UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

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Hi everyone! Is there anyone who can provide information on the Accelerated BSN program at UMDNJ? I would like to know how durable is the program- the good, the bad and the ugly. What GPA is required for admission and how soon does one have to apply? Thanks- any info would be appreciated:chuckle

Level III Stratford student here. Any questions or concerns PM me, I'd love to help ya out.

I'm awaiting a decision from Stratford about the Spring 2011 session. I'd love to ask you some questions if you have the time.

Thanks!

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Yeah, unfortunately the traffic on that particular Facebook page moves at a snails pace....

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shoot me a personal message through here and I'll answer your questions.

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Is anyone buying their books off Amazon? The publishers prices all added up for all the books we need is around 900$ in comparison to around 450$ on Amazon. Thoughts?

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There are soon to be level II students who will be posting their level I books for sale- keep an eye out on the tenth floor for postings

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I'm an out of state student so I won't be around but thank you for the heads up!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

Buy your books where it's cheaper. I bought mine all over the place.

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For level I, the only book I read was Patho all the rest remained in the shrink wrap and were sold back new. Almost all of the information that shows up on the tests are from the slides. If you have difficulty understanding the theory and need extra clarity, then I would use the textbook. Otherwise, you're wasting your time learning 10 chapters of very detailed material, when the information on the slides that is broken down for you, is what they want you to know. If you insist on getting the books, go with the older editions for about 1/10th of the price of newest edition. It'll be the same exact material with the exception of a few pictures.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

8pack: from some of the things you just said, there seems to be a difference with Stratford and Newark. All the Level 1 students I spoke with and others who spoke with them said all books will be used for the semester. I will agree with you regarding old editions.

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We have the same syllabi, curriculum and projects on both campuses. The only thing that is different are the professors and NCLEX rates (Stratford's is significantly higher).

As far as textbooks I suppose it is all up to preference, but I assure you many of my classmates and myself do very well without reading the text. In my opinion its a waste of time to read 10 chapters of information for a test, when the notes which are a 1/3 of the size break down all the important information you need to know. You will however, need the work books for the textbook since those are turned in every once in awhile.

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JazzyJJ - thanks for the list, I'll compare them with my list and let you know ASAP. If you could PM me your email address that would be great, as it still won't let me reply to messages.

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:) Hello folks. If anyone is interested, feel free to "like" the official UMDNJ-School of Nursing page on Facebook. I try to post regular news updates there and welcome your contributions.

Also, you can view fun photos of UMDNJ-SN's first ever stand-alone Pinning Ceremony held Dec. 16 on the Newark campus. The students and their families said they had a great time....

Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year to all of our alumni, students and prospective students.

from Lynn McFarlane, your friendly marketing communications lady ;)

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