Walden University

The communication was horrendous. It’s staffed with representatives who some are great, and the others have no idea what they are talking about and read off their scripts. I withdrew last winter for personal reasons and was looking to go back. First I was told I did not need a SAP appeal. I was told this by two very competent reps… then it all went down hill. I applied to have it reviewed twice only to have an email sent twice saying I wasn’t a student even when I was registered for classes. When... Read More I called to ask about this I was told by a rep “you’re going to have to appeal it”. Couldn’t answer any questions about warning period, or even acknowledge conversations with other reps. It was just a mess. It’s no wonder this place has a 27 percent graduation rate. I’ll just attend a brick and mortar!

I was a student enrolled in the Public Health PhD program and logged in once when the classroom opened up. Unfortunately, due to a life-threatening medical emergency with my mother I opted to withdraw from school after 2 days in the course. I notified my enrollment counselor immediately and he the withdrawal. I was totally thrown when I received an invoice from Walden University for the full tuition of $2,858!! I was not even in the courses for a full week so I reached out to the enrollment counselor,... Read More with no response. I then reached out to financial aid, who informed me that I was required to pay the full tuition costs. To add further insult to injury, Walden University then sent the debt to a collection agency to force me to pay the tuition. Thanks to Walden University, my credit was impacted. Walden University is a horrible school. I have been impacted in spite of following the rules and directives of the school and ended up having to pay full tuition for courses I didn't even take. I would NOT recommend Walden University to anyone! Steer clear of this school. They are only out to make money!

Walden should not be an accredited nursing university. I have gained little to no knowledge here. They have taught me nothing that I need to know for the clinical experience. The board of nursing needs to look into this school. There is typically one weekly homework assignment that has nothing to do with our future practice. Our midterm and final are not even proctored the majority of the time. There is no challenge at university. Unprepared and unknowledgeable nurse practitioners are known to come... Read More from this school, I just wish I knew this sooner. Some preceptors wouldn’t even take me because I was associated with Walden. I wish I would have went somewhere else. I will be continuing my education for my DNP with another university.

I would give the program 5 stars but one incident/person ruined everything. I have graduated so now feel comfortable talking about this incident. Most of the professors were great. One person/professor tried to derail me and took a personal interest in trying to destroy my progress. She is one of the higher ups and is a TOXIC NARCISSIST. Be very careful. If you advocate for yourself, stand up for yourself, she will try to destroy you personally and professionally. I waited until I graduated to post... Read More this review. Unfortunately, I cannot post her name but if you want to be a school counselor, you will have to deal with her. She seems to enjoy trying to ruin others. I have never seen anything like it and I’m an adult over 40. As for the rest of the program, I give 5 stars.

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.