Sept 2010 Roll call LPN Programs!!!

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Hi future LPN's,:nurse:

I just wanted to say:yeah: Congratulations :yeah:on passing the entrance exam and the interview process. :yeah:This Roll call is for thoese who are starting in Sept 2010. Lets do this journey together and share our experiences...

So state your First name, School, location and program length for starters!!!!!!

Monique, Eastern Suffolk Boces, NY 18 month partime evenings

I started class on Sept 12, I start Clinicals on Tuesday I am so nervous and excited

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My name is Shaniece..Hopefully i will be starting class in March..and i live near Buffalo New York

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Hello all, and congrats!

I'll be attending Middlesex County Vocational School in Piscataway, NJ starting September 7th. I chose the part time, 20 month evening program, as I intend to keep my full time day job (changing careers). I can't wait- I'm chomping at the bit to start classes already!

Best of luck to all! :yeah:

Hi SaraSmile3,

I just took my entrance exam today at middlesex county vocational for the lpn program and I'm very curious to know how intense is the evening program if you are still attending? Also your opinion about the program is it worth it. I also took the entrance exam at the universal training institute in perth amboy and will have to make a choice. any feed back about the school would be helpful. Thank you and good luck to you!

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Hi SaraSmile3,

I just took my entrance exam today at middlesex county vocational for the lpn program and I'm very curious to know how intense is the evening program if you are still attending? Also your opinion about the program is it worth it. I also took the entrance exam at the universal training institute in perth amboy and will have to make a choice. any feed back about the school would be helpful. Thank you and good luck to you!

Hi LadyTee,

Congrats on taking the exam :) I made it through the first round of finals and am currently one month away from being halfway through the program. The course is very intense, especially the first semester. We lost almost half of our class after the funds and a&p finals :(

Even though I'm looking forward to the summer break, I really enjoy the course and the school. For the 2nd semester, we take med surg 1 and pharm, and have clinicals twice a week and every other Saturday, so enjoy having a social life now while you can lol. The instructors are great and helpful, they will work with you one on one if you're having trouble with anything. The only thing that I'm hoping will improve is access to hospitals for clinical sites; we are in ltc centers now, but since hospitals in nj only hire RNs, we are having a hard time getting in, but I think that's the case with any LPN school.

I don't know much about UTI, so I can't offer an opinion. How much is their tuition? I am in county, so the total program not including books and uniforms is $4350, which is a great price.

Feel free to ask me anything, I will be more than happy to help if I can! :)

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Thank You so much SaraSmile for responding to my email. Wow almost half the class failed...must be really intense. How do they give A&P? Is it by itself or is it given with other courses? I took it in college I wonder if they will except transfer credits. Also, does the school work with a nursing program called ATI? I live in NY so if I get excepted I will be driving into NJ which isnt so bad because the traffic will be heading the other way. Are there any students in your class that commute from NY? UTI is more expensive its $15,100 the evening program is 15 months. Mon-Thurs 6pmtil 10pm. There is a class starting may 23rd and the next class will be in september. I have to decide very quickly. I feel confident about the exam I took at middlesex but I need to weigh my options. Thanks for listening your feedback is always appreciated.

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Thank You so much SaraSmile for responding to my email. Wow almost half the class failed...must be really intense. How do they give A&P? Is it by itself or is it given with other courses? I took it in college I wonder if they will except transfer credits. Also, does the school work with a nursing program called ATI? I live in NY so if I get excepted I will be driving into NJ which isnt so bad because the traffic will be heading the other way. Are there any students in your class that commute from NY? UTI is more expensive its $15,100 the evening program is 15 months. Mon-Thurs 6pmtil 10pm. There is a class starting may 23rd and the next class will be in september. I have to decide very quickly. I feel confident about the exam I took at middlesex but I need to weigh my options. Thanks for listening your feedback is always appreciated.

No problem! A&P is on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the 1st semester; if your credits were within the past 5 years you may be able to skip taking it. You would have to speak to the program coordinator once you are accepted.

It is definitely very intense, and you must keep ahead of the lessons if possible, once you fall behind it is hard to catch up. No one in our class travels from NY, the furthest I believe is south Jersey about 45 min away. Out of county tuition is just a little over $5000, so it is still the least expensive program in the area. Keep in mind that the school doesn't offer aid, but you can use 3rd party reimbursement or grants.

The school does use ATI, we had to complete a couple of modules prior to moving on to the 2nd semester, and we take ATI tests periodically through the program.

I would highly recommend this program, I love it and the class becomes your 2nd family :) I've also spoken to a few graduates and they said that all have found jobs right after graduating; the program is thought of highly by employers.

Let me know what you decide, I hope to see you in September (I'll be a senior then, yay lol)!

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Ok thank you Sarasmile for your help and information. I will definitely let you know! Good luck to you.

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No problem! A&P is on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the 1st semester; if your credits were within the past 5 years you may be able to skip taking it. You would have to speak to the program coordinator once you are accepted.

It is definitely very intense, and you must keep ahead of the lessons if possible, once you fall behind it is hard to catch up. No one in our class travels from NY, the furthest I believe is south Jersey about 45 min away. Out of county tuition is just a little over $5000, so it is still the least expensive program in the area. Keep in mind that the school doesn't offer aid, but you can use 3rd party reimbursement or grants.

The school does use ATI, we had to complete a couple of modules prior to moving on to the 2nd semester, and we take ATI tests periodically through the program.

I would highly recommend this program, I love it and the class becomes your 2nd family :) I've also spoken to a few graduates and they said that all have found jobs right after graduating; the program is thought of highly by employers.

Let me know what you decide, I hope to see you in September (I'll be a senior then, yay lol)!

Yay, I received my letter today stating that I passed the entrance exam to Middlesex vocational tech!!!:yeah::nurse: Now I need to chose day or evening program???

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Yay, I received my letter today stating that I passed the entrance exam to Middlesex vocational tech!!!:yeah::nurse: Now I need to chose day or evening program???

Congrats!!! :yeah:

Did they send just the letter or the packet with information? IIRC, I was sent the packet with my approval letter and that included a paper that I had to send back letting them know of my class choice and a confirmation of my attendance. If you only got the letter, the packet should be following shortly.

You could always call the East Brunswick office and ask what the next step is. Have you decided on definitely going here? Are you choosing the night class?

We are almost officially halfway through... next week is our med surg 1 and pharm finals!! :D

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Thank you Sarasmile! I received the information packet. it had info on incounty tuition also info on getting a background check. They gave us a date in july to come in for a meeting with the school. I guess I will have to chose day or evening by then. By the way, what are the daytime & evening hours? Do you know what is the required grade point average to successfully complete a course? Also does the school utilize an exit exam?

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My name is Shelly. Hopefully i will be starting class in this fall.

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Thank you Sarasmile! I received the information packet. it had info on incounty tuition also info on getting a background check. They gave us a date in july to come in for a meeting with the school. I guess I will have to chose day or evening by then. By the way, what are the daytime & evening hours? Do you know what is the required grade point average to successfully complete a course? Also does the school utilize an exit exam?

Awesome, make sure you have everything in the packet that they ask for completed by the orientation date. The evening class is 5:30-10:00, but for the most part we are out when we are done with whatever chapter we are working on, so sometimes 9-9:30. For clinicals though, we don't usually get out early. I believe the day class is 8:30-3:30, and clinicals are 8-3. Day program is 15 months, and night is 2 years (it goes by so quickly though).

You have to have a 75 to pass, and there is no rounding up, even if you have a 74.9. I think they have an exit exam too, I have to dig out and check in the handbook (which you will be getting at orientation).

Let me know if you have any other questions, and if you decide on the day or night class! :)

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