CCM/UMDNJ ?'s

hello,
i just gradated from CCM's AA-RN program. Took and passed the boards in February, and am now looking for work.

I took A&P I and II at CCM. Who is your professor? i heard great things about crabe. *(you can go to ratemyprofessor.com to read reveiws)

For A&P I i had a guy name Robert Gulay *(not the lounge singer lol)
he was extremly challenging. the exams were brutal. i think 1/3 of the class flunked out.

I had Bruce Khan for A&P II, he was really funny but honestly not as challenging. i learned a lot more from Gulay because i had to study so hard for his exams.


Also what i didn't like was the 'lab' portion was taught by adjunct professors. Both of whom english was their second language.
Now usually i don't mind this but in A&P lab is similar to lecture, you have to really listen and pay attention, when a professor says sacomere, no i mean sarcoma, no i mean striae... it can get frustrating.

If Jerry Amend is still teaching any class TAKE IT! He's very challening, but fair. Sit in the front and ask questions. He's a PHD in Chem/Bio and a brilliant man with a strange sense of humor that puts some people off. I had him for Chemistry.

i applied to and didn't get into the ABN program at UMDNJ. they have 30 seats and about 400 applicants according to the recuiter i spoke with. My 2.9 gpa was not good enough.
i stuck with CCM RN program at night and am happy for the education for dollars spent. and was able to work and go to school full time. i payed for it all myself and do not owe any more money. they have a good reputation and high passing ratio for the NCLEX.

best of luck in your quest.\.

I have been finishing up my pre-reqs at ccm. Dr. Hunter is AWSOME for A and P. He is hard but he makes the material understandable and you leave his class feeling like you know your stuff. I had Crabbe for lab and he was just OK but a good guy.
I applied to a few ABSN programs but I am sticking with CCM because it is the cheapest way to go right now. I can't be taking out loans for thoasands and thoasands of dollars!
Good luck with everything!

I was told that the program looks for in-county students first. do you live in morris county?
what's your GPA like?
Let me know if you want the name and contact info for the head of the dept. PM me

Well I am still waiting to hear from them about the fall--should be any day now. I'll let you know since it sounds like we have similar backgrounds. I had a 3.2 as an undergrad and also have lived in Morris County for years. I have kinda just been under the assumption I'll get in--could be wrong though! Just get good grades on the pre-reqs and you should be fine. I overhear people who got in who didn't do so great on the pre-reqs so if you do well you should be just fine.

I applied to UMDNJ three years ago. I got into the program. I had to leave 1 month later and did not put on my exit letter as a medical leave. Can you believe it I basically put the X in the wrong place so then I had to reapply. I must have been so stressed out with the injury. I was in tears when I found out. I reapplied and did not get it but I am going to try again. 3rd times a charm. Yes, there are something like 450-500 people that apply. I am taking more nursing classes. I figure if I get A's in both pharmacology and pathophysiology (both considered difficult classes) they would be interested.