Stony Brook Accelerated Nursing Class of 2015

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It's almost september, which means people are starting to get their applications for nursing together real soon. I'm currently in the 1-yr nursing program here at Stony Brook. A previous alum started the 2014 thread for us, so I figured I do the same. Feel free to ask questions or message me with them. Good luck to everyone applying! :)

I have a question about clinical for those of you currently in the program or have graduated.

I know a few months back some of you were talking about DEU and SB24 and how you can chose where you want to do your clinicals. I was just wondering if most students get to actually choose what rotation they would rather do or is one more competitive then the other? I would love to chose SB24 because ultimately my goal would be to work at Stony Brook upon graduation, but i am wondering how competitive it is? Like do they try to accommodate everyone or do they just place you in a group and thats your set group for the duration of the program?

I would like to do most of my clinicals at Stony Brook hospital but I am wondering how likely I would be to get that?

As far as I know, almost everyone got what they wanted. You're going to sign up for your preference on your first day of orientation. It was obvious that they based the clinical groups with where you were sitting and people who were sitting in the front were placed first. So, sit with people you want to be with and sit towards the front if you want to guarantee your spot in a certain group.

SB24 and DEU are the most popular choices. Traditional is also a choice but not many people did that. You shouldn't have a huge problem getting into SB24. Just an FYI, your clinical group is going to change with every class. DEU only matters for Med-Surge, Fundamentals, and Capstone. Otherwise we are just like traditional. SB24 is at Stony Brook for clinicals always and since you are a small group, you'll likely have many of the same people in your clinical group each time.

All options are good options. What really matters most is your clinical professor. They make or break your experience. DEU, SB24, and Traditional all have equally good clincial professors

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how much is the tuition approx for the program?

It will likely go up a slight tad for your group. But for us, instate is around 13,000 and out of state is around 32,000. If you don't have health insurance you have to pay around 2,700 more throughout the year (tip: if you aren't independently wealthy and don't have a high income while in school, you can get medicaid! Start the process early. Most people over 26 in my class are on medicaid).

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As far as I know, almost everyone got what they wanted. You're going to sign up for your preference on your first day of orientation. It was obvious that they based the clinical groups with where you were sitting and people who were sitting in the front were placed first. So, sit with people you want to be with and sit towards the front if you want to guarantee your spot in a certain group.

SB24 and DEU are the most popular choices. Traditional is also a choice but not many people did that. You shouldn't have a huge problem getting into SB24. Just an FYI, your clinical group is going to change with every class. DEU only matters for Med-Surge, Fundamentals, and Capstone. Otherwise we are just like traditional. SB24 is at Stony Brook for clinicals always and since you are a small group, you'll likely have many of the same people in your clinical group each time.

All options are good options. What really matters most is your clinical professor. They make or break your experience. DEU, SB24, and Traditional all have equally good clincial professors

Thanks for the info! What is the difference between DEU and SB24? From what I understand DEU Students do both their medsurge and capstone on the same unit, but do SB24 students do the same as well? Are you able to chose where you want to do medsurge, fundamentals and capstone?

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I wish we could get individual feedback. I just don't get how being a male with 3 degrees, 3.6 overall Gpa and 12 years of health care experience wasn't enough.

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Just received my rejection :-( how discouraging ... Congrats to everyone who has been excepted I wish ygok

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*** you all the best of luck

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i also got my rejection, but do feel relieved that i finally have an answer. Congrats and best wishes to those accepted and to those who will continue their journey else where

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Hi All

I got my rejection letter too, what are the other options we have? I did apply to the 2 year program too. Is there anywhere else?

Congrats to all who did get in!

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I joined the bandwagon of those who got rejected today. Poo! Well, best of luck to everyone. Don't give up guys!

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Yes what other programs have you guys applied too ?

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Yes what other programs have you guys applied too ?

Hey Ash, I've been applying since July to at least 10+ schools and only got accepted into one! So, don't feel bad because I've been on this road for months. Although not my first choice, the school I did get into was Utica College. They start in August and they are online, presumably easier to get in. So, try that! If not, be open to schools in every state! I googled accelerated nursing programs and printed out a list of schools in every state and went through each state to see which schools I could get into and applied to ones I thought suited me.

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If you're rejected can you be waitlisted? Or is that a separate email?

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