Broward College May 2011

[couturediva]

Anyone else palnning on applying for May 2011. Im currently in the process of transferring back to broward and I am planning on applying for May. I have all my pre-reqs done and I already took and passed the HESI, and I also have HOSA so I think I may be in a good position(fingers crossed). I just need to take Micro & I plan on taking that in the winter term. If anyone can recommend a teacher I would greatly appreciate it.

[alisonelizabeth]

Anyone else at Central campus in clinical tomorrow- just logged in to Blackboard and looked at the Calendar, where it says we're supposed to meet up tomorrow at 815 am....unlike where in the welcome letter it said 830. Hmmm. I e-mailed the professor, but if I don't hear back, I'll arrive at 815 so I'm not late. One thing about this program, at least at Central campus, is you DO NOT want to be late!!! Impressions are everything. Plus, the make-up work isn't very fun, and this is an incredibly short semester. Before we know it, we'll be in Process II. I'm so very happy I'm only enrolled in lab this semester, since I took Pharm, Theory, and MTB last semester. You guys are taking it along with clinical now, right? At least there's not this huge break between math for you and when Process II begins so you won't forget it. That's the one plus, I suppose! :)

[alisonelizabeth]

I am bringing my clinical skills textbook, although we will likely not be using it the first day. We'll likely be watching some old videos. :) But just in case! And don't forget your portfolio or to wear full scrubs w/hair up. Mostly all of the girls wear their hair in buns, but a few wear them in ponytails. And make sure you have white socks that go far enough up so they don't expose your ankle.

[lmg23]

How has everyone been doing this first week ? Excited its nearly the weekend so I can study some MORE ! lol

[medickeka3]

Hey everyone going to North campus and taking pharm. on monday make sure to check ur bc email.. the professor emailed the slides and some paperwork we need to print and bring to class monday!!

[Lala_2]

Does anybody know what we are suppose to do tomorrow for registration for our fall classes. Do we just pick our classes on our own or is there an email going to be sent out like they did for this semester ?

[NCHARLES2884]

They will send us emails with the classes to register.

[Stacy637]

How is everything going so far in the program?

[Jenn_B, RN]

Anyone up at North care to PM me so we can swap notes on how things are going?

[prayin 2 b a rn]

hi guys im new to this thread. im planning to apply for May 2012 i have been getting mix advice from different people regarding the nursing program at broward college, some say its good others tell me to stay away, but what better than to hear from people that are actually in the program ! so please if any of you guys can tell me if its worth it and how are the teacher are they helpful? are you guys learning allot of new things ? i know the program is not easy heck is nursing and nursing is not easy no matter where you go, but im concern on whether BCC is right for me? :uhoh3:

[Mel328]

I love it... the teachers are wonderful. It's not easy by a long shot, but if you know how to think at a deeper level, which is a requirement for being a nurse, you'll pass. You definitely won't find anything "easier" out there unless you decide to go to an expensive for-profit school, but then you'll put in 2 years of hard work to find out you're completely unprepared for the NCLEX and that your school has a low passing rate. So keep that in mind. With that said, we did lose well over 50% of our class in NP1.

[prayin 2 b a rn]

thanxs Mel328, you are 100 % correct about those for profit private university. My two choice for nursing school are MDC and BCC which are way cheaper than many other university ! I am mentally preparing myself for the journey to come, i'm a mother of two so time management is essential. wow i cant believe 50% drop, but like you said nursing is not easy so in order to make it you have to put 150% into it and still find time for other things :uhoh21: once again thank you for your response

[Mel328]

Both are around the same level. MDC is more competitive, it seems, as we have a few people from Miami in our class who said they didn't get in there. It's all about time management and critical thinking. It's harder to do it with kids, but we have a lot of parents in the class so it's definitely not impossible. If you keep up with the reading and work on the practice problems, it's totally do-able. The lecture teacher opens a discussion board on blackboard and will answer any question you have in under 24 hours and the clinical teachers have all been very helpful and approachable during practice hours in the lab. The dean is also extremely helpful and makes herself very available to the students. Basically if you're willing to put in the time, it's a good program. There are no shortcuts, though, and people who try to work full time plus take care of the families generally don't make it through. Listen to the professors when they tell you to withdraw if you have under a certain grade on the first test. I only know one person who got through NP1 with a bad grade on the first exam. BTW... all this is for north campus. I have no idea what central and south are like. The only problems I've had at all are completely unrelated to the program (financial aid screwed up my loans royally a week before the semester started and all my classes got dropped).