Broward College starting Jan 2013

U.S.A. Florida

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Have been hearing that BC will be requiring math prerequisite and may be dropping Chemistry pre-req for nursing program for students starting Jan 2013. Please post any specific information you have received from the school. I have emailed them but have not heard back. The people on the phone are not exactly sure what's going to happen.

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New here. Can't wait till Friday!

I've (WE!) have come soooo far.

Great things await us in life and we can make a difference in other peoples lives and thats the BEST part of being a nurse IMHO.

Good luck to all and lets take FULL advantage of this wonderfull oppurtunity.

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Congratulation. I just submitted my application for May 2013 and I'm very scared because my GPA is a 3.1. However, I scored high on the HESI. If you don't mind, what was you GPA and HESI scores??

Congrats. I just submitted my application. I have 8 points with a HESI score of 90%, so hopefully I'm selected.

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GPA: 3.7

HESI: 87.2% overall

Congrats and Good Luck!

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Also, you can improve your GPA by taking a math you didnt take yet (as I did), or taking Micrbiology, or taking Chem, or Chem II, and give it all you got!!!

You CAN do it. And keep applying :)

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And I heard that May is for the LPN to RN program. But I heard that that is not true as well. IDK?

I applied for the August start, but got rejected and was told that August is Hyper super competative, and the GPA's accepted were 3.7 and higher. I was told that I could probably get in the January program as the GPA's are less competative. But I took a math that I didnt take before, studied all day and night, didnt have a life for 8 weeks (summer class) and pulled an A. Hence, I am now accepted. So keep applying!

I think that is what I'm going to have to do to up my GPA. Thanks for the information.

Hi

Congratulation. I just submitted my application for May 2013 and I'm very scared because my GPA is a 3.1. However, I scored high on the HESI. If you don't mind, what was you GPA and HESI scores??

What pre-req have you completed thus far? If you can retake anyone of the classes that may work to your advantage. If your not good in math and not sure about it, then I would recommend retaking a course you did not do to well in.

We're only a few days away from our orientation session. :) When I RSVPed, I confirmed that there is no required dress code. I strongly suggest bringing a notebook and a few things to write with in case you misplace one. Who's excited? ;D
Very much!!! (:

Finally the day is here!

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@MsFlo: I was told by the nursing director that if you take a class and your final grade is in, that you cannot retake the same class at any Florida STATE college. Your stuck with that grade. She also told me that if you want to retake the same class to replace a low grade, it would have to be done at a private school and when I looked into that it was VERY VERY super duper expensive!

For instance, I have an associates degree in Civil Engineering, and took every math from algebra up to Calculas II. But BC's pre calc is called "College Algebra" and my pre calc in NY was called "pre calc for engineering students" she let me take the BC college algebra class. Other than that, I would have had to attend a private school since I have allready taken all the maths that can be taken. So I lucked out. Many of my classes were transfer credits, and back then I spent too much time partying and not enough time studying so after taking the pre reqs at BC, even though they were all A's, my grades from the transfer school were not great. Now as I am older, I take school much more serious. When I got rejected last august, my GPA before taking that math class was 3.45? After I took the math class, it is 3.7. Hope this helps you plan your next move :)

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@MsFlo: I was told by the nursing director that if you take a class and your final grade is in, that you cannot retake the same class at any Florida STATE college. Your stuck with that grade. She also told me that if you want to retake the same class to replace a low grade, it would have to be done at a private school and when I looked into that it was VERY VERY super duper expensive!

For instance, I have an associates degree in Civil Engineering, and took every math from algebra up to Calculas II. But BC's pre calc is called "College Algebra" and my pre calc in NY was called "pre calc for engineering students" she let me take the BC college algebra class. Other than that, I would have had to attend a private school since I have allready taken all the maths that can be taken. So I lucked out. Many of my classes were transfer credits, and back then I spent too much time partying and not enough time studying so after taking the pre reqs at BC, even though they were all A's, my grades from the transfer school were not great. Now as I am older, I take school much more serious. When I got rejected last august, my GPA before taking that math class was 3.45? After I took the math class, it is 3.7. Hope this helps you plan your next move :)

I took and English 1 class in NY about 9 years ago; and I got a C in that course. I would like to retake that class just to bring the grade up. Also, the chart stated that no retakes for the sciences...right? Also get some rest...you deserve it. Let us know how it goes...

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