Broward College New Student Advice - Study Now?

labrador4122, RN · Dec 2, 2009

Im gonna PM you a website link of BC that gives you info about the math.

they used to tell us about this in the nursing lab back when i was a student, and i found it for you.

german21 · Dec 2, 2009

Thank you for your help!!!:) it was very helpful:) I just want to start practicing now, so i can have a head start.

labrador4122, RN · Dec 2, 2009

Thank you for your help!!!:) it was very helpful:) I just want to start practicing now, so i can have a head start.

no problem!

i just emailed you other little things i forgot to tell you in my initial letter. so you can practice the right BC way! lol:jester:

german21 · Dec 2, 2009

Hey thank you soo much for this info, I'm planning on starting during the summer and am pretty nervous and excited but i've heard soo many horror strories about the program..Are there any othe tips or things i should look into now in order to be prepared for the first semester. Would you personally recommend this program or discourage people from going to broward college? If you dont mind me asking, after you graduated were you able to find a job pretty quickly or did it take some time? I've heard that right now its very difficult for new graduates to find jobs due to hospital cutbacks...Was that true in your case?

labrador4122, RN · Dec 2, 2009

Hey thank you soo much for this info, I'm planning on starting during the summer and am pretty nervous and excited but i've heard soo many horror strories about the program..Are there any othe tips or things i should look into now in order to be prepared for the first semester. Would you personally recommend this program or discourage people from going to broward college? If you dont mind me asking, after you graduated were you able to find a job pretty quickly or did it take some time? I've heard that right now its very difficult for new graduates to find jobs due to hospital cutbacks...Was that true in your case?

Before I started the program, I met two women, one whom I worked with as a nursing assistant, and another I met at english class--- both whom I spoke to about them getting in the program, and me on a waiting list still..... and when I saw them again I would ask them about how they were doing in nursing school and both women failed the first semester........

I was very nervous about the program-- because since these two women didn't make it, how could I???

I heard horror stories too, about how they "weed out" people in the first semester-- those that are not capable of passing and what not.... personally, I can tell you, that it is not true.

I think the people that fail nursing at BC do not study hard enough, and they are not able to open their minds and think critically-- sometimes you may see a question and all of the options are correct actions but you have to pick the best one--

I never had any other degrees and I remember trying to explain an answer to one of my classmates and she kept saying "I dont' get it"... I'm not the brightest person in the world either but, when I studied, I read everything, and then I went to my nclex-rn question book and did questions on the topics in class-- and when it came to the test, the tests became easier than the nclex books.

a tip that I will never forget that one woman in a class infront of me told me, is to get the saunders comprehensive review for nclex-rn, and I got the book and studied it, and i never failed a lecture class-- not because of the book, but because i always studied really hard, and i always put my time into my studies without fail.

I would recommend the program definitely, because honestly--- the program is about $3K--- for an associate's degree, when other people are paying about more than quadruple that at other private institutions for associates degrees, and these schools are not even accredited-- and once you are done you can easily transfer to a public university to the RN-BSN program.

during school, I had a baby and also I was working as a nursing assistant at the hospital where i work now, i had to quit after having the baby, but soon after graduation, i got my job back, and began working again at the same hospital, so when i got my license it was an easy transition.

so i would recommend trying to get a per-diem job as an assistant at the hospital, where you can work only one day per week to get your foot in the door.

some people find it difficult to find jobs-- but out of all the people that I know that graduated with me, all found jobs right away.

hospitals in broward love BC students-- because they think that we make very good nurses, so you should find a job right away at that. but look for the per-diem job too.

BC is doable! as long as you study, you put your time, and don't stray you will be fine!!

german21 · Dec 2, 2009

Thank you so much for the advice you've given me. I already started the math problems and they're actually not that hard, you just have to think a little :) I will buy that Saunders nclex-rn book you told me about as well. I also agree with what you said about critical thinking and how important it is..and tricky:)

I'll keep you updated as time goes by to let you know how it works out for me!:)

NewButterfly · Dec 3, 2009

Hey! I was reading through the post and I encountered yours. I will be starting North Campus in Jan 2010... I was curious, was there a specific reason why you deferred your seat to start in August in North instead of Central... I trying to figure out if my situation was "a meant to be case" of me ending up in North since I originally wanted to start in Central but seats filled up, had some issues registering the first dat, so basically I am stuck with North. But after reading many posts, it seems that many people are saying the best campus to attend is North. That it is an all better experience in North than in Central. So now I am maybe thinking is whole conflict has been a blessing in disguise for me. I live so far from North, but I will be willing to drive further and have a better experience in a program that is already diffcult enough on it own. So is this true? Is North a better choice?

GabbsRN · Dec 3, 2009

yes, the Pickar is still the book they use at BC.

GabbsRN · Dec 3, 2009

Newbutterfly-

I think sassygirl deferred from May to August because May is a shorter semester, and harder, where each class is 6 weeks long instead of 8 weeks. There are a lot of people who do that, and I would too if I had applied for May. I think she said she was moving up by north, which is why she was going to go to north, but I'm not sure.

From what I can tell, it seems like more people passed at north as compared to central, but that was just second hand info from friends at central who may have made it sound like a lot of people failed and perhaps didn't. I personally like going to north and I think the professor up here is great, but thats my opinion and I am sure there are people who disagree. You can keep checking the schedule for openings if you really have your heart set on central and its its really just too far of a drive to north. People will forget to pay for their classes and the system will automatically drop them if they don't pay by their due date. So keep your eyes open for a spot, and good luck!

NewButterfly · Dec 4, 2009

Sunraygurl,

Thank you so much for your reply. I am so torn, I would not mind driving far if the program @ North really is a better experience than Central. For some reason it seems that everyone wants to go to Central and the seats there filled up faster. Do you know if they usually accept more people into North than the other campuses? and maybe that's why Central got filled up faster, because there were less seats in the first place?

GabbsRN · Dec 4, 2009

I've always been told North accepts more, however, by looking at how many people are registered at central, it looks to be about the same. The difference is there are several professors at central and just one at north (for Nursing Process 1 and 2). I think North is a good campus and my experience has been good one so far. Unfortunately, I don't have first hand experience with central so I have nothing to compare my experience to with the other campuses. But I'm sure there are people who love their campus and would hate others, and hate their campus and love others. Wherever you decide to go, you just have to make the most of where you're at, study hard, do what you're told, and don't do anything negative to get yourself noticed.

JonathanL · Dec 4, 2009

I don't know if anyone can answer this, if you defer ur seat to another semester, does it become available for someone else? I would think so right? :coollook: