ELFMwife replied to tbuzz96's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hi! To answer all questions... 1. Interview. Dress professionally. Do not wear too much jewelry / makeup. Make sure your hair is out of your face. If Carol Polifroni interviews you, she will comment on these things if she feels you don't look pr...
ELFMwife replied to tbuzz96's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello.. I am currently in the MbEIN program at Storrs. It was a little over a week when I got my letter in the mail after my final interview. I would be happy to answer any questions, as I am currently on break before my last semester starts. Good...
ELFMwife replied to bsf1962's topic in Connecticut
Yes, you can apply while you still have to finish some pre-reqs. I know of a few people who did that. Waterbury, Stamford, and Storrs clinicals are the same as far as hours. You are required to do 21 hours of clinical per week. The first semester 6 ...
ELFMwife replied to bsf1962's topic in Connecticut
I am currently doing the MbEIN program at Storrs. I have about a week and a half left to go with this semester. Our schedule is Monday, class from 8:30 until 6:00. Tuesday we have simulation lab; half of us go 8am to 2pm, and the rest (myself incl...
ELFMwife replied to ELFMwife's topic in Connecticut
The MbEIN class of 2010 is the last class that is eligible to do the master's track for an APRN career. Subsequently, if you apply and are accepted into the class of 2011, you will have to do the DNP to be an advanced practice nurse. We heard this ...
ELFMwife replied to ELFMwife's topic in Connecticut
I went to the orientation on Monday the 21st in Storrs, and the assistant dean was not clear on whether or not the class of 2010 would make the cutoff for the Master's APRN program. The problem is that after you pass your NCLEX, which in our case wo...
ELFMwife replied to mdp0105's topic in Connecticut
I forgot to mention that I got accepted to the MbEIN program class of 2010 Storrs. I did all of my pre-reqs at a community college. If it were me, I would take genetics at a community college. I did my undergrad at UCONN, and I was a genetics majo...
ELFMwife replied to mdp0105's topic in Connecticut
Check into it first with UCONN. I saw on their MbEIN page that they are no longer accepting online classes for certain science pre-requisites. I didn't think it was hard; it was actually interesting. By comparison, Anatomy and Physiology was more ...
ELFMwife replied to ELFMwife's topic in Connecticut
My last pre-requisite was completed in May, which was A&P II. This made me eligible for the June review committee. I received a phone call to schedule an interview with the Assistant Dean who runs the program around the second week of June. Three...