Anyone else apply for May 2011 @ SUNY Binghamton BAT program? Anyone else anxiously awaiting a reply like me?? :)
How 'bout anyone that was accepted last year - when did you hear back?
Also, what is the program like - I did some searching on BU Brain and it looks like the schedule (classes back to back with clinicals in the same day) can be a little crazy! Were there ever situations where you have both on campus and far-off (Syracuse) obligations in one day?
@Hong :balloons:Congratulations :balloons: . what was your gpa? Congrats and Good Luck!
...5 minutes after posting this I called to check on my status, and the lady told me I had been denied. time for plan B, which I haven't even figured out yet. I actually only applied to one nursing program, so next time I will plan better and apply to more than one. Good luck to everyone and @kaitlyngrl I'm rooting for you.
my gpa is just 2.9, but around 3.7 for the prerequisites
when was your application done??
I applied February 20th and finished the supplemental form on February 28th, a day before the transfer deadline (March 1st). They didn't even offer me general admissions to the college it-self, which is even more heart breaking and it's strange because my friend got denied from bing's nursing program, but was given general admissions.
Are you coming in as a freshman student or a transfer student?
... I am a transfer student coming from a SUNY community college.
no ...i apply for the BAT program....just one year
not the traditional one that you are applying
for the traditional one, I know its way harder to get in as I heard from one of the instructor that they only accept thirty something students last year
Hey guys, I honestly wonder what the criteria for getting into the BAT program is. I applied to the BAt program and I still havent heard anything. I have a 3.66 overall GPA, which I think is pretty good. i dont understand why i still havent heard a thing....its getting pretty fustrating.
i am a current bat. i wanted to send some info your way, but also provide a review of suny binghamton's bat program about halfway through the program. there was a similar post in this thread by a different bat student from last year. we have had very different experiences and i didn't want their experience to be the only public review of the program.
first, to answer your questions. gpa's are relatively high here. this is a sharp crowd of motivated students. it's hard to know where the cutoff was, but i'd guess most in the program were higher than a 3.3-3.5. it's also hard to know about extracurriculars, but the more you can distinguish yourself from the crowd, the better. at least 5-10% of our class have master's degrees. it's widely recognized that there has been a large influx of people heading to nursing school. therefore schools have the luxury of taking the best.
second, this program is no joke. the content isn't overwhelming, but the pacing is. we've had approximately 10% of our class drop down to the two-year program, i think in large part due to the intensity of things. i would strongly recommend that people think seriously when considering this program or any comparable accelerated program. it's an amazing option for the people that can give away a year to it, but it may be a hard year. if you're a self starter who is motivated, good with time management and has a good study ethic then this is likely a great option.
i'd like to share my experience in the program so far. it differs significantly from jujubee's. i agree with them that the amount of information you'll have to learn on your own is significant. the school has developed a large video library of basic nursing skills. it's expected that you'll have a familiarity with every procedure prior to coming to lab. unlike jujubee, i'm glad there's relatively little time spent in the mannequin lab. while it's a good introduction to the field, the clinical rotations are where the real action is. better time be spent out in the hospitals.
jujubee's experience of the lab was passive. our experience has been different. we were required to perform everything the instructors demonstrated and more. we had to get signed off on every skill (catheters, iv's, ng tubes, injections) before we could pass various classes.
i do agree with jujubee that the lectures and powerpoints can get dry. and i will agree that at times we're tested on minutiae that at this point seems pretty distant from the career. with that said, most is done with the nclex in view. everyone is enrolled in a kaplan review course and forced to start working on nclex-like questions from the start. so i'm not convinced the program bears all the blame for questionable content; much of the curriculum is guided by forces that are out of the school's control. and don't get me wrong - there are a lot of enjoyable lectures and lecturers.
i also agree with jujubee that one can purchase the textbooks selectively. probably about 25% will serve as a great reference once in the field; another 25% will help you with school. the other 50% are unnecessary - in part because most of the tested material is taught in lecture and in part because this program can get so busy that it is impossible to read everything.
regarding clinicals, it's almost as if jujubee and i were at different schools. i am only about half way through the program and have now completed 5 clinical rotations. i have yet to get to the 'senior' year rotations which will start in january and involve a lot more autonomy. like jujubee, i've had to do my share of nurse's aide-like activities - but then again, nurses do them too.
unlike jujubee's stated experience, i've given more injections than i can count. i've given oral meds every shift. i've removed catheters and iv's. i've tested blood glucose and given insulin. i've started a saline lock. i've transfused blood. i've hung iv meds and set pumps. i've changed dressings. i've given an ng tube feeding. i've seen two picc lines placed. i've seen two live births. i've done a maternal admit. i've witnessed a circumcision. i've held countless little babies just one day old. one of them weighed less than 5 pounds. every shift i perform head to toe assessments on my patients and document them. on more than one occasion i've discovered clinically significant changes in my patients that warranted further investigation. i mention all of this to point out the many activities i've already done (just 5 months into this program!!!!) that fall outside the scope of an aide.
regarding clinical instructors, i have worked with five amazing people who have each stretched me in different ways. rumor is there are a couple instructors that can be socially difficult, but this is a cross-section of life, right?
i don't think this is a perfect program, but it is a good program. like any school experience, it is what you make of it. if you're assertive and display willingness to do anything, it's amazing what the shift nurses and instructors will let you do. if you show them you're not afraid to do some dirty work, they'll often repay the favor by seeking you out for a atypical procedure or a new experience.
i think my thoughts will be a bit more valuable once i've taken the nclex and spent some time in the field. so i'll try to remember to offer a final review in a year or so. feel free to ask any more questions. i wish you the best in your application and decision making process! and i hope this info helps.
I was searching this site hoping to find some info on Binghamton's BAT program and I was lucky enough to find your post. Thank you so much for all your info! I have been considering applying this September for next spring's class, and your post has made my decission a lot easier.
I am applying for Fall 2012 Traditional program at Decker school of Nursing. I still have not heard anything about decisions. Did anyone got accepted, yet or recieved any letter?
so i finished all my pre-reqs. my pre-req GPA for BAT is 3.6 and my overall GPA is around the same. i know there are other factors involved, such as extracurriculars and recommendations, but i was wondering if those of you who got accepted already into the BAT program could tell me what your overall and pre-req GPAs were? just so i can have a general idea. i think my GPAs are a bit low
time for plan B, which I haven't even figured out yet. I actually only applied to one nursing program, so next time I will plan better and apply to more than one. Good luck to everyone and @kaitlyngrl I'm rooting for you.
Hong
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hi ~~~
I just got a call today saying I got accepted from BU~~
looking forward to see you all then~~