug guide because this has been really helpful to me in clinical and writing care plans. And buy a planner and get organized as soon as the semester starts. Its overwhelming, but you'll survive!

I think many 2nd degree nursing programs can be unorganized and I actually think our program is better than most (scary thought). If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you are from out of town and need help finding a place to live or recommendations, let me know because I was in that situation and it was tough to do from far away (I'm from NJ)

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Hey! I got accepted into the program but have a few questions for someone in the program, anyone willing to email over [email protected] ?

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Anyone currently in the program willing to share what their first semester schedule was like? I trying to decide if I will be able to have a job and would love opinions or ideas for places to work in Salisbury!

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slp6,

I was trying to upload a pic of my schedule from last semester, but it won't let me for some reason. Anyway, I have typed it up for you instead:

  • Monday:
    • NURS 310 9:00 am – 9:50 am
    • NURS 312 10:00 am – 10:50 am
    • NURS 311 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    [*]Tuesday:

    • NURS 311 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

    [*]Wednesday:

    • NURS 310 9:00 am – 9:50 am
    • NURS 312 10:00 am – 10:50 am
    • NURS 319 (Lab) 5:00 pm – 7:50 pm

    [*]Thursday:

    • NO CLASSES

    [*]Friday:

    • NURS 310 9:00 am – 9:50 am
    • NURS 312 10:00 am – 10:50 am

NURS 310 = Adult I

NURS 311 = Adult I Clinical

NURS 312 = Intro to Professional Nursing

NURS 319 = Health Assessment

I worked during my first semester, but did not work more than 10 hours a week. I feel like I did not have enough time to study even with working such a small amount of hours per week, but I know some people worked more than I did and still got better grades than I did so it just depends on what is going to work best for you. Not too sure where I would suggest to work in Salisbury…I work in the mall, but I am from the area and have been working at the same place since I graduated high school in 2007 so maybe some other people from the area could suggest something. Anyway, I hope this helps a little. :)

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I'd recommend taking pathophysiology online through csmd. It's not super expensive, there are deadlines but everything is available from day one, and the professor is so nice. The textbook is available as an ebook too, which makes finding info super easy.

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Thank you so much for the information! That is really helpful :) I'm hoping to get a job and only work a few hours a week for a little extra money. I have signed up for pathophysiology at Butler Community College. They sent me a list of approved colleges and I didn't see CSMD on the list because I wanted to take it there! Where is everyone else taking the course?

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Interesting... I think they accepted mine. Maybe call them to double check.

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Hey everyone! I'm still on the fence about Salisbury or one other school because I just received a acceptance letter earlier this month. Has anyone looked into living off campus? Or does everyone live on campus?

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Hey cbrubaker05, any tips on housing?

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Sorry for the delay in responding -- been busy with working and finishing the end of the semester myself!

As far as housing: I'm from NJ but looked on Craigslist and ended up coming down here one day to check places out. I met a really nice landlord down here who showed me around a little and helped me understand good/bad areas to live in around here. If you want to PM me or send me an e-mail (I'll see that faster -- cbrubaker05 at gmail dot com) I can give you his info because he has a lot of properties for undergrad and graduate students and will match people up if you don't have anyone to live with. FYI this is all off campus housing. On campus housing tends to be more expensive. Most people in the program live off campus and some do not live in Salisbury at all.

Working: I did not working my first semester but probably could have if I managed my time better. Really, it is about time management and personal study habits. There is a lot of self-teaching and studying that needs to be done outside class time--there is a LOT of material to cover. There are some people in the program who work and do fine, and others who could not imagine working and doing the work, so it really is a personal choice.

We also had some online and hybrid (part online, part face-to-face) courses to choose from but I am not 100% positive they will offer that next Fall. It seemed to be something they were trying out. But that will give a bit more flexibility to your schedule. I took NURS 312 (Intro to Professional Nursing) online and there were more assignments than if you took the regular land-option course. Also, I took the traditional classroom Health Assessment (NURS 319) course and know that some students were unhappy with the hybrid option for this course.

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@ Lb1009 where are you from? There are lots of places to work around here, restaurants, stores, bars etc...you can apply for your CNA license after you pass the first semester and work as a CNA or patient care tech around here too.

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Anyone make a Facebook group? I want to get to know some of my classmates :)

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