"Please Do not go here and avoid at all costs. I transferred here as they were the school that took the most of my credits after I competed 75% of my degree elsewhere and had to transfer after having my baby as I no longer able to commute several hours away and stay in a hotel overnight on days I had to be in class I Have had issues since day 1 with Walden. One professor gave me a 0/100 for turning in an assignment a day EARLY and said I have to wait until at least monday to turn work in. She then changed the due dates on the last assignment of the class at the last minute, and gave me yet another 0/100 when I turned it in the day it was supposed to be due (if anything it should have only been an 8% deduction with the classes late policy). I chose not to fight it because I was so sick of dealing with the instructor The following semester, I had a professor not grade THREE of my assignments and I never heard back from her despite my multiple attempts of emailing her and calling her office. It turned out, she had the wrong email address and office number on the syllabus. When I finally got ahold of her, she told me it was too late for her to change my grade, resulting in a failing grade in the class and a tedious and nerve wrecking appeal plea with the school committee for a grade change. The instructor then became spiteful I won the appeal and I had to reach out to another instructor to grade my work as I did not trust the instructor to grade me fairly. I went from a “D” to an “A” once my three assignments were graded. I went from a 4.0 student at a highly prestigious university, and that was after completing 3/4 years of my doctorate, to a 2.5 gpa (higher now since the appeal) due to turning in an assignment early, not getting the memo due dates were different from the calendar, and a professor not grading my work.Besides these issues, I have not been taught anything. It’s all been tedious work but I have not learned anything. There are no lectures, instructions, or guidance at all . There are loads of hidden costs and “gotchas” involving money. I am (hopefully at this rate) finishing my degree and never looking back. I had really high hopes when transferring to Walden and ignored the bad I had heard about Walden. I think told myself these people just have been bad students or slacking off and were just whining. Unfortunately, I have had one negative experience after the other during my time at Walden and could not recommend Walden at all"

T.John Shannon

Reviewed: 7/12/2024
Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric-Mental Health)
Graduation Year: 2024

"I read negative reviews about Walden before I enrolled, however against my better judgment I used the fact that they had rolling enrollment to entice me into choosing them. What an absolute mistake and I regret being too impatient to wait for another institution's fall enrollment. The quality of instruction is very poor. I have always believed that you get out of your schooling what you put into it, and that's another one of the reasons I went ahead and enrolled. I cannot call any of the instructor "professor" because they do not teach or guide. They do not give feedback. They by-and-large do not reply to e-mails. I have always been an A student, through undergrad and through another masters degree program I completed, I have never gotten less than an A. Indeed, here at Walden I have a 4.0 but unfortunately I haven't learned anything. The biggest issue are the prime courses (pathophysiology, pharmacology, and then your MSN specialization courses) all have midterms and finals. You take the exam and then you get a score. You are not allowed to review the exam to see what you got right or wrong. Also problematic is that every single exam I have taken has had multiple errors on it - some exams have questions with no correct answer. Some have questions repeated multiple times throughout the exam. Some questions have all the multiple choice answers the same so I know that the reliability and validity of the exams is not good. As a student you don't know what you don't know until you don't know it and to not be able to review an exam takes away one of the biggest ways a student can learn. I am at the end of the program and I have had to spend $1000 on a review course and review guides in order to be able to learn content and complete practice exams where I can get feedback. If you have any other options for your education, please take them. I cannot give Walden any credit for preparing me for the boards. It is a waste of money, but I was already halfway into the program when I realized the full extent of the mistake I had made by going here and I just absolutely couldn't transfer out and have to repeat courses so I stuck with it."

Eva Gillespie

Reviewed: 1/17/2023
Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric-Mental Health)
Graduation Year: 2024

"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 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."

Bernadette

Responded: 1/19/2023

We’re sorry to hear that this is your perception of Walden University. Our desire is to create incredible student experiences and outcomes, but we also realize there are always areas for improvement. We would like to learn more about your specific situation and your feedback to see how we can assist. Please email us at WeCare.Walden@mail.waldenu.edu with your name, email address and phone number, and a member of the appropriate team will reach out to you within 24 hours to discuss your feedback.

Aidyl

Reviewed: 11/22/2022
Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric-Mental Health)
Graduation Year: 2023

"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 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."

Erica Burns

Responded: 11/25/2022

We’re sorry to hear that this is your perception of Walden University. Our desire is to create incredible student experiences and outcomes, but we also realize there are always areas for improvement. We would like to learn more about your specific situation and your feedback to see how we can assist. Please email us at WeCare.Walden@mail.waldenu.edu with your name, email address, and phone number, and a member of the appropriate team will reach out to you within 24 hours to discuss your feedback.... Read More

Ytd

Reviewed: 6/3/2021
Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric-Mental Health)
Graduation Year: 2022

"Worst university ever. You are basically teaching yourself and paying huge bucks to the school. Instructors are not accountable for their actions, no student support. Just like many regret enrolling but looking for another school to transfer to. Future students should rethink their decision to school at walden university."

Graduate

Reviewed: 3/15/2020
Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric-Mental Health)
Graduation Year: 2020

"I recently graduated from Walden. Their testing policies are not functional. The tests are extremely hard and they do not allow you see the correct answers after you complete the test. It's impossible to learn anything from the tests. After graduation it has taken them 3 weeks to confer my degree and then 3 weeks to send the necessary paperwork to the Board of nursing. The paperwork is merely printing and mailing. Walden's slow executions have cost me six weeks time I cannot work. They are absolutely no help if you contact them in effort to expedite the process. Most colleges take care your credentialing for the students. Walden does not and gives very poor instructions on the process."