Ashland University

Date: Oct 31 2020
Major: Nursing (This Major's Salary over time)
Just be aware: In lab if you hope to practice and learn how to start an IV—you will not be taught. You get ONE opportunity to stick a fake arm and then you aren't allowed another chance. If you are attending the ABSN program which I am in the school will claim that you are not eligible for scholarships/financial aid (Which is a flat out lie because I got offered 20 thousand dollars worth of scholarships at a different ABSN program. The staff is nice (Especially Tracy Crum, Katy, and Patti. These women are saints), but they can be VERY power trippy. They also gossip a lot and are very judgmental. They also are absolutely harder on students with accents or different colored skin (I am a white femail, but I have heard absurd stories from classmates where they were almost failed for not doing something that was NEVER taught to us). I don't believe it is a coincidence that every person who has failed a class has been a minority (despite them being very very intelligent and personable people). I have heard my professors say they would never get COVID tested because they would not want to have to miss out of classes for two weeks (as a student with health problems that put me at severe risk if infected with COVID I was appalled.) I think the work is reasonable and they are lenient with grading exams which is awesome. I am overall a fan of the school, but I think these are things to be aware of when applying. I do not think that many of the staff members exemplify the iCARE values they speak so much about. They can act very passive aggressive and immature (almost two faced I would say). I do not want to share details because it may reveal who I am to them, but trust me, they will snap at you and even yell if they hear something they don't like (as opposed to pulling you aside and having a respectable conversation).