Walden University

This review highly targets potential nursing and NP students. Please, I beg of you, read this. Walden University is an online "university" that provides flexibility to working adults. Because of its nationwide reach, it provides continuous education for military and military-associated students at risk of delays because of having to move. I am a military spouse who worked as a nurse full-time. The flexibility that Walden offered highly appealed to me. However, entering Walden University was the worst... Read More decision I could have made. By going to Walden, you agree to pay them money to do nothing but check your papers (they are continuously delayed in giving back your scores too). You study by yourself, find your preceptors, figure out mistakes, clarify everything for yourself, and basically, you are your teacher. If you were to ask your professors questions, they would tell you to figure it out on your own. They won't give you any directions, and they will not answer any questions. Can you imagine being a nursing student without foundational knowledge because this is all new to you? Can you imagine how lost you would be when not a single person is willing to give you help? There is no network for students either. The "network" is a Facebook page with students as lost as you are. Good luck finding help there. As a master's program, it is expected that you work independently. But if you are graded based on a rubric, the least the professors can do is grade you based on it. But they won't do that. And no one is going to do anything about it. Even if you report it, they do not care. It's all about the "professor's discretion." What is the rubric's point? When you get a low grade because when you asked for clarification, they told you to figure it out by yourself, that is all on you. There is no arguing for a better grade even if the lower grade means you fail (which is great for them because that's more money in their pockets). Even if you are competent and excellent in your knowledge and skills, when looking for preceptors and jobs, people look down on you because they know that the school does not necessarily produce well-trained graduates and is, as people here have said, a "diploma mill." They will not respect your degree. When employers and preceptors who have heard of Walden University look at your "diploma," it would be the same to them as if you brought it from some random person who knows how to work photoshop. When looking for preceptors, the only students who find preceptors are those who pay for them (Walden is so notorious that many paid preceptors do not even want their students) or those who are in a position where they know A LOT of people. Those who get a job are usually already employees of their place of employment. Walden University does not care about you or your education. They only care about the money that you're paying them. If you do not finish your degree, another idiot like myself will take over your spot and give them money. I was a fool for not listening to the other reviewers on this page, I thought I was better, but I am not. Please save yourself the pain and frustration this school has caused me and many others, and DO NOT GO TO WALDEN UNIVERSITY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO ME NOW OR BELIEVE LATER!!!!! This was by far the WORST educational decision I have ever made. This is a WINDMILL MONEY factory!!! I enrolled back in 2015 along with 2 friends of mine for the DBA program and let me tell you this, I finally had sense enough to leave after I realized the dissertation process would NEVER END. Imagine completing all of your core classes only to reach the end (Doctoral Study/Dissertation process) and have the professors simply argue back and forth in regard... Read More to what you have written and keep rejecting the paper even after you have written exactly what the other professor has told you to write. Meanwhile your racking up debt out the WAZOO! This entire program should have nothing more than a Capstone test at the end but then if they did that they couldn't rob you blind! One of my friends transferred to another university and has basically had to start all over because they will NEVER let you graduate here. I am convinced they have a magic number of times they must reject your study before they allow you to move forward. Additionally, the tuition rates are some of the highest I have EVER seen!

My experience with Walden started out great. They are very helpful and inviting when you first enroll. The classes have all been challenging and educational. The scary part is that when you finally make it to the Preceptor portion, best of luck to you. My practicum should be starting in 6 weeks. My application is still "awaiting review". I spent thousands of dollars and hours upon hours making sure that I found an appropriate preceptor and submitted all of the documents. I expected an answer within... Read More 3 weeks. From talking to other students, this is the norm at Walden. So, if they decide to deny the preceptor (which they feel no qualms about doing), the student is just "out of luck". Paying all of this money with our careers in their hands; and they can't even pay enough people to properly run the preceptor program? I have several friends interested in starting an NP program; and I would never suggest Walden because of this nightmare experience.

I wish I did a better college research. Please read all the reviews for the NP program. Take your business elsewhere where you hard work and dedication is appreciated. I been struggling for the past year trying to find a preceptor since Walden won't provide you one. Finally I found one, after documentation was submitted, they put me on a waiting list. Now suddenly, my application never was submitted. Everyone tells you something different and no one know what's going on. I wont be able to start my... Read More rotation for the winter term again. Furthermore, I have to find another preceptor for the spring term, and the deathline is this week. I lost a lot of money, time and energy. All I want is to finish my degree 😩. I need to find another university.

Walden University's customer Service is atrocious. The utilize parchment for their transcripts, but for some reason their IT department cannot keep it running. I had to request my transcripts on October 31st and learned their system was down and this isn't the first time this has happened. They're response to this was very blasé and said to just wait. After consistent emails their team acted like they were unable to send an unofficial to anyone, although they had no issue sending it to my own email.... Read More After waiting on hold for over an hour multiple times they sent me in a never-ending loop of unhelpful people. I will NEVER recommend this school to anyone based on my own experiences, especially if you are on a time crunch to get documents from them.

Avoid at all costs. It’s next to impossible to secure preceptorships as many students addressed below. The reputation of instructors varies greatly to some of the best to the absolute worst. Students are held to the highest standards whereas teachers are given extended deadlines to grade or give feedback. Not to mention the grading scales. One professor will grade the same paper with an A as then next will grade as an F. There is NO STRUCTURE and poor communication throughout the department. Keep... Read More your fingers crossed and stay in constant panic hoping you get a worth while professor who gives great feedback when grading and is willing to support you academically throughout the course. Preceptors refuse to precept you when they hear you’re with Walden. That in itself I wish I knew prior to enrollment. Their reputation is trash.