Broward College May 2018

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Hi guys!! Haven't seen any threads for May 2018 so I figured why not start one!! I just submitted my application for Broward's May 2018 LPN-RN program so anxiously waiting for the deadline. While I wait I'm attending Keiser to retake A&P 1 and lab to boost grade up! What's everyone doing to pass the time?

My points updated too!! I have 13 points now. Most definitely a far cry from what I had 3 years ago.

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I have 12 points...I'm so nervous! Good luck everyone!!

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Nice!!! You're nervous. You should see me. I wonder when they'll let us know when we get i. Other threads have been during spring break. Or a little before

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Just for my own sanity I'm telling myself to expect an answer mid-March that way if it comes before that it'll be a nice surprise lol

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Mid-March omg that's so far away lol. When are you going to start buying supplies and books

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PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do yourselves a favor and do not attend Broward College's RN program. There are so many problems with this program, but instead of going into all of the details of how I witnessed almost each and every one of my classmates get picked off one by one, I'm going to give you the shortest possible version of why to avoid it, and what to do in the unfortunate event that you don't take my advice and chose to attend their anyhow.

First of all, if you look at the program's graduation rate, you will see that only around 30% of students who begin the program actually end up finishing it. They like to keep these statistics to themselves unless you specifically ask for it. Now to put this number into perspective, you then need to look at how many of those students get straight through the program without failing any courses and having their graduations postponed for at least 6 months to a year (maybe even more). I can tell you from my own personal experience that out of the 127 students who started the program with me, only 4 of us made it through without being failed for some of the most ridiculous of reasons. After our first semester alone our class size dropped from 127 to 67. Now no one said nursing school is supposed to be easy, but something just is not right...It could be that because every time a student fails a course they are then required to pay additional money to take a "how to learn" course, as well as even more money to take a skills review course before continuing in the program.

Now there's a few other things to look at it before deciding to attend this program. Broward has this ridiculous rule that if you fail any two classes at any point in the program, you will be removed from the program and told that you cannot return until you find an LPN school to attend, wait until their start date is and then spend at least a year in that program, and then take and pass the LPN exam (you're looking at the least an additional 18 months). Only then will Broward College allow you to return to their program. And it doesn't matter if you are in the very last class of the program, they do not care, if you fail by even one point you will not be allowed to continue. It's terribly sad because I saw this happen to so many of my friends along the way.

This, however, is where things start to get really screwy... In just about every state in the country the Nursing Boards have adopted a policy that says any student attending an RN program who has completed a certain amount of coursework (Process 1 & 2, GIGU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and only the lecture portion of Psychiatric Nursing), that you are then eligible to sit for your LPN exam. This means that if you manage to pass those classes that you have the right to become licensed and start working in the state of Florida (as well as many other states, which I'm about to get to) as an LPN. But because Broward college has this crazy rule that you must leave their school and go waste another 18 months and at least $7,000. trying to get your LPN license, they refuse to sign off on the paperwork that must be submitted with your transcripts to the "FLORIDA" Board of Nursing, making you feel like you are stuck and have no other options then to go obtain your LPN license and then return to Broward to finish your studies. Luckily, however, I have friends who are nurses who live all over the country and helped me find a way around Broward's game playing. There are several states where this can be done, but I just recently helped two of my friends who failed out of Broward successfully submit their paperwork to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing (They only require Broward to send your transcripts, which by law, they cannot withhold unless you owe them money). They both have already sat for and passed the LPN exam and have easily transferred it to the state of Florida.

So now any I know that any of you who are already familiar with Broward's policies are going to say... "Yes, but Broward College will not accept you back into their program if you take that route and get licensed through another sate." While this may be true, let me ask you this, WHY in the world would you want to return to a school like this? Instead of spending all the time and money it would take for you to retake courses that you've already taken to then sit for a test that you're already eligible to take, why not just obtain your LPN license from another state and then attend an LPN to RN program? This route will still probably take you almost a year and you'll probably close to 18 months (about 2-3 months to get approved for and take the LPN exam in Oklahoma, another month to transfer it to florida, and then 11 months of LPN to RN school.) There are so many LPN to RN programs in South Florida. Mercy College of Nursing in Miami is where both of my friends are attending and they both tell me how much better it is there and how happy they are they switched.

Now, as I had mentioned earlier, Broward College does not care if you are in your last semester, your last week, or even your last day of class. If you fail by even one point during your last class with them and it happens to be your second fail in the program, then guess what? You're done. But now here's something else Broward College doesn't want you to know. While it is rare to find, there are two other colleges in the area who are accredited and will accept ALL of your transfer credits from Broward. I have friends who are currently attending both at the moment and who are set to finish in May. The only thing with each school is that you're required to complete 25% of the RN program at their school (this is true with any school that is accredited). So while you can do it in only one semester, you're going to end up paying for it.

The Emergency Education Institute in Coral Springs, and the MetLife institute in Fort Lauderdale will both accept all of your credits and you will finish with them in one semester.

Please don't let Broward fool you into thinking that this can't be done, or scare you with their NCLEX pass rate. If you made it all the way up to Ortho/Neuro or Cardio at Broward, you WILL be successful on the NCLEX.

Do your research people. Don't be afraid to speak up to them. They try to train you with fear from day one. Don't let yourself be the victim. You'll only have yourself to blame. Consider yourself informed!

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TheNurseInformer,

You come on here giving your stories of how Broward is such a bad school and has done so many things to fail it's students. But what have you all done to succumb to such failure? What did you do as a student to apply yourself? You then say we have been informed and that we should reconsider attending this school. Posting and trying to intimidate others or steer them in the wrong direction. Agreed there are hard times. People fail, people pass. But for you to be the nurse that's so informed you failed to do your homework!!! Emergency Education Institute is on probation meaning if they don't increase their scores or passing rates they risk closure. And Med Life Institute is only an approved (not accredited) school and that means if people want to further their schooling past an RN they would be stuck because no school would accept their credits unless they are accredited or hold similar documents as some of the colleges. So I say those things to say this. Before you come on here raining your negativity and pity do your homework! Because that could clearly be a possibility as to why you didn't make it far at Broward College. Below is the link so that you or anyone else in your negativity parade can verify what I've said. No hard feelings but stay off our thread with your negativity. Good evening! Now you have been informed "TheNurseInformer"

Florida Board of Nursing - Licensing, Renewals & Information

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The deadline is here!! this is going to be a long waiting game

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Let's get something clear from the start. I'm alteady an RN. I passed Broward without and fails and I'm very proud of myself for my accomplishment. But you are a fool if you really think what you've wrote and will probably be one of the first to fail out.

Being "approved" is just as good as being accredited, especially if you've already taken your prerequisites elsewhere. So no, if you were to take Anatomy and Physiology or

College Algebra at MetLife, then no, those would not transfer. But once you are an RN, those nursing credits are yours for life. And Emergency Education Institute is a relatively new school,

So yes, they're on probation just like EVERY other school when they first open up. So , "Miss Negative," If you had really read my post and gave it the attention it deserved, you would see that it was meant to help students who already got pretty far along in Broward's program, but then failed out. Those are the students who will get the most out of what I'm saying. They've already done the majority of their coursework at Broward (which will transfer anywhere), but now they find themselves stuck at Broward and

feel like there are no other options, which no one is.

So maybe you need to go do a little further research before coming on here trying to attack someone who's trying to stop the rest of these students from making a huge mistake. I really wouldn't be surprised if this was someone working for Broward College. And if you're not,

Kiverson, I applaud your enthusiasm to start this program, and I can't wait to see how you feel in a year. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep us updated on how much you continue to love it.

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Hello everyone. new to this thread. I also applied to the nursing program for may. In my own opinion I feel like some people are better at time management and learning then others. I have heard dreadful stories about Broward college but that will not be my experience. All of our points are posted :) super excited. Good luck to everyone

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TheNurseInformer,

It's no point I going back and forth with you on the topic. I know exactly what BON explained to me as for as what approved, accredited, and probationary meant. So my statement still stands go do your homework. And again I will provide the link and if needed their phone numbers. Kudos to you for making through Broward without failing. But no honey I will not be one of the first to fail. I take schooling and everything else I experience very seriously. So with that being said please stay off this thread with the negativity and enjoy your day!

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I know the deadline is finally here!!! Now the wait begins!!! How many points did you earn Gettlemann, if you don't mind me asking?

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