Trying to get a feel for USM's accelerated MSN...

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Hi there,

I've applied and visited the school, but I'm still trying to get a feel for students' satisfaction with University of Southern Maine's Options Program. Any past or current students have any insight? General USM reviews don't seem great, but I liked the school when I was there so I'm just trying to get a better idea.

All the basic questions- thoughts on the professors, schedule, workload, overall feel? How is the staff (nursing program, financial aid, etc)? Do you feel supported? How's parking? How is the 'cohort feel' there?

Thanks for any light you can shed for me!!

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Specializes in Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC.

I think it's not bad now.. Portland is nice- the parking is not great, not bad.. It depends on the campus really. If you do like Portland and Gorham classes on a weekday be prepared for a lot of traffic.. I didn't go to nursing school there actually, just did a few years of undergrad courses. I *think* it's gotten better- I went in 2003 and didn't like it at all. I found it to be chaotic and impersonal and didn't do well there but I was only 18. So my thought is that it just depends.

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Without going into too many details that might identify me -- I'm a current USM Options student, and if I had to do it over again, I would have gone somewhere else.

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I appreciate your taking the time to answer honestly. Thank you.

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