What’s the good the bad and the ugly? I’m at the point of paying for a private school. It’s going to be expensive for me regardless. Bellarmine is an option that I can go. Trying to return to my house in California as soon as possible. Just looking to hear opinions as I figure out my best decision for school and job after graduation.
hi, i recently graduated with my masters in biology with research in neuroscience. I have decided to look into ABSN programs, as I felt that I had many of the prerequisites, due to the two Bachelor of Science degrees I hold. One degree in in Biology with a minor in molecular biology and the second degree is in Microbiology with a minor in chemistry. I recently did an audit for the classes I have take for an in-state program and they want me to retake all of my intro classes, biology, chem, micro, +labs(almost a total of 15 courses). I had completed them in my undergrad and they said the main reason was because I need a B or higher in these classes(though on the programs requirements it does not specify that), but I have done higher levels of biology, chem and micro with labs to complete the three degrees I have. I am studying for the HESI A2 exam currently. My question is, if I have the completed prereqs and a high HESI score, do the grades still matter? I heard stories of medstudents(obvi different programs, ik) if you have a high mcat score they dont really care of gpa. thanks
I took microbio lecture at my 4-year, got a B-. Took the lab there also, which is separate, got an A-.
If I retake the lecture at another school, will ABSNs take my new school's lecture and old school's lab grades? Or should I retake the lab also. Only taking the lecture would save me a lot of money.
I need to apply to the Northeastern ABSN program before the end of July in order to start in January. Has anyone had experience with this particular program or just in general and know when they perform drug tests? I’ve been smoking weed for several years (a few hits of a dab pen every night) and I know it’s gonna take a hot second to get out of my system. I’m anticipating 12 weeks for it to come out as negative for THC.
I’m trying to get a sense of when I should quit, as I do use this for anxiety reasons and I’m not trying to quit any earlier than I necessarily have to. Do they test closer to the start date, like December? Or do they test shortly after acceptance which I anticipate would be September/October?
I know every program is different, but any input would be greatly appreciated since I really don’t want to mess this up but also am nervous about not having my main calming mechanism lol. Thank you:)
Anyone apply to Mercy University Absn weekend program? I’ve been wondering how long it takes for them to get back to applicants for Fall 2026 entry.
I’m in my second semester (out of 4 semesters) ABSN program and I know studying time varies depending on person to person but how often do you guys study? I’m 23 and doing this in the summer with many of my friends being unemployed cause they haven’t found a full time gig yet and always going out it’s incredibly hard staying focused. I’ve been doing decent, not nearly as good as I was my first semester when I had no clinicals and was laser focused on studying. Now with clinical and my lab it’s been pretty crazy for me and I value my social life a lot as you guys can tell from this post. So how often do you guys really study and any studying tips for med surg? Currently struggling in this course!
i just got accepted to the absn program that i applied for not too long ago. however i’m having second thoughts about continuing the process. the cost for this program is around 45k. i don’t have this amount of money. do you guys think it’s worth taking out loans? or should i look into applying for adn programs instead?
My chem pre req is over 10 years old.
Would really prefer to not take again. Or if you know of any schools that don’t require chem. TIA 🙏🏼
Hi all. Does anyone know of an accredited ABSN program that does not require chemistry as a prerequisite? I have completed all of the other usual courses, but have not done chem. Please let me know of any programs! Thanks