university of detroit Mercy second degree program

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I just heard 18 people didn't make the cut in the first two weeks starting the second degree program in January 2010. Can someone confirm this or is it nonsense? That seems like a lot of people.

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Eighteen seems like a lot the second week. My off hand opinion: unlikely that 18 were dismissed the second week. One, two weeks isn't enough to really evaluate people. And two, most nursing programs need to collect tuition and therefore tend to weed out only enough to "make a statement." I didn't go to Mercy--or through a second degree program. But I went to Madonna and you know how you kind of know or hear about places. I suppose the only thing I know for sure about Mercy is it is CRAZY expensive! Good luck and hope someone responds who actually knows.

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I couldn't go to U of D Mercy or Madonna (I really really wanted to go to either one!!) b/c of how expensive they were. I agree with Jennifer - it was probably due to money for most people. Thats what happened to me with UDM. I was all set to go for the traditional BSN program (even flew out to get settled w/ my dorm) but it fell through and money was a main reason. Even with all the scholarships for academics they give out, its just so hard to find the money for a private college like that. :(

Good luck though - if your trying to get in, I hope you make it! :)

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Oh and as far as competitive GPA maybe playing a factor - I doubt it. The average GPA when I was coming in for traditional BSN was around a 3.5. So it was moderately competitive but no where near as competitive as west coast nursing schools. So I'd still say it was mostly financial situations not working out for people.

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Well, I guess U of D has a 2 week assessment class and if you don't pass it, you are out. And there are some people who don't pass it and that's it for them. Someone who went to the program told me who was about to graduate but who knows. I heard Madona is very expensive too, isn't it? Like 30 or more per year?

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Well, I guess U of D has a 2 week assessment class and if you don't pass it, you are out. And there are some people who don't pass it and that's it for them. Someone who went to the program told me who was about to graduate but who knows. I heard Madona is very expensive too, isn't it? Like 30 or more per year?

Yeah Madonna is 35 a year when I calculated it out. That was a year or so ago. It takes alot of hoops to jump through to get into the actual nursing program too. Honestly, its amazing they get so many people given how much it takes to get in. But its a really nice school, so that might be why.

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Yeah, things have changed. In 1990 when I started at Madonna it was totally easy to get in, even with so-so grades. No hoops. Just a matter of filling out the application. It was $400-something a credit hour my senior year in 1995, and since some nursing classes are 10 credit hours, it was expensive, and assuredly a lot higher now. Sorry to hear folks not getting through due to finances. :(

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HI i just graduated from U of D in May 2010 and I started May 2009. I can tell you that we started with 60 people and only 49-50 graduated. those that we did lose were lost the first two weeks during assessment.

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HI i just graduated from U of D in May 2010 and I started May 2009. I can tell you that we started with 60 people and only 49-50 graduated. those that we did lose were lost the first two weeks during assessment.

What was the U of D program like? I'm curious, as I've been sad about not being able to have gone there, and I'm just wondering if it was nice/good of a school/program as I envisioned it being.

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Wow, Madonna hasn't really increased all that much in price then, if it was 400 something back in 95. I graduated within the past year and was paying $490 per nursing credit. Still hefty....but not as much of an increase as other schools have went through in that amount of time.

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Umm personally I hated U of D but thats just me everyone has a different opinion. We had some really really bad instructors. Some classes were horrible and I learned very little at all. As students we did the minimum that we needed to get by because we were too busy for anything else. On the other hand we did have some really great instructors as well. But everything there is SO disorganized! For example the first day of class I showed up to the room that was printed on my assignment and myself and others sat there for 30m before a teacher came in saying we were in the wrong room. Stuff liked this happened the entire year down to the last week. Being fresh out of college now I feel like I paid an insane amount for tuition and I wish I would have taken that into consideration. Another thing is after graduating I don't feel like I am at a level where I should be, but I am okay with that because in nursing you learn as you go and get out there. So yes I hated it and I think a lot of my classmates would agree with me, but if I had to do it all over I would. It was fast, it was easy to get good grades, and I have a job and a degree!

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