St Pauls School Of Nursing Summer/Fall 2020

NurseJJ · Jun 26, 2020

I'm curious actually what made you interested in SPSON?

I actually applied and got accepted to SPSON back in 2017 and left after my 3rd semester so I do have a good idea of what it's like on the inside. Based on the reviews especially reviews that very recent, it's not great. I have a friend who used to go to SPSON in Queens and he left so I'm guessing it's still the same... However I'm not going to bring down your spirits but I will tell you the facts. One, it's not accredited. it's not NLN accredited. Two, it's crazy expensive it's approximately 50,000 for the two years you're in there and for an associates degree. You have to be aware that it's hard, especially in this COVID economy we're living in now, to get a job with an associates degree in nursing. It's hard for nurses who have years of experience to get a job with a bachelors (unless you have connections). Make sure you research the school before you even accept.

OK so the reason why I left was because of various reasons. One was the teachers in the school change faster than baby diapers. I had one who was teaching anatomy (yeah for some reason they didn't take me anatomy credits from my community college...) and left in the middle of our midterm so guess what, we had to be held back and start again. Two, they placed me in the weirdest places in clinicals. They sent me all the way to the bronx in a nursing home when I lived in the SPSON Queens area. Long story short it was the change in professors, they were nothing but money hungry so I left. I went to a four year got my bachelors and is currently working. different strokes for different folks. I did read reviews were some people say they had a good experience. A majority of people said SPSON in all locations is a scam ( they were shut down before). Now I hear people saying that the admissions office in all locations tell applicants that they need to apply to the medical assistant program and then when graduated go into the nursing program because they have no medical background. Odd because I had ZERO medical background when I started and my application process was smooth. So be careful and research wisely.

Nursewannabe, CNA · Jun 26, 2020

1 hour ago, NurseJJ said:
I'm curious actually what made you interested in SPSON?
I actually applied and got accepted to SPSON back in 2017 and left after my 3rd semester so I do have a good idea of what it's like on the inside. Based on the reviews especially reviews that very recent, it's not great. I have a friend who used to go to SPSON in Queens and he left so I'm guessing it's still the same... However I'm not going to bring down your spirits but I will tell you the facts. One, it's not accredited. it's not NLN accredited. Two, it's crazy expensive it's approximately 50,000 for the two years you're in there and for an associates degree. You have to be aware that it's hard, especially in this COVID economy we're living in now, to get a job with an associates degree in nursing. It's hard for nurses who have years of experience to get a job with a bachelors (unless you have connections). Make sure you research the school before you even accept.
OK so the reason why I left was because of various reasons. One was the teachers in the school change faster than baby diapers. I had one who was teaching anatomy (yeah for some reason they didn't take me anatomy credits from my community college...) and left in the middle of our midterm so guess what, we had to be held back and start again. Two, they placed me in the weirdest places in clinicals. They sent me all the way to the bronx in a nursing home when I lived in the SPSON Queens area. Long story short it was the change in professors, they were nothing but money hungry so I left. I went to a four year got my bachelors and is currently working. different strokes for different folks. I did read reviews were some people say they had a good experience. A majority of people said SPSON in all locations is a scam ( they were shut down before). Now I hear people saying that the admissions office in all locations tell applicants that they need to apply to the medical assistant program and then when graduated go into the nursing program because they have no medical background. Odd because I had ZERO medical background when I started and my application process was smooth. So be careful and research wisely.

Hi Nurse JJ,

I am aware of the bad rep of the school and I do have my reasons for giving it a try. I know they are not NLN accredited but you can go on to get your BSN at Chamberlin or other colleges like that who are accredited and do take St. Pauls credits. As of right now I am only sure about Chamberlin because I spoke to an advisor from that school while I was doing research. Yes the school is expensive but for someone like my who slacked of during my early years in college and didn't get the ideal GPA this is a good option for me. I also can't find too many programs that have an afternoon schedule. I was rejected by my local community college BMCC because of my GPA even though I did score high on the HESI. Yes St pauls was not my first choice but it works for where I am at in life right now.

kittyRN2b17 · May 31, 2021

Hey I’m on the same boat as you and reading your comment made me feel like I’m not alone. I actually just took the Wonderlic for the school a few days ago. The school doesn’t seem as bad as everyone makes it seem. Hopefully they get back to me soon. I did crazy research, from the schools IG to Ratemyprofessors. I also have many people in my hospital that are exceptional nurses that came from SPSON but are obviously doing their BSN while working as RNs. hope this helped you get some perspective. How is the application process going for you? Are you in the program already?

Nursewannabe, CNA · May 31, 2021

11 hours ago, venus17 said:

Hey I’m on the same boat as you and reading your comment made me feel like I’m not alone. I actually just took the Wonderlic for the school a few days ago. The school doesn’t seem as bad as everyone makes it seem. Hopefully they get back to me soon. I did crazy research, from the schools IG to Ratemyprofessors. I also have many people in my hospital that are exceptional nurses that came from SPSON but are obviously doing their BSN while working as RNs. hope this helped you get some perspective. How is the application process going for you? Are you in the program already?

Hey! I completely understand you and only you can make the decision of attending. I can say now that I am a 3rd semester student at the school and If I could I would have gone to a regular community college program. The school is not great and the administration is very difficult to deal with because they don't care. The school is run by a company called EDAFF and they own a lot more other tech style schools like this all over the country so at the end of the day you are just a bag of money. Professors quit all the time and you get new ones who don't teach you a thing. Everything that we have done so far is self teaching ourselves. Passing grade for a class is above a 78 so if you end up with a 77.9 they will not convert it over to pass you and will happily fail you so that you have to retake the course and pay again on top of the fact that you will not be allowed to advance in any of the other classes until you pass the one you failed. There is a lot more to this but if I knew all this during my first semester I would have dropped out and tried for a AAS at a community college. Not worth it but I also understand being on the other side and wanting this so bad and thats exactly why I entered SPSON. Good luck and I hope this helps.