University of Rochester

alli521 · Feb 5, 2009

I actually want to know this info too, did you get accepted to the program??

3Triages · Feb 17, 2009

No I am considering applying to the accelerated progam but I wanted to hear from someone who may already be in the program. It seems like a good program, my concern is the distance and location.

alli521 · Feb 17, 2009

and the price?? where are you from?

I have looked into the program a lot.. and the UofR is like the 12th nursing school in the nation.. (or something like that..) its an excellent program.

3Triages · Feb 17, 2009

My concern for me since I am from NYC is living arrangements. Rochester by car is about 8-9hrs. . . as you previously mentioned, the $$$$. I would like to hear more about the professors, students, pros and cons of the program

YogaRose · Mar 2, 2009

I just visited U of R and spoke with the Director of Admissions. It seems like a very personal program and she was very helpful. UofR is less expensive than some other programs I am looking into because it is only 3 semesters (spring, summer, fall). The Director said that it works out to about $50,000 for the whole BSN program, not including housing and personal costs. It is however more expensive than my state university's program, which I'm not thrilled about except for the cost

If I went there, I would ideally be living with (extended) family. My cousins live in the area and the cost of living is lower than where I live now (seacoast NH). Also, there is not a lot of transportation costs because the nursing school is connected to Strong Memorial Hospital by underground tunnel. From what I gathered, the majority of clinical placements are in that hospital (one of the top in the country).

The director mentioned that all of the faculty are required to be either actively practicing medicine or doing research.

I'm looking at a few schools all over the east coast. The pros for me at UofR are the cost, the 12 months, and that my family is close by.

My cons are that most of the clinicals are done at the same hospital and the cold weather (it's silly, but it matters to me). There are a ton more +/-, but those are my top ones right now. Overall, it sounds like a great school and great program!

RochesterRN-BSN, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

Hello all! I am actually a grad of the program--in 2003, the first class to graduate from the program. It is a newer program and 24 of us were the first class to go through the program back in 2003. I work in psych ER right now and a couple of our techs are in the program currently. They told me there is about 100 students now. So it has quadrupled in size since I graduated.

The professors are very good. Not a bad thing to say about any of them really.

The pathophysiology/pharmacology instructor there,Amy Karch, is amazing...she is the author of the Lippincott's Nurses Drug guide. They have some very experienced instructors. The only class I didn't care for was research....but most people don't like that class....The hopsital where the larger part of the clinicals are is Strong Memorial Hospital/Galisano Children's.....I actually work there now, like I said in psych ER....it is the largest hospital in the area and if you are interested in peds they are nationally known for their peds. Several peds units, a PICU, NICU...and all the adult ICUs are separated by specialty. A MICU, SICU, CTICU, Burn ICU, Resp. ICU, etc.... and lots of medical, surgical, OB/GYN units.....so you have a lot if areas there where you could do your clinicals and possibly get a job after graduation.

It is a well known and respected program.....

Let me know what other things any of you might want to know, happy to help.

3Triages · Mar 4, 2009

What numerical grade is considered passing in each course?

RochesterRN-BSN, BSN, RN · Mar 4, 2009

What numerical grade is considered passing in each course?

Ummmmm.....I Honestly don't know. Good question. I might take a guess and say a C but I honestly don't know. I guess I never got to the point where I needed to worry about if I was going to pass or not.....

alli521 · Mar 4, 2009

Hey everyone, this is prob going to be directed mostly to psychRN, but I was wondering if anyone knows of any ways to look for apartments/houses in rochester while we are not there? I know Bing U has a like website where people can post their information about outside housing, does U of R have anything like that? What areas would be safest to live in?

YogaRose · Mar 4, 2009

I don't know about a U of R website, but craigslist is a great tool.

I've been visiting the Rochester area yearly or more often since I was born. I can't say much about downtown Rochester, but Chili is a great suburb (my mom grew up there and my extended family lives there) and is only about 15-20 minutes from campus if you have a car. Henrietta is also pretty close- it is where RIT is located and is the big shopping mall area. As far as I've heard, most of the suburbs are family-friendly and pretty safe.

I also just found a website called rocrooms.com, which is specifically for students.

Good luck with the search! Are you definitely going to UofR?

alli521 · Mar 17, 2009

Yea, I think I'm defintely going there. I just have to finalize papers. I've heard such good things about the program that its hard to say no. Are you a nurse/nursing student?