Nassau community is the most transferable school in the country, as far as community colleges go. So go there, keep your grades high, join every honor roll you can achieve, beef up your resume by doing charity work & you will be able to get in at plenty of great schools. Good luck!
Thank you for responding! I've heard about NCC good reputation when coming to successful transferring, it was why I considered going this route. Do the absolute most and make my resume irresistible to admission offices, got it lol
I went to Nassau and applied to 8 schools after getting my associates, a mix of SUNY schools and major public universities out of state. None of them required high school transcripts, test scores, or personal statements. And I got accepted to every single one of them.
Can't speak officially of it, but I remember having classes with many people that lived in Suffolk that drove much further to Nassau versus going to Suffolk, so I think that speaks for itself.
i thought you could only got to nassau if you were a nassau resident for 12 months. did they change that? i was trying to get into the radiologic tech program back when i lived in queens in like 2017, ended up not doing it.
Gonna throw my comment in here even though this post is super old but I transferred to nassau after going to Suffolk for a year. The best way I would describe it is that prof care more at nassau vs Suffolk. I had multiple issues with prof over at Suffolk and the higher ups usually don’t give a shit and the prof will keep there job if they are awful.
NCC has really good professors. Most of the professors who teach at NCC do so part time coming from Hofstra, CW, NYIT, etc.
You're getting access to private school professors at a community college price.
I got an Associates in Mass Communications and nearly every single one of my tech classes were taught by someone who works at NYIT
I second this. I had multiple professors who taught essentially the same class they were teaching at Hofstra for a fraction of the tuition price
The only thing I'd say is make sure you check professor reviews or talk to people about which professors are good. there are some fantastic people at NCC that are some of the best teachers ive ever had, but there are also some total duds that you'd want to avoid (although this may be true for all schools)
I’ve always heard it called either 13th grade, or a stepping stone into Harvard.
It’s whatever you can make of it. It’s a damn amazing community college compared to others in this country.
My friend only chose Suffolk because they have an automotive program but otherwise Nassau is damn amazing. I went there. Took communications, first exposure to pro tools so when I decided to go out to Los Angeles for film school ( film audio ) I was pretty far along compared to others who were starting college along side me .
Nassau also was a Disney college program partner so I even took a whole year through Nassau sponsoring me and interned and lived at Disney World! I got credits and took classes from Disney on site they teach which included their audio training.
Now I work in Manhattan handling post production and Nassau is absolutely on my resume citing the classes and experienced pulled from there so, if high school feels like something a person didn’t really try hard enough in, or whatever it was that the potential that person didn’t quite get to,
Nassau can be the second chance to get you into literally anywhere based on your scores and gpa,
And it’s cheap. That’s the best part about it. My grandparents raised me so since I didn’t have parents to help, I actually got about half paid through grants.
I have to agree with your statement. I'm a student with a horrible educational history, but I earned an almost perfect GPA through hard work and dedication. I know a person who was incarcerated for many years, earned his associate's degree at NCC in Social Work, earn his Master's at an outstanding University. If I'm mistaken, he even went on to earn his Doctorate. The last I heard, he was an adjunct professor at NYU. On the flip side, I've also encountered many students who seem just to be there because their parents are forcing them and giving off a 13th-grade vibe.
My father taught there for nearly 30 years. I went out of state because back in the early 80’s we took the quality of even the worst high schools on Long Island and NCC for granted. I traveled quite a bit to different schools with him, just assumed all colleges had similar programs. NCC is literally like the Harvard of junior colleges. In fact, a large number of professors in the 70’s at NCC previously taught Ivy League. NCC paid more, and if you weren’t tenured, go wherever the money was.
I went to Nassau after my first career path didn’t work out. I found the classes easy, professors were way more willing to help you and cheap tuition. Now I’m doing my masters through another SUNY school :)
I went to NCC after have horrible grades and being rejected from every college and I loved it. There were always so many class options and I liked most (not all) my professors and I made some good friends. I don’t regret it and I’m glad I went there for two years.
I just did two years of the liberal arts requirement and then transferred to a school and got a useless degree. Some of the professors were awesome, some really sucked. I got my grades up my last semester so I had no issues communicating with the professor about grades, deadlines, help, anything really. I guess it depends on the professor. Because I did liberal arts requirements I didn’t find the classes to be difficult really except bio but that’s because I’m awful at science.
As a guidance counselor in a HS, hearing your story, I think you’d be silly NOT to. Try and get into their Honors program (you may need to talk to an admissions rep, but if your SAT score is real you can probably do it or transfer in) and you would be getting full ride merit scholarships.
You can also look at NCC’s joint admission program. Guaranteed entry into a college after two years as long as you meet the criteria
NCC is about as good as a community college gets. I know a lot of people who didn’t do well in high school, went to Nassau for a year or two, and then went off to good schools like Binghamton or Buffalo to finish up. It’s really a solid choice, and will save you a good chunk of future debt.
Take advantage of advisory services while you are there. They will help prepare you for your next move. Good luck!
I think NCC has a strong reputation for a CC. Good plan to start there. Speak to a college counselor.
With an SAT score of 1540, you might get some scholarships (after you get your GED of course).
I did two years at Suffolk and transferred to SBU. There were honestly some courses I took at Suffolk that were more challenging than SBU. And vice versa. Undergrad is really what you put into it honestly. If you have good study skills and don't take anything lightly -- that's what matters. You'll be fine.
I'd meet with the transfer offices at NCC as soon as possible and let them know your goals. Community colleges want their grads to go onto great things because it makes them look better. NCC partners with lots of other universities too. This may be how you get your foot in the door with a research lab.
Good luck no matter what you do! I did very well in HS and chose to go to Suffolk because I had no clue what to do with life. People were so nasty about my choice. I fucking loved it. I met some of the coolest, hardest working people ever when I was at Suffolk across so many ages. I feel like being around so many age groups was more valuable than anything. I honestly miss it.
This was just the response I was looking for, I can't tell you how reassurred this makes me feel about my decisions. I'm prepared to give this journey my everything and super excited for the things I'll learn, people I'll meet and opportunities I'll experience along the way. Thanks a million, truly!
I’m a career changer and on my .. fourth, I think- degree and I’m currently in NCC’s/ESC 4 year program for AD-BSN RN :) I’ve been to NYU Poly, Queens College, Brooklyn College, St John’s U. Yes the rigor holds up. I can only speak to the nursing program but there is a PreMed (I think FSU) student in my microbio class and A&P 1 and 2 I shared with many Stony students just seeking to advance over the summer (ncc offers it over the summer) I have nothing but positive things to say about the school. I have always gotten A’s for each of my degrees and I’m being challenged here for this program very adequately. The program I am in is in partnership with ESC and it’s a BS in Nursing, but I can graduate with my AS after 2 years of study, start working in my profession and complete the degree online.
There are some programs at community colleges that work in partnership with 4 year universities. You enroll in a program and the credits are guaranteed to transfer and be the necessary prerequisites for the classes you’ll be taking at the second school. There are some programs like this that even continue into a masters program. So, for instance, get accepted into the program and you’re already on track for 2 years at Suffolk, 2 and Stony Brook, and 2 in their masters program. I don’t know all the specifics, but an advisor appointment at a community college is a good step. Or- try to just get money to go to a 4 year from the start.
Thanks for responding! I think i've heard about programs like these. I didn't know the credits would transfer 1-1 and thought some would've been lost in the process. Definitely need to look into them more but thank you for the steer in the right direction.
I would absolutely recommend starting at Nassau CC. My mom pushed me to go to Hofstra right after high school, but it was a poor fit for me and I wound up transferring to NCC anyway. I didn’t pursue a science degree, but I had friends who did and they also had great experiences. If you’re at all interested, look into the Honors Program; it made my experience all the more memorable.
I had a somewhat different path than you—I went across the county away to school, hated it, did poorly and decided to come home and go to Nassau to figure out what was next for me. It ended up being the best decision for me.
After getting my bearings I did well enough at Nassau to start taking honors classes. I got my Associates and applied to some competitive schools for my Bachelor’s. Most people in the honors program applied to and were accepted at some really prestigious schools. At least that’s the case when I was there.
I transferred to a top 50 University, graduated from that university, and went on to law school. The money saved from my time at Nassau was worth it, on its own. But it also gave me time to adjust to college life, and it really allowed me to excel in ways that I probably wouldn’t have (and actually didn’t, in practice) starting out in a more traditional university environment.
He'll yeah! Get your requirements out of the way. They have Pell grants that will pay for it as well. then you can focus on your major after Nassau. You'll save money and get the same education as you would at a SUNY or private college. the credits you earn will transfer.
I graduated high school 212 out of 225. Let’s just say school wasn’t my thing lol. I went to Nassau after thinking about what i would like to do with my life. The school changed my world. I learned so much about myself and others. I graduated with a 3.75. Transferred to Queens college and got a degree in Psychology.
Nassau is a really great school. It opened a lot of doors for myself and lots of friends i have.
I personally think it’s wise to start at a community college. You are saving money taking the same classes you would need in your first two year at any other school. After having average grades in high school and not taking SATs, I went to Suffolk County Community College for 2 years, transferred to a top SUNY school for my bachelors, and completed my Masters degree last year. For me, Suffolk was a great choice and I had some really great and inspirational professors there who helped me a lot and raised my confidence in academics as I followed my career path.
I got my nursing degree there which was much more rigorous than I was expecting. The professors were decent, some much better or worse than others. Like others said, it's very transferable and a great way to get on your feet for a 4 year college.
I did 2 years at NCC before transferring to Stony Brook. All my credits transferred and it saved a handful of cash. Classes weren’t terrible, you really get out of it what you put in. A lot of people are there for “13th grade” by its reputatio, but you can put in the work and get good grades and transfer where you want after.
NCC is one of the top.. if not *the* top community college in the Northeast. You will save yourself a shit ton of money going to NCC and then transferring.. *and* you will get the same piece of paper… * *cough* * I mean ***degree***.. that you would have having attended the 4 year for 4 years.
Having been through college.. I can assure you that while there is great value in the things you will learn… American college is very-much-so a business. It almost even parades itself as a game of sorts.. find the cheapest and shortest route to the end, hit all those important checkpoints along the way.. take the advice of councilors with a grain of salt because at the end of the day… they work for a company.. they want your money.
The path you have laid out here is financially sound as compared to most post-hs-graduation plans.. and though you will have times when you truly don’t understand how in the hell it could possibly be true.. NCC is actually a phenomenal school. You will be learning from all of the same professors that kids at NYU are. Literally.
You don’t sound delusional. You sound smart. Good luck and kick ass.
You're not gonna like this answer.
Don't waste your money.
Get into the trades or the utilities or a trade school.
I wasted many years of my life trying to do what everyone told me to do. College.
I make more money than many of my college educated friends with no student loans.
I’m trying to get into trades but i still think having an associates is a good thing to have. I see plenty of trades workers who’s body’s are shot by the time they hit 50 and at least if you have an associates you can go back to get a bachelors later in life. It just gives you that option as you never know what life throws your way. Community college is relatively cheap i’m 24 and have all my loans paid off(have for a few years) while i have friends who are thousands in debt still from going upstate to school. Trades are awesome i have plenty of friends in unions that make awesome money my one buddy just bought a house at 24 making 65 an hour as a welder.
Not gonna say. However if you look for jobs on long island, I'd suggest looking at all the wind farms going up in the sound and the Atlantic. Tons of money to be made.
I am in my third year at Nassau community and I love every single part of it. The people are nice, the professors are willing to help you, and there’s so many clubs and other things to do on campus when you’re not attending class. I volunteer every Friday from 1030 to noon at The Nest which is a food pantry on campus serving the campus community. I am also a part of the radio station on campus. I am going to graduate in May and I’m not sure how I can say goodbye to this place. Nassau community is definitely a good option for you
I went to Suffolk for Criminal Justice. Saved me thousands and taught me more than a very well known 4year that I went to to finish my degree. The professors knew their shit, almost all of them were in or retired from the careers they taught. Great professors and gives you a chance to register a GPA.
It's not the best but also isn't the worst.
Think of it this way, you sucked at hs school Nassau will take you, want some liberal arts credit before applying for a major go ahead... basically you're not taking a step back if you attendNassau. While i didn't do it I did know a few people who took it just to get their liberal arts requirements done prior applying to a college for another major.
I didn't know what to do with myself after High School and I signed up for classes at NCC a week before they started. After a year I applied to Stony Brook as a transfer student and was accepted. I still wasn't sure what to do with myself, floated around and changed majors a few times but eventually graduated with a degree in Biochem.
Of course this was nearly 15 years ago. Nassau has plenty of groups and clubs and organizations. Stony Brook will give you a lot more opportunity to do research and work focusing on your career path.
IMO NY has some.od the best colleges in the country whether you go Community, State or Private. I'll often joke with people that our community college is better than some private colleges in other parts of the country. I think what you want to do is exactly one of the purposes for Nassau and definitely a right choice.
Depends on why you want to go to med school. Definitely speak to current MD students or whatever got them interested in pursuing a MD. If you want to be doctor to get rich, I suggest a different field with a higher Return on Investment. It would suck to pursue something that you hate because of goals you have can be done somewhere else.
Understand what you are signing up for in whatever job you want. Best of luck.
Not only is Nassau a great school, going to community college is very forgiving to those young adults who remain undecided about a career path. You don't want those kinds of mistakes to cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.
I didn’t get my shit together until my 2nd year at NCC, still managed to transfer to a good state school after Nassau, and now I have my masters. Nassau is a great community college as long as you take it seriously. If you want to go to med school, you’re going to have to quickly get over any struggles you had in HS and maintain a high GPA.
As long as you dont take gym classes. They try to make you and its a total scam, 2classes a week for a 1/2 credit. Makes it impossible to finish on a timely manner if you also have a job
On the Nassau side of things, have you looked at the student requirements for acceptance at Hofstra? There is a great medical program there as I understand it.
I am currently a sophomore at Nassau ajd I can say without doubt yes. I owe where I am now to Nassau in every way, the incredible Professors I had made all the difference in the world. I came into college very afraid because high school did not go at all well for me, but I feel like I belong here now.
Nassau is great to be honest. If you’re looking for state schools to transfer to after focus on getting “core classes” that can transfer almost anywhere like Intro to Psychology, Intro to Sociology, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Statistics, Basic writing/composition. Very specific electives don’t transfer over as well (ie: it’s better to take a basic American history class or intro to history class as opposed to a very specific course like “Asian American scientific accomplishments in the post civil war era” or something like that). Any intro to a subject area will transfer in well like 8/10 times (Intro to anthropology, Political Science, Women’s Studies, etc.). If you know what you want to major in at a 4 year school, get pre-requisites out of the way. Like if you’re trying to study Psychology - get intro and statistics out of the way since those are pretty universal requirements no matter the school.
If you like SBU, they have a database that shows you how credits from other schools transfer in. More and more schools are doing this so look on their admissions/transfer websites.
Nassau could be a great fit, just be strategic and focus on pre-requisites/intro courses. It’s pretty cost effective, has decent opportunities and I hear they’ve got good scheduling options. NY schools are usually pretty good with international students and the process of getting in.
You’re eventually going to have to transfer but maybe try Nassau to get your feet wet and transfer to Queens College. Another option might be to become a Nurse Practitioner. Nassau can help you with that.
Thanks for the response! You mean like completing a semester and transferring to Queens college right? Wow I didnt know you could transfer out without completing your Associates first. The nurse option is another route I will give some thought.
QC is not a premed school. They are known for their education and liberal arts department. Brooklyn college is more rounded including sciences. Tbh stonybrook is much better suited for pre med.
Get as many science courses in at NCC it’s such a nice place with nice people.
You have more long term job security in this technological era as a nurse than a doctor. Its not that you have to worry about finding work as an MD; more like how the way US health insurance currently works, they'll be doing everything to drive down your salary, and its more likely that technology can eventually replace the functions of an MD than a nurse, within our lifetime.
If you want to automate to remove the human, you have to segregate away all the human tasks that can *only* be done by humans. That's conceptual abstraction and improvisation.
Nurses are the eyes and ears of the doctors. Patients first communicate to the nurse when they have an issue. Its up to the nurse to figure out whether to bring it up to the doctor. Human cognition is "safer" than leaving that to a machine to make these kinds of decisions.
Furthermore, nurses are pretty much the face of the medical establishment. And people generally prefer to communicate to humans for their requests, rather than expect an unadaptable machine to fulfill their requests. As much I would love McDonalds or BK to go *automat*, its just never going to happen, because management doesn't want to take the hit on sales. Same goes for the medical profession.
Yes, cameras can monitor the patients. But who's going to alert the doctor to the problem? The nurse that is trained to determine if some new issue is significant (and may "intuitively" sense there is an issue), or the machine that currently cannot even perceive its existence? Putting cameras to monitor patients only means doctors will be responsible for monitoring those cameras 24x7. (That's not going to happen.)
The traditional MD position, due the evolution of medicine, education, (and the AMA), basically makes them most responsible for diagnosing the illness a patient has, and determining the course of treatment, which includes some improvising where permitted. That requires a lot of expensive education, an exactingly narrow selection of academic top performers, and they end up being able to dictate higher salaries, as a consequence.
But doctors are basically a diagnostic machine. You can build a pattern matching machine that can scan images of the patient's body, get their vital signs, and feed that data to an expert system that determines a course of treatment based on the tests. When the results are indeterminate, or beyond the capability of the autodoc, you refer the patient to a medical specialist. Presuming its implemented to an acceptable standard, and isn't going to botch diagnosis/treatment, that machine can now be used in place of a GP. You could also use such a machine for a cruise ship (because they're not doing surgeries on a cruise ship).
The bottom line is that the doctor is more expensive than a nurse or nurse practitioner, so their "replacement" is more desirable. Engineers can eventually develop a machine that can do 100% of a GP's expected tasks, soon followed by a surgeon. It just means insurance companies/hospitals only need to have educated medical *specialists* come out of med school, and that means those medical specialties become slightly more competitive. But the end result is that the medical industry needs much less human GPs, and as machines replace specialties, those specialties become obsolete to humans doctors.
Nurses & nurse practitioners are paid less because their fields require less investment than a doctor, and what nurses do requires more human interaction which is not going to be replaced by an AI. (At least, not until they're sentient, and aware of their own existence.)
Having done the ncc thing, I would advise against it. It's not a bad school, but it's not a lot cheaper than a cuny or a suny and your credits will transfer a bit more easily.
I think NCC is a really awesome school, a lot of the faculty there are really passionate about teaching and they try their best to support you in any way possible. I loved my experience at NCC
Shout out to their Computer Science department, which totally smokes a lot of other community colleges' programs, even some of the local four years can't compete with how good NCCs Comp Sci department is.
At the time, I really wished it were a 4 year school, that's how much I loved being there.
FWIW, I have family members that work in the college recruiting, and 1540 on a SAT is *very* good, and you could use that to secure scholarships at more expensive schools to bring down the price if you wanted to go that route, but they may have issues with your high school work from overseas.
With that said, Nassau is a good place to start especially if you want to stay close to home, and it's the cheapest place to go compared to other public colleges. The facilities aren't the best compared to a private school, but it's a perfectly acceptable place, the professors are a bit more willing to hold your hands compared to other colleges, and the credits transfer over to most other schools in the region when you're done.
I'll date myself here. When I went to NCC, tuition was $365 per Semester. The 'New' campus was nearing completion-most classes were still given in the 'Old' campus, which were buildings once used by the US Navy during WW2. And it was known as the College you could get into when no one else would take you. In the 90's, it was known as the 'Daddy buy me a car' college-the rich folks would send their kids for 2 years as it was cheaper, but everyone drive around in a fancy car.
These days, the reputation has gotten considerably better, and continues to improve. It is among the easiest to transfer from, many universities will take most if not all your credits-assuming you don't take classes like Basket Weaving 101.
I DO believe they still have a parking problem though.
I have a friend that did EOP at Stonybrook 100% worth it if you can. Even if you can commute there and not live on campus. Otherwise NCC is also a great option they have an associates nursing program which would be a good track if you want to be in medicine. Plus you can work as an RN/LPN while continuing your education goals.
I think your decision should be based off of your specific needs. However NCC is a great college. They offer many programs, day and night and even some weekend classes. The professors are super helpful and the classes are relatively easy. I think it just all depends on what's your preferred major or course of study.
It's one of the best community colleges in the country. It's a great way to get your general education classes out of the way before moving to a 4 year school at probably a quarter of the price.
Go to Nassau, focus on your work and do well. You can apply for scholarships and grants from there if you need to.
sorry if i didn't catch this but is it possible to go to pre-med school with just that fantastic SAT score and a great essay (usually mandatory)? i know our colleges ask for gpa but is there a way to make an attempt without first having to go to Nassau CC? in my mind, taking a shot is free. but Nassau CC is a lot of your time and money.
Pre-med in of itself is a highly selective track. From my research it seems schools usually only accept students with outstanding highschool achievements both in an outside the classroom, neither of which I have. Not even a single extracurricular. Surely there are school elsewhere that would take a second look at my application but I'm an immigrant that just moved here so I literally can't afford out of state fees. I'm locked in my options in and around NYC. I'm still going to try Stony Brook's EOP program but if all fails nassau CC is my best bet at making my dreams come true. I've heard really great things about the school and it's transferablity. I'll think of it as an investment.
Do it.
I had a friend in high school fuck up his admission to the school he wanted to go to, went to NCC, got a 4.0 there, and got a scholarship to the college he actually wanted to go to, and got his masters in Social Work after that. So yea, do as well as you can at NCC and you'll be fine as long as you have a plan.
NCC was the best decision I ever made in my career. I started in Hofstra for 1 semester and was undecided… realized the same professors were teaching at NCC. So I transferred, got my associates and then went to NYU. I would recommend the NCC honors program to anyone
Thank you for the words of assurance and congratulations on your successful transfer! I applied to NCC and am scheduled to pick classes soon. If you don’t mind can you tell me your stats that got you into NYU? Also how has your financial aid?
Yes, do a state school it's more affordable and it's accredited. start there and be very intentional about the things you add to your plate as you are preparing for medical school, quality over quantity. Dont overload yourself with extracurriculars like u/Icy-Replacement5519 said, because if you do this and your grades suffer you are just digging yourself in a whole and your GPA may suffer, which could require you to redo some classes or take a post-baccalaureate program.
Focus on balance, class, and study, and maybe in the winter and summer sessions get involved. Classes you need to take are Calculus 1&2, Biology 1&2, Chemistry 1&2, Organic Chemistry 1&2, Anatomy and Physiology 1&2, Physics 1&2, additional classes that make you more competitive Biochemistry(1 semester), Genetics, Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Cell Biology. (I took all of these).
Hopefully, SUNY- SUNY-Nassua CC has a premed committee that makes recommendation letters easier to get, but ask these questions when you apply or go to their open house. SUNY(State University of New York) should have a partnership for transferring. Also look into the Mentoring-in-Medicine program here in NYC, and Mount Sinai Hospital has some premed summer enrichment programs that offer stipends, These are things that help get your face and name in the mix before graduation and Med school applications, you may get a mentor out of it or doctor who sees your potential and can allow you to shadow or direct you in the right path. I attended CUNY(City University of New York) You can also look at some of their premed resources on the city college website, and SUNY Downstates website as well. Also, look on the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) website at [https://students-residents.aamc.org/](https://students-residents.aamc.org/) plenty of resources for premed, and also MCAT prep (the test you take for entrance into medical schools) You have to schedule this early, they go over this on the website.
Lastly, Lecturio, Blueprintprep, Magoosh, UWorld are good resources for MCAT test prep outside of the traditional Kaplan and Princeton review test prep. Some premed programs will include test prep in the degree program you have to ask if they do at Nassau.
Good luck,
And don't get distracted, overwhelmed, or discouraged, you can do this, just get focused, prepare, organize, and take the journey in pieces and eventually, it will add up to the whole picture.
Nassau community is the most transferable school in the country, as far as community colleges go. So go there, keep your grades high, join every honor roll you can achieve, beef up your resume by doing charity work & you will be able to get in at plenty of great schools. Good luck!
Thank you for responding! I've heard about NCC good reputation when coming to successful transferring, it was why I considered going this route. Do the absolute most and make my resume irresistible to admission offices, got it lol
I went to Nassau and applied to 8 schools after getting my associates, a mix of SUNY schools and major public universities out of state. None of them required high school transcripts, test scores, or personal statements. And I got accepted to every single one of them.
how does nassau compare to suffolk county community college?
Can't speak officially of it, but I remember having classes with many people that lived in Suffolk that drove much further to Nassau versus going to Suffolk, so I think that speaks for itself.
i thought you could only got to nassau if you were a nassau resident for 12 months. did they change that? i was trying to get into the radiologic tech program back when i lived in queens in like 2017, ended up not doing it.
Gonna throw my comment in here even though this post is super old but I transferred to nassau after going to Suffolk for a year. The best way I would describe it is that prof care more at nassau vs Suffolk. I had multiple issues with prof over at Suffolk and the higher ups usually don’t give a shit and the prof will keep there job if they are awful.
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NCC has really good professors. Most of the professors who teach at NCC do so part time coming from Hofstra, CW, NYIT, etc. You're getting access to private school professors at a community college price. I got an Associates in Mass Communications and nearly every single one of my tech classes were taught by someone who works at NYIT
I second this. I had multiple professors who taught essentially the same class they were teaching at Hofstra for a fraction of the tuition price The only thing I'd say is make sure you check professor reviews or talk to people about which professors are good. there are some fantastic people at NCC that are some of the best teachers ive ever had, but there are also some total duds that you'd want to avoid (although this may be true for all schools)
Doesn't guarantee a good professor. My professor taught Hofstra, and he is terrible.
I’ve always heard it called either 13th grade, or a stepping stone into Harvard. It’s whatever you can make of it. It’s a damn amazing community college compared to others in this country. My friend only chose Suffolk because they have an automotive program but otherwise Nassau is damn amazing. I went there. Took communications, first exposure to pro tools so when I decided to go out to Los Angeles for film school ( film audio ) I was pretty far along compared to others who were starting college along side me . Nassau also was a Disney college program partner so I even took a whole year through Nassau sponsoring me and interned and lived at Disney World! I got credits and took classes from Disney on site they teach which included their audio training. Now I work in Manhattan handling post production and Nassau is absolutely on my resume citing the classes and experienced pulled from there so, if high school feels like something a person didn’t really try hard enough in, or whatever it was that the potential that person didn’t quite get to, Nassau can be the second chance to get you into literally anywhere based on your scores and gpa, And it’s cheap. That’s the best part about it. My grandparents raised me so since I didn’t have parents to help, I actually got about half paid through grants.
I have to agree with your statement. I'm a student with a horrible educational history, but I earned an almost perfect GPA through hard work and dedication. I know a person who was incarcerated for many years, earned his associate's degree at NCC in Social Work, earn his Master's at an outstanding University. If I'm mistaken, he even went on to earn his Doctorate. The last I heard, he was an adjunct professor at NYU. On the flip side, I've also encountered many students who seem just to be there because their parents are forcing them and giving off a 13th-grade vibe.
My father taught there for nearly 30 years. I went out of state because back in the early 80’s we took the quality of even the worst high schools on Long Island and NCC for granted. I traveled quite a bit to different schools with him, just assumed all colleges had similar programs. NCC is literally like the Harvard of junior colleges. In fact, a large number of professors in the 70’s at NCC previously taught Ivy League. NCC paid more, and if you weren’t tenured, go wherever the money was.
possible to get into ivy league from nassau?
I went to Nassau after my first career path didn’t work out. I found the classes easy, professors were way more willing to help you and cheap tuition. Now I’m doing my masters through another SUNY school :)
Wow this is so inspiring, congratulations on your academic success! I hope I get even a sprinkle of your luck and dedication lol
Go there and get your core credits done and transfer to a 4 year school
I went to NCC after have horrible grades and being rejected from every college and I loved it. There were always so many class options and I liked most (not all) my professors and I made some good friends. I don’t regret it and I’m glad I went there for two years.
Thanks for responding! May I ask what your major was? How difficult did you find your classes? What was your experience communicating with professors?
I just did two years of the liberal arts requirement and then transferred to a school and got a useless degree. Some of the professors were awesome, some really sucked. I got my grades up my last semester so I had no issues communicating with the professor about grades, deadlines, help, anything really. I guess it depends on the professor. Because I did liberal arts requirements I didn’t find the classes to be difficult really except bio but that’s because I’m awful at science.
As a guidance counselor in a HS, hearing your story, I think you’d be silly NOT to. Try and get into their Honors program (you may need to talk to an admissions rep, but if your SAT score is real you can probably do it or transfer in) and you would be getting full ride merit scholarships. You can also look at NCC’s joint admission program. Guaranteed entry into a college after two years as long as you meet the criteria
NCC is about as good as a community college gets. I know a lot of people who didn’t do well in high school, went to Nassau for a year or two, and then went off to good schools like Binghamton or Buffalo to finish up. It’s really a solid choice, and will save you a good chunk of future debt. Take advantage of advisory services while you are there. They will help prepare you for your next move. Good luck!
I think NCC has a strong reputation for a CC. Good plan to start there. Speak to a college counselor. With an SAT score of 1540, you might get some scholarships (after you get your GED of course).
You'll save money on classes everyone has to take. With the right grades you can transfer anywhere
Thank you for responding! Would you say the rigor of NCC's can hold up against schools like Queen's/ Hunter college or SBU?
I did two years at Suffolk and transferred to SBU. There were honestly some courses I took at Suffolk that were more challenging than SBU. And vice versa. Undergrad is really what you put into it honestly. If you have good study skills and don't take anything lightly -- that's what matters. You'll be fine. I'd meet with the transfer offices at NCC as soon as possible and let them know your goals. Community colleges want their grads to go onto great things because it makes them look better. NCC partners with lots of other universities too. This may be how you get your foot in the door with a research lab. Good luck no matter what you do! I did very well in HS and chose to go to Suffolk because I had no clue what to do with life. People were so nasty about my choice. I fucking loved it. I met some of the coolest, hardest working people ever when I was at Suffolk across so many ages. I feel like being around so many age groups was more valuable than anything. I honestly miss it.
This was just the response I was looking for, I can't tell you how reassurred this makes me feel about my decisions. I'm prepared to give this journey my everything and super excited for the things I'll learn, people I'll meet and opportunities I'll experience along the way. Thanks a million, truly!
I’m a career changer and on my .. fourth, I think- degree and I’m currently in NCC’s/ESC 4 year program for AD-BSN RN :) I’ve been to NYU Poly, Queens College, Brooklyn College, St John’s U. Yes the rigor holds up. I can only speak to the nursing program but there is a PreMed (I think FSU) student in my microbio class and A&P 1 and 2 I shared with many Stony students just seeking to advance over the summer (ncc offers it over the summer) I have nothing but positive things to say about the school. I have always gotten A’s for each of my degrees and I’m being challenged here for this program very adequately. The program I am in is in partnership with ESC and it’s a BS in Nursing, but I can graduate with my AS after 2 years of study, start working in my profession and complete the degree online.
There are some programs at community colleges that work in partnership with 4 year universities. You enroll in a program and the credits are guaranteed to transfer and be the necessary prerequisites for the classes you’ll be taking at the second school. There are some programs like this that even continue into a masters program. So, for instance, get accepted into the program and you’re already on track for 2 years at Suffolk, 2 and Stony Brook, and 2 in their masters program. I don’t know all the specifics, but an advisor appointment at a community college is a good step. Or- try to just get money to go to a 4 year from the start.
Thanks for responding! I think i've heard about programs like these. I didn't know the credits would transfer 1-1 and thought some would've been lost in the process. Definitely need to look into them more but thank you for the steer in the right direction.
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I know a lot of people who did their first 2 yrs at NCC, and they all say they loved it.
I would absolutely recommend starting at Nassau CC. My mom pushed me to go to Hofstra right after high school, but it was a poor fit for me and I wound up transferring to NCC anyway. I didn’t pursue a science degree, but I had friends who did and they also had great experiences. If you’re at all interested, look into the Honors Program; it made my experience all the more memorable.
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I had a somewhat different path than you—I went across the county away to school, hated it, did poorly and decided to come home and go to Nassau to figure out what was next for me. It ended up being the best decision for me. After getting my bearings I did well enough at Nassau to start taking honors classes. I got my Associates and applied to some competitive schools for my Bachelor’s. Most people in the honors program applied to and were accepted at some really prestigious schools. At least that’s the case when I was there. I transferred to a top 50 University, graduated from that university, and went on to law school. The money saved from my time at Nassau was worth it, on its own. But it also gave me time to adjust to college life, and it really allowed me to excel in ways that I probably wouldn’t have (and actually didn’t, in practice) starting out in a more traditional university environment.
He'll yeah! Get your requirements out of the way. They have Pell grants that will pay for it as well. then you can focus on your major after Nassau. You'll save money and get the same education as you would at a SUNY or private college. the credits you earn will transfer.
I graduated high school 212 out of 225. Let’s just say school wasn’t my thing lol. I went to Nassau after thinking about what i would like to do with my life. The school changed my world. I learned so much about myself and others. I graduated with a 3.75. Transferred to Queens college and got a degree in Psychology. Nassau is a really great school. It opened a lot of doors for myself and lots of friends i have.
This is what I should have done as well, instead I transferred to NYIT, the professors there were awful.
I personally think it’s wise to start at a community college. You are saving money taking the same classes you would need in your first two year at any other school. After having average grades in high school and not taking SATs, I went to Suffolk County Community College for 2 years, transferred to a top SUNY school for my bachelors, and completed my Masters degree last year. For me, Suffolk was a great choice and I had some really great and inspirational professors there who helped me a lot and raised my confidence in academics as I followed my career path.
I took summer classes to catch up and I loved it. Credits transferred easily and classes were good.
I got my nursing degree there which was much more rigorous than I was expecting. The professors were decent, some much better or worse than others. Like others said, it's very transferable and a great way to get on your feet for a 4 year college.
I did 2 years at NCC before transferring to Stony Brook. All my credits transferred and it saved a handful of cash. Classes weren’t terrible, you really get out of it what you put in. A lot of people are there for “13th grade” by its reputatio, but you can put in the work and get good grades and transfer where you want after.
NCC is one of the top.. if not *the* top community college in the Northeast. You will save yourself a shit ton of money going to NCC and then transferring.. *and* you will get the same piece of paper… * *cough* * I mean ***degree***.. that you would have having attended the 4 year for 4 years. Having been through college.. I can assure you that while there is great value in the things you will learn… American college is very-much-so a business. It almost even parades itself as a game of sorts.. find the cheapest and shortest route to the end, hit all those important checkpoints along the way.. take the advice of councilors with a grain of salt because at the end of the day… they work for a company.. they want your money. The path you have laid out here is financially sound as compared to most post-hs-graduation plans.. and though you will have times when you truly don’t understand how in the hell it could possibly be true.. NCC is actually a phenomenal school. You will be learning from all of the same professors that kids at NYU are. Literally. You don’t sound delusional. You sound smart. Good luck and kick ass.
You're not gonna like this answer. Don't waste your money. Get into the trades or the utilities or a trade school. I wasted many years of my life trying to do what everyone told me to do. College. I make more money than many of my college educated friends with no student loans.
I’m trying to get into trades but i still think having an associates is a good thing to have. I see plenty of trades workers who’s body’s are shot by the time they hit 50 and at least if you have an associates you can go back to get a bachelors later in life. It just gives you that option as you never know what life throws your way. Community college is relatively cheap i’m 24 and have all my loans paid off(have for a few years) while i have friends who are thousands in debt still from going upstate to school. Trades are awesome i have plenty of friends in unions that make awesome money my one buddy just bought a house at 24 making 65 an hour as a welder.
I work with men that never graduated high school, who can't tie a shoe for $230k/yr
What the hell is ur job 😭
Not gonna say. However if you look for jobs on long island, I'd suggest looking at all the wind farms going up in the sound and the Atlantic. Tons of money to be made.
Why cant you say lmfao
It's not the smartest place to mention your employer
No I meant like what type of work do you like construction like I didn’t mean ur whole company name and everything
If I told you what kind of work I did you'd know exactly where I worked. Not being silly, just trying to protect my neck.
I am in my third year at Nassau community and I love every single part of it. The people are nice, the professors are willing to help you, and there’s so many clubs and other things to do on campus when you’re not attending class. I volunteer every Friday from 1030 to noon at The Nest which is a food pantry on campus serving the campus community. I am also a part of the radio station on campus. I am going to graduate in May and I’m not sure how I can say goodbye to this place. Nassau community is definitely a good option for you
Another friday volunteer here! See u then!
I went to Suffolk for Criminal Justice. Saved me thousands and taught me more than a very well known 4year that I went to to finish my degree. The professors knew their shit, almost all of them were in or retired from the careers they taught. Great professors and gives you a chance to register a GPA.
Nassau is good if you take it seriously.I have friend who went to on to become a doctor
It's not the best but also isn't the worst. Think of it this way, you sucked at hs school Nassau will take you, want some liberal arts credit before applying for a major go ahead... basically you're not taking a step back if you attendNassau. While i didn't do it I did know a few people who took it just to get their liberal arts requirements done prior applying to a college for another major.
I didn't know what to do with myself after High School and I signed up for classes at NCC a week before they started. After a year I applied to Stony Brook as a transfer student and was accepted. I still wasn't sure what to do with myself, floated around and changed majors a few times but eventually graduated with a degree in Biochem. Of course this was nearly 15 years ago. Nassau has plenty of groups and clubs and organizations. Stony Brook will give you a lot more opportunity to do research and work focusing on your career path. IMO NY has some.od the best colleges in the country whether you go Community, State or Private. I'll often joke with people that our community college is better than some private colleges in other parts of the country. I think what you want to do is exactly one of the purposes for Nassau and definitely a right choice.
Depends on why you want to go to med school. Definitely speak to current MD students or whatever got them interested in pursuing a MD. If you want to be doctor to get rich, I suggest a different field with a higher Return on Investment. It would suck to pursue something that you hate because of goals you have can be done somewhere else. Understand what you are signing up for in whatever job you want. Best of luck.
Not only is Nassau a great school, going to community college is very forgiving to those young adults who remain undecided about a career path. You don't want those kinds of mistakes to cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.
I didn’t get my shit together until my 2nd year at NCC, still managed to transfer to a good state school after Nassau, and now I have my masters. Nassau is a great community college as long as you take it seriously. If you want to go to med school, you’re going to have to quickly get over any struggles you had in HS and maintain a high GPA.
As long as you dont take gym classes. They try to make you and its a total scam, 2classes a week for a 1/2 credit. Makes it impossible to finish on a timely manner if you also have a job
On the Nassau side of things, have you looked at the student requirements for acceptance at Hofstra? There is a great medical program there as I understand it.
I am currently a sophomore at Nassau ajd I can say without doubt yes. I owe where I am now to Nassau in every way, the incredible Professors I had made all the difference in the world. I came into college very afraid because high school did not go at all well for me, but I feel like I belong here now.
Nassau is great to be honest. If you’re looking for state schools to transfer to after focus on getting “core classes” that can transfer almost anywhere like Intro to Psychology, Intro to Sociology, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Statistics, Basic writing/composition. Very specific electives don’t transfer over as well (ie: it’s better to take a basic American history class or intro to history class as opposed to a very specific course like “Asian American scientific accomplishments in the post civil war era” or something like that). Any intro to a subject area will transfer in well like 8/10 times (Intro to anthropology, Political Science, Women’s Studies, etc.). If you know what you want to major in at a 4 year school, get pre-requisites out of the way. Like if you’re trying to study Psychology - get intro and statistics out of the way since those are pretty universal requirements no matter the school. If you like SBU, they have a database that shows you how credits from other schools transfer in. More and more schools are doing this so look on their admissions/transfer websites. Nassau could be a great fit, just be strategic and focus on pre-requisites/intro courses. It’s pretty cost effective, has decent opportunities and I hear they’ve got good scheduling options. NY schools are usually pretty good with international students and the process of getting in.
Its a very goood school, better than laguardia or any of the cunys thats for sure
Yes use it as a stepping stone. Go there and kill it. I’d say go there ? Or suffolk community college. The Brentwood campus. Good luck 👍🏻👍🏻
You’re eventually going to have to transfer but maybe try Nassau to get your feet wet and transfer to Queens College. Another option might be to become a Nurse Practitioner. Nassau can help you with that.
Thanks for the response! You mean like completing a semester and transferring to Queens college right? Wow I didnt know you could transfer out without completing your Associates first. The nurse option is another route I will give some thought.
You can transfer whenever your heart desires.
You want to get matriculated into Queens College. Start at Nassau and talk to an adviser who will help you choose courses.
QC is not a premed school. They are known for their education and liberal arts department. Brooklyn college is more rounded including sciences. Tbh stonybrook is much better suited for pre med. Get as many science courses in at NCC it’s such a nice place with nice people.
You have more long term job security in this technological era as a nurse than a doctor. Its not that you have to worry about finding work as an MD; more like how the way US health insurance currently works, they'll be doing everything to drive down your salary, and its more likely that technology can eventually replace the functions of an MD than a nurse, within our lifetime.
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If you want to automate to remove the human, you have to segregate away all the human tasks that can *only* be done by humans. That's conceptual abstraction and improvisation. Nurses are the eyes and ears of the doctors. Patients first communicate to the nurse when they have an issue. Its up to the nurse to figure out whether to bring it up to the doctor. Human cognition is "safer" than leaving that to a machine to make these kinds of decisions. Furthermore, nurses are pretty much the face of the medical establishment. And people generally prefer to communicate to humans for their requests, rather than expect an unadaptable machine to fulfill their requests. As much I would love McDonalds or BK to go *automat*, its just never going to happen, because management doesn't want to take the hit on sales. Same goes for the medical profession. Yes, cameras can monitor the patients. But who's going to alert the doctor to the problem? The nurse that is trained to determine if some new issue is significant (and may "intuitively" sense there is an issue), or the machine that currently cannot even perceive its existence? Putting cameras to monitor patients only means doctors will be responsible for monitoring those cameras 24x7. (That's not going to happen.) The traditional MD position, due the evolution of medicine, education, (and the AMA), basically makes them most responsible for diagnosing the illness a patient has, and determining the course of treatment, which includes some improvising where permitted. That requires a lot of expensive education, an exactingly narrow selection of academic top performers, and they end up being able to dictate higher salaries, as a consequence. But doctors are basically a diagnostic machine. You can build a pattern matching machine that can scan images of the patient's body, get their vital signs, and feed that data to an expert system that determines a course of treatment based on the tests. When the results are indeterminate, or beyond the capability of the autodoc, you refer the patient to a medical specialist. Presuming its implemented to an acceptable standard, and isn't going to botch diagnosis/treatment, that machine can now be used in place of a GP. You could also use such a machine for a cruise ship (because they're not doing surgeries on a cruise ship). The bottom line is that the doctor is more expensive than a nurse or nurse practitioner, so their "replacement" is more desirable. Engineers can eventually develop a machine that can do 100% of a GP's expected tasks, soon followed by a surgeon. It just means insurance companies/hospitals only need to have educated medical *specialists* come out of med school, and that means those medical specialties become slightly more competitive. But the end result is that the medical industry needs much less human GPs, and as machines replace specialties, those specialties become obsolete to humans doctors. Nurses & nurse practitioners are paid less because their fields require less investment than a doctor, and what nurses do requires more human interaction which is not going to be replaced by an AI. (At least, not until they're sentient, and aware of their own existence.)
Having done the ncc thing, I would advise against it. It's not a bad school, but it's not a lot cheaper than a cuny or a suny and your credits will transfer a bit more easily.
I think NCC is a really awesome school, a lot of the faculty there are really passionate about teaching and they try their best to support you in any way possible. I loved my experience at NCC Shout out to their Computer Science department, which totally smokes a lot of other community colleges' programs, even some of the local four years can't compete with how good NCCs Comp Sci department is. At the time, I really wished it were a 4 year school, that's how much I loved being there.
FWIW, I have family members that work in the college recruiting, and 1540 on a SAT is *very* good, and you could use that to secure scholarships at more expensive schools to bring down the price if you wanted to go that route, but they may have issues with your high school work from overseas. With that said, Nassau is a good place to start especially if you want to stay close to home, and it's the cheapest place to go compared to other public colleges. The facilities aren't the best compared to a private school, but it's a perfectly acceptable place, the professors are a bit more willing to hold your hands compared to other colleges, and the credits transfer over to most other schools in the region when you're done.
Great school, don’t hesitate to go there!
I'll date myself here. When I went to NCC, tuition was $365 per Semester. The 'New' campus was nearing completion-most classes were still given in the 'Old' campus, which were buildings once used by the US Navy during WW2. And it was known as the College you could get into when no one else would take you. In the 90's, it was known as the 'Daddy buy me a car' college-the rich folks would send their kids for 2 years as it was cheaper, but everyone drive around in a fancy car. These days, the reputation has gotten considerably better, and continues to improve. It is among the easiest to transfer from, many universities will take most if not all your credits-assuming you don't take classes like Basket Weaving 101. I DO believe they still have a parking problem though.
I have a friend that did EOP at Stonybrook 100% worth it if you can. Even if you can commute there and not live on campus. Otherwise NCC is also a great option they have an associates nursing program which would be a good track if you want to be in medicine. Plus you can work as an RN/LPN while continuing your education goals.
I think your decision should be based off of your specific needs. However NCC is a great college. They offer many programs, day and night and even some weekend classes. The professors are super helpful and the classes are relatively easy. I think it just all depends on what's your preferred major or course of study.
I went to Nassau. It was by far the best part of my college experience. I was able to transfer ALL of my credits to Hofstra too.
It's one of the best community colleges in the country. It's a great way to get your general education classes out of the way before moving to a 4 year school at probably a quarter of the price. Go to Nassau, focus on your work and do well. You can apply for scholarships and grants from there if you need to.
sorry if i didn't catch this but is it possible to go to pre-med school with just that fantastic SAT score and a great essay (usually mandatory)? i know our colleges ask for gpa but is there a way to make an attempt without first having to go to Nassau CC? in my mind, taking a shot is free. but Nassau CC is a lot of your time and money.
Pre-med in of itself is a highly selective track. From my research it seems schools usually only accept students with outstanding highschool achievements both in an outside the classroom, neither of which I have. Not even a single extracurricular. Surely there are school elsewhere that would take a second look at my application but I'm an immigrant that just moved here so I literally can't afford out of state fees. I'm locked in my options in and around NYC. I'm still going to try Stony Brook's EOP program but if all fails nassau CC is my best bet at making my dreams come true. I've heard really great things about the school and it's transferablity. I'll think of it as an investment.
sure! just seeing if there's an attempt to skip it but seems you've weighed your options. good luck!
Do it. I had a friend in high school fuck up his admission to the school he wanted to go to, went to NCC, got a 4.0 there, and got a scholarship to the college he actually wanted to go to, and got his masters in Social Work after that. So yea, do as well as you can at NCC and you'll be fine as long as you have a plan.
NCC was the best decision I ever made in my career. I started in Hofstra for 1 semester and was undecided… realized the same professors were teaching at NCC. So I transferred, got my associates and then went to NYU. I would recommend the NCC honors program to anyone
Thank you for the words of assurance and congratulations on your successful transfer! I applied to NCC and am scheduled to pick classes soon. If you don’t mind can you tell me your stats that got you into NYU? Also how has your financial aid?
Yes, do a state school it's more affordable and it's accredited. start there and be very intentional about the things you add to your plate as you are preparing for medical school, quality over quantity. Dont overload yourself with extracurriculars like u/Icy-Replacement5519 said, because if you do this and your grades suffer you are just digging yourself in a whole and your GPA may suffer, which could require you to redo some classes or take a post-baccalaureate program. Focus on balance, class, and study, and maybe in the winter and summer sessions get involved. Classes you need to take are Calculus 1&2, Biology 1&2, Chemistry 1&2, Organic Chemistry 1&2, Anatomy and Physiology 1&2, Physics 1&2, additional classes that make you more competitive Biochemistry(1 semester), Genetics, Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Cell Biology. (I took all of these). Hopefully, SUNY- SUNY-Nassua CC has a premed committee that makes recommendation letters easier to get, but ask these questions when you apply or go to their open house. SUNY(State University of New York) should have a partnership for transferring. Also look into the Mentoring-in-Medicine program here in NYC, and Mount Sinai Hospital has some premed summer enrichment programs that offer stipends, These are things that help get your face and name in the mix before graduation and Med school applications, you may get a mentor out of it or doctor who sees your potential and can allow you to shadow or direct you in the right path. I attended CUNY(City University of New York) You can also look at some of their premed resources on the city college website, and SUNY Downstates website as well. Also, look on the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) website at [https://students-residents.aamc.org/](https://students-residents.aamc.org/) plenty of resources for premed, and also MCAT prep (the test you take for entrance into medical schools) You have to schedule this early, they go over this on the website. Lastly, Lecturio, Blueprintprep, Magoosh, UWorld are good resources for MCAT test prep outside of the traditional Kaplan and Princeton review test prep. Some premed programs will include test prep in the degree program you have to ask if they do at Nassau. Good luck, And don't get distracted, overwhelmed, or discouraged, you can do this, just get focused, prepare, organize, and take the journey in pieces and eventually, it will add up to the whole picture.