Barry, UM & NOVA??

U.S.A. Florida

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About me: This is the beginning of my 2nd year ..completing the pre-reqs for Nursing school. Currently I am taking Physiology, Physiology lab, Intro to ethics, Stats, and Intro to Nursing. I go to FIU, which has a highly competitive program..the problem is with the recent budget cuts at school, the enrollment of students per semester was reduced from 70 Students...to 50!...Crazy, i know.. So I've been trying to do research on other schools in the southeast area, such as Nova Southeastern, Barry, University of Miami, etc..but i haven't quiet decided yet...I really just want to start the nursing program already. I know other programs like Barry and UM require more pre-reqs than FIU, so i would have to complete those before i apply to any other program..I'm just worried about the competitiveness of the programs...i currently have a C in micro and micro lab, B in chem and a in chem lab. Anyone have any suggestions for these schools, any info regarding their program, class equivalences?

Thanks!

Cary

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well, at NOVA they only require 33 credits to get in to their program! so that is a great option!!

At UM, they accept students even if they don't have all the pre-reqs, you can take them during the program... it's expensive, but they are GREAT at looking for scholarships for you, so a lot of people there have them!

Barry, I am not sure about barry, I do not know many who went there.

about the community colleges, if you can go to a university, that is honestly the best. once you have your AS in nursing you will want to go back for your BSN, I am doing that now, and I will not be done with RN-BSN until 2010

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That's true..i do have some pre-reqs that i need to finish for UM's requirements...i think the only thing i'm worrying about now is bring up my gpa..especially the science gpa..hopefully i can bring that up with anatomy + physiology. I agree with you on the B.S.N option...i wouldn't really want to go to a community college after completing all these pre-reqs..

Thank you for your info!

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Why wouldn't you want to go to a CC?

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Why wouldn't you want to go to a CC?

B/c my goal is to finish my bsn as quickly as possible..and at a cc i would have to get my r.n. and then do r.n.-b.s.n..i mean it's an option, like last resort, but not out of the question. Miami-dade is also very difficult to get into supposedly..but it would be much cheaper

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Btw...do you go to MDC? if so,would you happen to know which pre-reqs are taken into condiseration for your GPA?

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B/c my goal is to finish my bsn as quickly as possible..and at a cc i would have to get my r.n. and then do r.n.-b.s.n..i mean it's an option, like last resort, but not out of the question. Miami-dade is also very difficult to get into supposedly..but it would be much cheaper

Not necessarily. i dont know where you live but if you live close to Boca Raton FAU offers the RN-MSN program. i plan to go this route and knock 2 birds with one stone plus FAU is a public university so its not that expensive. attend a CC get you RN licence and then most likely your employer will pay for your continuing education to achieve your goal. good luck in your decision. heres the link---check it out.

http://nursing.fau.edu/index.php?main=2&nav=498

they also have other locations with the same programs options

http://www.fau.edu/explore/campuses.php

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wow! that's fantastic! I live in Hialeah, so that's kind of a drive...but so is NOVA..i think i might consider it. Thank you very much!

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they have a location in Davie too. but then again i dont know the distance between Hialeah and Davie.

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I tried to cut and paste from MDC's Website. These are the prereqs you need. Also Human Growth and Development didn't show up. And yes I do go to MDC NS

DEP 2000

3

ENC 1101*

English Composition 1

3

SPC 1026

Fundamentals of Speech Communications

3

PHI 2604*

Critical Thinking andEthics

3

CLP 1006

Psychology of Personal Effectiveness

Human Growth & Development

3

English Composition 1

3

Fundamentals of Speech Communications

3

Critical Thinking andEthics

3

BSC 2085Human Anatomy & Physiology 1

3

BSC 2085LHuman Anatomy & Physiology Lab 1

1

BSC 2086Human Anatomy & Physiology 2

3

BSC 2086LHuman Anatomy & Physiology 2

1

CHM 1033Chemistry for Health Sciences

3

CHM 1033LChemistry for Health Sciences Lab

1

MCB 2010Microbiology

3

Psychology of Personal Effectiveness

3

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I know they have RN-MSN option at barry.

I want my BSN and do not want my master's in nursing. I want the bsn to have other options to work in, and a lot of places require BSN degres.

It is so so good to get your BSN out of the way in two years. I spent 2 years at a community college to get my AS in nursing, and also I had spent 2 years doing pre-reqs at another community college as well to get my AA.

I love being a nurse, but I hate school. In those 2 years that I went to a community college for my ASN, I could have done 2 years getting my BSN also!!! (I was at nova's bsn program, but it did not work out, so I feel very lucky to have gone to a CC to get my degree and it was 100% less cheaper than nova--- so no loans and same great job!)

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Hm..i think i might apply to dade as well..i have most of the pre-reqs..just my science GPA is a drag

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