University of Arizona Accelerated BSN

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Hi, I am finishing up my non-nursing, but I won't graduate until next May. I want to apply for the 2010-2011 nursing program. I have A's in all my prerequisites, but some of my sciences, I have taken three times. Do you think this is a problem? I also have only about a 3.0 GPA. Thanks in advance for any help. If you have any other tips, that would be great. :)

Yeah, sorry! I don't care about prestige either - I think I really meant, how competitive is admissions? :) Are you applying for next summer?

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I was looking at doing Georgia State's accelerated program, but I honestly believe that there are benefits of studying at a nursing school that has a research hospital adjoined to it (usually a medical school too). I know that some nursing schools are focused primarily on women's health, but I love how University of Arizona's classes seem to be into acute care (which I am excited about) plus you have the underserved population training.

I'd love to hear more about this. I don't know anything about the program in Georgia but U of Az sound like a perfect fit for me. I'm not a city girl by any means and have mostly lived in rural areas, save for my time at university. So for me, underserved population training is vital.

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I was looking at doing Georgia State's accelerated program, but I honestly believe that there are benefits of studying at a nursing school that has a research hospital adjoined to it (usually a medical school too). I know that some nursing schools are focused primarily on women's health, but I love how University of Arizona's classes seem to be into acute care (which I am excited about) plus you have the underserved population training.

Yeah, sorry! I don't care about prestige either - I think I really meant, how competitive is admissions? :) Are you applying for next summer?[/quo

I didn't mean to sound completely unconcerned about prestige. I just search for a quality school with plenty of opportunities for advancement.

I think you have a great point, though, about studying at a university with a strong research tradition/ med school/ teaching hospital. I am really interested in research someday after I've worked for a number of years.

i forgot-- i don't really know how competitive these schools are. i would imagine quite competitive, though.

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Chinook, here's about Tucson...

Okay, about Tucson. It's a great place for young children. There are some nice places to live, especially in Northwest Tucson and even near campus. The further south you go, the more people see it as being an older area. If you live really far in Southeast Tucson, it may take you over a half an hour just to get to school. I think there are too many condos and nice places near school for you to want to live in SE Tucson right now anyway. There are a lot of nicer, new places even with a mile north of the University Medical Center. It seems like there are a lot of small children in Tucson - always something to do. See, Tucson is kind of like a "bowl" - or at least I view it as that. I cannot see myself living there the rest of my life - maybe a maximum of ten years or something. But it is great to live there when you are in school or if you want great medical facilities. Tucson has the Arizona Cancer Center, a medical school, etc. If you like the outdoors, Tucson is a great place to live. Some of my friends think that Tucson is too small and prefer Phoenix, but metro Phoenix is sort of mostly an area that goes west to east, and if you live way east or way west, it's hard to get to everything. Tucson has pretty much everything you need. You can drive up to Flagstaff or the Tonto National Forest or Havasupai Falls or the Grand Canyon or Snowflake to go ski within a day. You can drive to New Mexico if you want. You can drive to San Diego or Mexico within a day. I don't see how you could get bored. I have lived in Arizona, and I feel like you can always find what you want in Tucson. They had an international festival a couple weeks ago. They have so many nice trails and parks. There aren't many bodies of water - they have "canals" which are like washes lol. Sometimes it's weird how some of Tucson doesn't have street lights lit at night - which can be really weird. I guess there's not really a nightlife, but you know you're not moving to a big city anyway, and you can always go to Las Vegas within a day if you really wish haha. They are still working on a lot of I-10 highway construction, but that is not a big deal if you are going to school. Tucson is pretty affordable - they have normal grocery store prices, etc. It usually is five degrees cooler in Tucson than Phoenix, and you can tell the difference. It rains a little bit more than Phoenix. It is nice to have warm weather! So that's my Tucson speech.

So do you live in NC? Are you applying for next summer?

no, i don't live in nc. i'm travelling right now, but usually reside on the west coast. i will applying to u of a for may, 2009. i really appreciate all the info on tucson. i don't need night life and the idea of even driving through phoenix freaks me out. tucson sound lovely. i love sun and warmth because i grew up in rain forest. i really would like to live close to the u to be able to bike everyday-- but there has to be an excellent elementary school nearby or i wouldn't even think about it.

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golly, am i at 15 posts yet? :bugeyes:

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Wow, rainforest? That is incredible! Traveling sounds great too! :)

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Wow, rainforest? That is incredible! Traveling sounds great too! :)

i was able to pm! hooray!:yeah:

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