UMDNJ - Accelerated BSN Fall 2005

rhp123 · Jul 22, 2005

Thanks. I will check ...

JLG112 · Jul 26, 2005

Hi there...can either of you give me the phone number to the uniform place in Kenilworth. I have an appt for a fitting this Thursday and I need to call and confirm but the number is at home and I'm at work. If you guys don't have it, it's not a big deal. Just thought I'd take a chance in asking.

red_baron · Aug 1, 2005

Has anyone recieved any Financial Aid information? I have called 3 weeks in a row and everytime i get the same response " we are constantly mailing out the packets". Well i figured 3 weeks of mailing out the packets, most of us would have had them by now. Maybe im freaking out but we start at the end of the month.. and not having one of the most important things covered makes me feel uneasy.. :eek:

spencesa76 · Aug 1, 2005

Nope, nothing yet.

Apparantly they go school by school. I called two weeks ago and they said they were starting on the School of Nursing packages. I also called the cashier's office (tuition) and asked when we could expect tuition bills. The lady there said they would be coming out this week. If you read the handbook on the SN webpage, you can supposedly defer payment of tuition until you receive you financial aid (loans). Who knows, its driving me crazy too!

Maybe the three of us can start working together and call these places once every couple of hours or so. We can make a schedule and bug them en masse until they beg for mercy and give us some real answers!

This is even better. I went to the bookstore this weekend. The SN hasn't even sent the bookstore their list of books for the Fall semester yet. All they had there were some leftovers from the Spring. The owner of the bookstore was a bit aggrivated and when he saw the copy of my course schedule, he asked me if he could make a copy of it. So we can't even get our books yet because they might be different from last Spring! Boy is it going to be expensive too. The foundations of nursing class has nine books alone, two of which were over $75 each, and the rest $30-40 bucks each. From what I could tell the other classes average 2-3 books per class. Don't know about you guys, but I was hoping to hit Barnes and Noble to get most of my books and use my discount card for an extra 10% off.

I got answers from Dr. Lapierre at UMDNJ. I will forward the email to your personal email acounts. He says he is going to get me a book list this week. Keep you fingers crossed!

JLG112 · Aug 1, 2005

Hi guys! WOW! Books are going to cost A LOT! It's so frustrating to know that not even the bookstore knows what books we'll be needing this coming sem. And what's worse is that I was relying on some sort of aid/loan to help me pay for the books. I don't know if B&N will have cheaper prices, try half.com, ebay.com., amazon.com, ecampus.com....I normally would buy my books from random sites, (whereever I can find them for cheaper). But from the looks of it, we may have no choice but to buy it last minute at the bookstore since we don't even know what to buy yet.

Still no word on Financial aid on yet either. I've only called them once, maybe I should be a bit more persistent like the two of you. :)

Sandra, your list of questions/answers were helpful. I had no idea parking would be a nightmare. I guess I'll test it out for a couple of days and see if the train is a better bet. It's too bad I don't live near a train station.

Let me know if there are any new updates and I'll do the same.

Nope, nothing yet.
Apparantly they go school by school. I called two weeks ago and they said they were starting on the School of Nursing packages. I also called the cashier's office (tuition) and asked when we could expect tuition bills. The lady there said they would be coming out this week. If you read the handbook on the SN webpage, you can supposedly defer payment of tuition until you receive you financial aid (loans). Who knows, its driving me crazy too!
Maybe the three of us can start working together and call these places once every couple of hours or so. We can make a schedule and bug them en masse until they beg for mercy and give us some real answers!
This is even better. I went to the bookstore this weekend. The SN hasn't even sent the bookstore their list of books for the Fall semester yet. All they had there were some leftovers from the Spring. The owner of the bookstore was a bit aggrivated and when he saw the copy of my course schedule, he asked me if he could make a copy of it. So we can't even get our books yet because they might be different from last Spring! Boy is it going to be expensive too. The foundations of nursing class has nine books alone, two of which were over $75 each, and the rest $30-40 bucks each. From what I could tell the other classes average 2-3 books per class. Don't know about you guys, but I was hoping to hit Barnes and Noble to get most of my books and use my discount card for an extra 10% off.
I got answers from Dr. Lapierre at UMDNJ. I will forward the email to your personal email acounts. He says he is going to get me a book list this week. Keep you fingers crossed!

JessiekRN · Aug 31, 2005

Hi Everyone.. I was hoping someone could help me out here.. I'm currently taking my prerequisites for the Accelerated BSN program, for fall of 2006, hopefully, and my GPA in those classes is very strong- I have all A's so far except for one B. However, my GPA from my actual B.A. is not as strong- it's only a 3.0, and as I understand it, that's what you at least need to apply for UMDNJ's acc. BSN. I'm worried that my 3.0 is going to affect my chances of getting into the fall 2006 program, even though I'm doing really well with my prereqs. Could any of you guys let me know if I've ruined my chances of getting in, or if I still have a shot? Any information from anyone who is in the program or about to start would be greatly appreciated and would really set my mind at ease! Thanks so much.

red_baron · Aug 31, 2005

Myself and a couple of other students from this board just started the program. I think you'll be fine with the 3.0( actually more than fine), keep up with the good grades on the pre-req's and good luck. Just apply early, like Jan for the 2006 fall.

spencesa76 · Aug 31, 2005

Well, I can't answer for the others but I had a 3.8 in my first degree and did not have any healthcare experience. I used my professors and a former co-worker as references. I doubt if everyone in the program has a really high GPA. You have to submit an essay and three references with your application. While your GPA is important (and you have excellent grades in all the prerequisites, which is probably what they will focus on), I think that these other things count just as much. Bottom line, you meet the requirements so give it a shot, but definately apply to other schools as well. There were over 500 applicants for this semester and they accepted around 80 people. Also, get your application in as soon as you can so you can be one of the first reviewed.

JessiekRN · Sep 1, 2005

Thank you both so much, you've reassured me a lot.. I'm definitely going to apply to more than one school- probably Rutgers and Seton Hall as well. Good luck to you in the nursing program and thanks again!