Anybody go to Keiser?

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Just wondering if anybody went to or is going to Keiser University's nursing program?

I attend the Melbourne campus. I am in my second semester of the nursing core: Basic M/S and Maternity. I'll be done in December. I love it so far! The instructors have been fantastic. Clinicals are going great. Anything specific you'd like to know?

Hello

is the program too difficult? after reading on this forum how difficult it is to get into the Broward college nursing program, and all the things that they require for application and how they fail 75% of the students in the program .. the main reason I'm considering keiser is because I want to get into a nursing program as soon as possible and also because English is my second language, and I feel like in the other programs, no matter how hard I work, I'm destined to fail sooner or later, if native speakers are failing in these programs, what are my chances? lol My english is decent and I have gotten good grades in the prereqs though .. I'm sure there are a few people that have graduated from those programs, despite being English their second language, but I want to have the best odds to succeed in a program, and not have instructors trying to fail me ... I have all my prereqs done and I live in fort lauderdale and the only nursing programs near me, are from broward college, FAU, nova ..which all of them are super hard to get into, and much more harder to graduate from ..

I'm considering keiser fort lauderdale, which is the main campus, my questions are, what are the schedule and hours usually like? I have read that keiser system is different from other universities, because you take only one class per month, is this true?

If you have all prereqs done, is the cost of the nursing program, really 24k like nursingstudent12pk said?

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Hi orlandoch,

It is a difficult program, but not impossible by any means. I think they really try to only accept students that they think will succeed. And in my experiences, the instructors have been fantastic, willing to help you in any way they can. I honestly don't know how much language would be a problem for you, if at all. I will say that the tests are not like any tests you have taken before. All of our tests are written NCLEX style, in preparation for taking that when we finish. I think that has been the hardest part for most in my class. There is less rote memorization, and more being able to apply concepts, and use critical thinking. At first, it seems like all the questions have 2 or 3 correct answers. You have to pick the MOST correct answer. I'm getting the hang of it now, and pulling good grades. I don't know if all campuses have the same class sizes, but Melbourne campus only accepts up to 24 students for each class, with 3 starts per year. We lost 3 for grades first semester, and none so far this semester. There are a few who are really struggling to stay afloat though.

The gen eds and pre-reqs are 4 weeks long each. Once you start the nursing core classes, they are 16 weeks long, 3 semesters per year. Nursing core is 4 semesters long. Tuition is now roughly $8000/semester for full time. First 3 semesters are full time, and the last one is half time, so roughly $28k, plus books.

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Well, it definitely must be less difficult than broward college, if only 3 people failed, in broward college more than half fail, and the classes there are like 50 students. What is the schedule usually like? the hours?

what guide or books did you use to study for the TEAS?

the 3 starts for each year are in January, may and august, right? could you please tell me the schedule, and what are usually the application deadline dates for each of these 3 starting term? I don't think is available on the keiser website

mainly i need to know the application deadlines

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@campercass: i have been looking for a melbourne student for the longest to shed some light about the program. i recently attended the open house and had a 1:1 with the admission advisors. she informed me about the program and give me a walk-tour of the nursing class and lab rooms, but what was less engaging, for me, was not being able to meet with a keiser nursing student for clarity. although it’s pricey then most; i have been thinking about keiser because it’s close to home, and my child’s daycare and easy on the gas rather than commuting 2.5 hours for school.

anyway, where are the on-site clinical done? how long is the program? how is the entire nursing curriculum covered it you’re only taking one class per month? are the instructors engaging such as offering office hours to help students? i know you said that you’re in your second semester, but do you feel like you understand the materials? was the admission process difficult such has the teas, letter of recommendation and interview? do you know of anyone who has attended keiser and gone to complete their bsn at other school without any issue?

thanks!

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Well, it definitely must be less difficult than broward college, if only 3 people failed, in broward college more than half fail, and the classes there are like 50 students. What is the schedule usually like? the hours?

what guide or books did you use to study for the TEAS?

the 3 starts for each year are in January, may and august, right? could you please tell me the schedule, and what are usually the application deadline dates for each of these 3 starting term? I don't think is available on the keiser website

mainly i need to know the application deadlines

Hello,

It seems like we both have some things in common...BC or Keiser? Which one?:uhoh3: Keiser would be convenient for me, the price and the teas entrance exam is making my decision a bit challenging because I heard that the teas is very hard. BC is approx. 2.5 hour drive for me since I live in Central Florida; and the gas and daycare would be costly for me as well. So the price of Keiser would equal the amount of money I would send on BC and the production alone. I just want to get this over with, but my mind is going in circles.

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Can you take the teas entrance exam a section at a time (like in different days) instead of all that is required?

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Yeah my mind is algo going in circles lol I live close to BC central campus and Keiser fort lauderdale campus, like 20 minutes drive, 30 at the most. The main reason why I would like to go to keiser, is because my chances of being successful are going to be higher, much higher than at Broward college, FAU, nova. English is my second language, so I'm basically at a disadvantage with other students, like I said before, if many people who are natives are failing at BC, what are my chances? I'm smart and study hard, but many times that is not enough if they are basically trying to make you fail. I don't think the program at Keiser is easy, but I'm positive that is easier than the schools I just mentioned, and your chances of being successful are much higher. The fact that a few students fail at Kesier, doesn't scare me, this is normal in every school, what really scared me was reading the "Broward college 2012" thread and reading how so many people fail, like more than half the class, and how is like they try to make you fail. On top of that, it seems BC is going to make the application process even harder, I'm guessing is because lots of people are applying, because the program is cheap, so they have to make it harder to get in. I have read that getting into BC nursing program, is not the difficult part, what is difficult is being successful in the program. Lots of student drop like flies.

The teas, I don't know much about it, but probably the only difficult part would be science, but you don't even need a high score for science, I think is only 58? If you study with the guides that are recommended on this forum (I have them), you should do well on the TEAS. Many people here only prepared with one of those guides, and passed. I think you have to take the TEAS (all the sections) the same day.

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@orlandoch: yes, that is very true. when i heard about how the students where failing and being dropped out of the program is shook my thoughts for a moment; and i also read past post that the instructors were not to helpful as well. i think that's just goes for most nursing programs, nothing comes easy. i will not be surprise if bc changes their admission process becasue of their low cost tution, scholarship with 3 major hospitals, and low pre-req requirements. it is unpredictable how they base their decision on who they expect becasue there was on poster that got accepted with a 2.8 gpa while the other with a 3.3+ gpa did not not make the cut. i just want to get this over with...if i end up at keiser and then have to take loans out, then oh-well. when we become that rn we want to be paying it off would not be a problem. if we want to be cheap with our education then we will be sitting here while other's are finishing and working their bsn or msn. i used to pay almost $200 per month on my cell phone bill for 5 years, so paying that a month on loans will not kill me. now i have a metro. what will kill me the most is not making something of myself due to that fact of tution. best of luck on your decision.

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hey, the scrubs in my avatar are for Polk State, when I took intro to nursing there. And I used the ATI study manual from the ATI website. Ive completely passed my teas. My interview is Wednesday. And yes you are correct, you go for an info session, take the wonderlick (which is completely free and SUPER easy) then you schedule a time to take the teas...its $25 per section for whatever sections you need to take or retake.... not sure if the first time is free bcuz I had already taken the teas prior to be able to be in intro to nursing at polk... but some of my scores werent high enough, so I retook it.... and yes once you are accepted, you then talk about the financial side with an advisor. Tuition is exactly $7,091 a semester.... for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd semester bcuz your paying for the hours and your courses are 12 credit hours... the 4th semester however is only 6 credit hours so the tuition drops to about $3,500.... so the tuition is around 24k, not including scrubs, books, etc.... but if you have a family member who works for the school board, it is an automatic 25% off... which is pretty much getting a whole semester free.. so for me, my tuition is about 17k.

Keiser University offers alot of scholarships and loans that public universities or community colleges cant offer you. Yes, its expensive but there are ways around it.

The paper does state that you need literature, but you don't... they accept humanities. I have all pf my pre req's done and I have not taken lit.

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If you look at almost every nursing program, there are always students who drop out.... Keiser actually has a 94% pass rate on the NCLEX.

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really ? that is awesome, that means that if you have an associate of arts, you have basically fulfilled the humanities requirements. I thought they specifically needed the literature class for humanities. I have taken all prereqs except for that american literature, but I kinda had a feeling that the other humanities classes would cover it. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Where did you complete you prereqs? I know that every nursing program has people that drop out/fail, but keiser dropout rate is a lot less than the other colleges near me.

I have that ati TEAS guide and another guide I downloaded from this forum, I can't recall the name though. In this thread some girl told me, that the first time you take the teas is free, and then if you need to retake specific sections of the TEAS, then is $25 for each section. I wonder, though, why they lowered the required English score for the teas. It seems that the most difficult sections is the science. I'm sure I can pass the teas.

My main concerns are getting those 3 letters of recommendation and then financial aid. I read on this thread, that some girl wrote her own letter of recommendation and put the contact information of one of her coworkers.

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English is my second language, so I'm basically at a disadvantage with other students.... what is difficult is being successful in the program
Do your best and study smart, I graduated keiser in 2010 and it was doable. I'm bilingual and it was challenging, but that extra language will come in handy when it comes to finding a job.
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