Broward College nursing fall 2018

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Hi! I know it's pretty early to start a thread for fall but I just wanted to see somewhat of what other people have in their classes and HESI. I have to retake the anatomy portion of the test but everything else I passed, and I have a GPA of 3.18. Also, I was in another nursing program before this and didn't do so well because of what was going on in my life during that time. Do you think this will be a big issue regarding getting in??

I did mine show 13, does anyone got accepted yet?

I'm so nervous

Everyone will be sent an email at the same time about being accepted or not; it won't be announced until June 15th or after. I didn't get my points yet, it's killing me!

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Hi everyone my name is Ashley H. I am patiently waiting to see that acceptance letter. I am hoping to attend the south campus since it is closer to my home. My GPA is a 3.5 and my HESI average was 82 so we will see. I wish everyone best of luck. Btw I purchased the Saunders NClex Rn book to get a head start with the fundamentals overview and learning to answer the nclex style question since that book is highly recommended to use while in nursing school. Fingers crossed for everyone.

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I didn't see my points yet as well I'm just patiently waiting lol.

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Hi everyone my name is Ashley H. I am patiently waiting to see that acceptance letter. I am hoping to attend the south campus since it is closer to my home. My GPA is a 3.5 and my HESI average was 82 so we will see. I wish everyone best of luck. Btw I purchased the Saunders NClex Rn book to get a head start with the fundamentals overview and learning to answer the nclex style question since that book is highly recommended to use while in nursing school. Fingers crossed for everyone.

Let me know what you think of the book! I would like to start studying as well, just to get used to the questions.

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Hi all, im currently a student at BC nursing I thought I'd share some info with future students.

BC accepts the lowest GPAs (3.1-4.0) in South Florida but rest assured they will not keep poor students. So if this is ur 2nd chance at doing a career that generally doesn't accept GPA lower than 3.5, don't take it for granted. Only 7-10% of students make it through the whole program w/o failing at least once. If you fail twice, they send u to LPN school. Only 33% of every starting group will graduate. Every graduating group is made up of 95-120 students from all THREE campuses!!! That's 30-40 from every campus, now think about how many start í ½í¸°

With that being said, you are guaranteed to graduate knowing what the hell you are doing, they have great professors except for very few. You really need to be committed to this journey from day 1 as you will fall behind otherwise, and if u do, it's impossible to catch up. Every test for theory every 3 weeks is made out of 7-10 chapters, now that's intensive, aside from the clinical hours (at least 11hrs every week), pharmacology and math hours. No one i know has passed the course w/o reading 90% of the 1300 pages book first semester.

If you have to work more than 16hrs to survive, if you have kids and no support to help u with them, if you are not sure if nursing is for you, u need to reconsider this program, at this school at least. BC nursing is proud to produce graduates who pass the nclex (95% or higher everytime) so they will not give away points, curb the grades, give extra credit, they won't do anything to help u, u have to survive on your own. So if your life situation is not close to perfect to allow you to be a full time student w/o distractions, I recommend u reconsider, or delay your registration. The program is designed to weed out most people 1st semester, thats why the workload is so heavy (4 classes) only those who really want it will make it. Because by 2nd semester you will be offered schorlarships from the hospitals we do our clinicals in, and they sure as hell want to make sure only those who are committed reach that level. By 2nd semester the workload decrease to half (2 classes) so if u really want to try, make sure that at least for 1st semester you have made your environment perfect to allow you to succeed.

It is possible to pass? Of course it is, it's not rocket science, you just really need to cover all material because none of it is common sense even though it's easy material. Until u learn to think like a nurse, guessing on tests will not be enough to pass, all answers are correct, so u need to choose the one that's most correct. And again, it's not common sense, it's knowledge that allows you to pick the right one. Good luck to everyone. I love going to the hospital, it's intimidating at first but overtime as u become more confident with what you do, you'll love helping people, hearing their stories and most importantly change your own lifestyle habits that have led many to these unfortunate circumstances. Very rewarding profession! I can't wait till I graduate í ½í²ªí ½í²ª

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FYI: you can't choose your campus, the day they open registration, it's on a first come first served basis. So make sure to write down your first option of campus codes and 2nd option, because if they run out of space in one campus, you need to be prepared to reserve your spot at your 2nd campus. Make sure you have resolved any financial aid issues, or outstanding balances, because your registration wont go through and by the time you are ready, all spots will be taken where you want it. Also all classes are registered at the same campus, u cant divide them between campuses. They inform you about all of this on your orientatiom day so don't stress about it, but some people who live very far can't afford getting the furthest campus so just be aware.

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Wow thanks for the info! I have heard from many people BC nursing is no joke but it's THE best program down here. So your testimony definitely backs that up! What book do you recommend to start reading?

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Hello everyone,

Selling:

1x small scrub top ($15.00)

1x medium scrub top ($15.00)

1x extra small scrub bottoms (15.00)

Or $25.00 if you want to buy both the top and bottom together

2x small nursing polos ($10.00 each)

1x medium nursing polo ($10.00)

1x school bought stethoscope $10.00

Message me if you're interested or quote me and reply on here and I'll message you. The uniform will cost you $50.00 brand new, and they'll charge you $20 for a cheap stethoscope.

PS- don't buy the light from them! They constantly break, look on amazon.

Books, I have:

Fundamentals of Nursing practice test questions $15.00

Dosage Calculations $20.00

Fundamentals of Nursing 8th edition $12.00

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And just some two cents as a grad..

1) yes, BC grads are highly regarded. Had a job lined up before I even graduated.

2)learned alot in a short amount of time.

3) I worked 30 hours a week. I have no kids, moved back in with family to attend this program to make it easier.

4) I found the clinical instructors to be so amazing. Push you to truly apply and learn all of your skills.

Like Paulita said very eloquently, this program graduates a very specific set of students; those who can hit the ground running and don't need outside help. These are generally students who seem to learn best by reading and answering questions. Be aware, their retention rate is less than 36% and thats for all 3 campuses. That means most everyone who starts this program will not reach graduation.

That being said...nursing school will only teach you enough not to injure someone. For such an intense program, I did not personally feel that yheir atmosphere helped at all in handling real life nursing.

So if you're NEED a supportive environment and different ways to learn the material; there are OTHER programs out there with better environments and ability to support you in away BC refuses to do.

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Hey no problem, fundamentals of nursing by Perry and potter 9th edition I believe is the latest. You can always rent it from Amazon for $20 which makes me think a new edition is probably coming out for the fall which will probably be in the bundle they'll offer u. So if u want to read ahead, that would be the best way and I definitely recommend doing it. You can start reading infection prevention n control, vital signs, health assessment and physical assessment, patient safety, activity and exercise, hygiene, that's all I remember for now

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Geez. Thanks so much!!! I just rented it!

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That's awesome, i hope u have a great experience!!

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