Wait Lists in Massachutes

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Hi There;

I live in California and am in my last semester of completing the prerequisites for most nursing programs. However, when it comes to applying to actual programs, things become difficult and most programs have waiting lists that can go on for three years, regardless of grades. Are you experiencing the same things in Massachutes? My husband and I would be willing to move if it meant completing my education in a better time frame. Any feedback that you have as to the climate of programs and education in Massachutes would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Meghan

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

Programs here, especially the good ones, are very competitive in admissions. I have not heard of programs that wait list people here in MA (though they may exist).

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Specializes in Psych; Med/Surg; Rehab.

As far as I know there are some programs with waitlists. Quincy College (ADN) has a waitlist that carries over for about two years max. UMass Boston (BSN + RN-BSN) and MassBay (ADN) have waitlists but they are only for that one semester and if you aren't called then you have to reapply to the program again. I hope this helps...

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

Just a word of (perhaps overly) cautious advice: I have heard of programs (I know there in one in CT) that advertise if you take X amount of pre-req credits then you automatically get admitted to the school and put on the wait list. I would be very skeptical about these types of programs, and have a laundry list of questions to ask them before I started in one.

On the flip side of that, MassBay had an excellent NCLEX pass rate in 2010 (though not so good in 2009) and UMassB isn't too bad ether, so I wouldn't worry about those. :)

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Hi There;

I live in California and am in my last semester of completing the prerequisites for most nursing programs. However, when it comes to applying to actual programs, things become difficult and most programs have waiting lists that can go on for three years, regardless of grades. Are you experiencing the same things in Massachutes? My husband and I would be willing to move if it meant completing my education in a better time frame. Any feedback that you have as to the climate of programs and education in Massachutes would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Meghan

Quincy College is fairly easy to get into if you're looking for an associates degree. The admissions process will be changing in the future, making it more difficult, but as of now, you take an admissions test and they base your acceptance off of that first, then move on to your grades if they have to. But their test is easy-

- the program is difficult, but Quincy's nurses themselves have a good reputation for being well prepared after graduation.. the program itself is constantly having administrative issues and communication issues between the faculty and the students. Its frustrating... Id definitely apply there as a backup, but if you can get in somewhere else, I would. Brockton Hospital School of nursing is suppose to be pretty good, but you may have to retake some sciences? Im not sure

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