Umass Amherst Nursing program

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I was hoping to aplly to UmassAmherst Nursing program sometime soon and I was just wondering if anyone can tell me about ithis program and how is it? Is it tough tough to get in? What was the requierments? What wat your requierments.

thank you so much I just wanted to get a good outook on the program and school

wow thank you so much dolphin. Im guessing I may want to ask my guidance counselor about this about trying to apply to a nursing program. Im guessing there looking for alot of science classes to. Thank you if anything eelse feel free to to say anything.

No problem. :) Glad I could help. All the best in applying to schools! Let us know how it goes.

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Did any of you that went to UMass Amherst ever meet Maura Murray while you were there? She was a nursing student at UMass Amherst at the time she disappeared.

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Did any of you that went to UMass Amherst ever meet Maura Murray while you were there? She was a nursing student at UMass Amherst at the time she disappeared.

I never met her but at the time she disappeared I was a sophomore at UMass....she looked like she was a really nice person.

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I never met her but at the time she disappeared I was a sophomore at UMass....she looked like she was a really nice person.

Do you keep in touch with anyone else that may have known her? Her disappearance is still unsolved and many people are actively looking for information/answers/anything

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Specializes in Rehab Nursing.

I graduated from UMass Amherst in 07. They have changed their program based on numerous surveys and feedback from students. When I entered UMass in 03, you were a "pre-nursing" student. That meant at the end of your freshman year, based on GPA, experience and outside activities (mostly GPA) you had to apply to the nursing program which officially started your junior year. If you got in, you would start fall of your junior year (having taken a few nursing courses in your sophomore year once you were accepted)... confusing, I know! If you didn't get in your first try, you could apply again and then start spring semester. Well, after a while of people complaining they had no idea they were only "pre-nursing" and the lack of clinical sites because of a new group of students every semester, they changed it so when you got in freshman year, you were a nursing student and they'd only accept students in the fall (or at least that's how I heard it would go after I graduated.) If your GPA dropped, you would be kicked out of the program.

I found it to be a good program and a fun 4 years. Hope I helped.

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Specializes in CNA.

thank you and yes that post helped me alot. Do you have to take anything in highschool to get in? How does the apply thing work? Apply to Umass. Then once you get in you apply to the program? Or do you apply to the program in Amherst then your in the school. What are some examp of prequisit? sorry for so many questions

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Specializes in CNA.

Thank you so much. What are some example of prequiste? to get in. How does the applyying thing works? DO you take something in highschool to get in the program first or the school?

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Thank you so much. What are some example of prequiste? to get in. How does the applyying thing works? DO you take something in highschool to get in the program first or the school?

No you don't take anything special in high school. Examples of pre-reqs would be like A+P, statistics, microbio, chemistry, etc. You take those prereqs the first two years, and then the last 2 years are the actual nursing courses and clinicals. When you apply to college, if you're interested in nursing, you would check off that you want to major in nursing and then they take it from there. Hope this somewhat helped.

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Specializes in CNA.
No you don't take anything special in high school. Examples of pre-reqs would be like A+P, statistics, microbio, chemistry, etc. You take those prereqs the first two years, and then the last 2 years are the actual nursing courses and clinicals. When you apply to college, if you're interested in nursing, you would check off that you want to major in nursing and then they take it from there. Hope this somewhat helped.

I totally get it now. Thank you Dolphin

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i'm also interested in this program, but i am just starting my RN training so I won't be ready to apply for this program until later. However, the rn-bsn online program, is it open to those outside the state of Mass?

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I never met her but at the time she disappeared I was a sophomore at UMass....she looked like she was a really nice person.

Is it possible that she was doing clinicals in Norwood, MA? Would she really be sent over two hours away from campus for a day of clinicals? I think she would've been a sophomore also with you. Do you know anyone who may have known Maura?

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Wawaloam: please see below

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