Broward College RN Program May 2010

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Has anyone turned in their application yet?! Btw, I heard that Central campus might NOT have a May class :sniff:

Wow, in total, I have 8 points. I wanted to change my English grade, but it would cost me 2000$, if I don't get in for may, I'll do that

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Wow, in total, I have 8 points. I wanted to change my English grade, but it would cost me 2000$, if I don't get in for may, I'll do that

$2000? That's seems like an awful lot. English is 3 credits, and out of state fees (assuming its a third attempt) are only 300ish a credit. It shouldn't be more then a grand total.

I've really screwed myself over in my early years. I took english my first semester and managed an A. It was the only thing I did right. I got a B in chemistry, which isn't horrible. But it's not enough. I took A+P I/L and failed it. The second time I managed to squeak by with a C. So even if I were willing to pay the ungodly out of state fees, my grade is too high to retake it. That leaves me with A+P II/L, which I'm currently taking. I need about a 98-100 on the final exam to pull off A's and give me my 8 points. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure I'm out of options.

The only thing I was thinking was to file some kind of hardship appeal with the school and try to get that last A+P I/L removed from my record, thus only having the F on file and qualifying to retake it -and- not have to pay third attempt fees. I know it's a longshot, but maybe you should look into it as well. If it's going to cut your bill from $2000 to $300, it's definitely worth a try.

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The reason why I have to pay that much is because of the fact that I have to take the class at a private university, and the only one that works within the time frame that I want is keiser. It sucks to pay that much, so I'm hoping to get in without it, if not, then I'm gonna have to cough it up :(

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The reason why I have to pay that much is because of the fact that I have to take the class at a private university, and the only one that works within the time frame that I want is keiser. It sucks to pay that much, so I'm hoping to get in without it, if not, then I'm gonna have to cough it up :(

Can you explain why you have to take it at a private university?

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Can you explain why you have to take it at a private university?

Sure. The only way I can change my english grade ©, is by taking the class at a private university, I can't change the grade at a public university according to advising at bcc. Keiser is the only school around that offers the class by itself, on top of that, it's a 3 week class so it fits my schedule. The only issue is the cost :(

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Sure. The only way I can change my english grade ©, is by taking the class at a private university

So even state schools are out of the question?

Anyways, I was looking it up online. There are ways to petition to have classes removed. It's probably not a simple process, but if you present it at being the only way, it might give you a chance. I plan on talking to an advisor about it next week. I'll let you know what I find out.

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So even state schools are out of the question?

Anyways, I was looking it up online. There are ways to petition to have classes removed. It's probably not a simple process, but if you present it at being the only way, it might give you a chance. I plan on talking to an advisor about it next week. I'll let you know what I find out.

Thanks, I appreciate it

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Hi everyone,

I heard that the Math tests required in the RN program can be tricky and 90 percent is required in order to stay in the program. Can anyone recommend any books or study guides to get in order to prepare for this???

Thank you I appreciate anyones help!:)

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i am. but you won't be able to apply for any of the scholarships until after the first semester. then the scholarship people will come in and talk to you, bring you food and thats when you can apply.

your so informative.. i wanted to do the same thing.

how many people do they accept?

do they pay for the full tuition?

are you promised a job?

how long after grad do u have to take the test if they want u to work for them?

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Mrs.ant0125-

Yes I am in the program and its going well for me so far. I can't complain. Its a lot of work at the beginning, trying to transition into the program, learning how to study all over again, learning how to manage your time, learning what works and what doesn't work. But you adjust and it gets better. There is A LOT of reading....huge amounts at times, so I just try to stay ahead and not fall behind.

Hi:) I was reading this thread and you said that you're in the program.. which campus are you attending if you dont mind me asking? I'm applying to Central which I've heard has a bad reputation. Also, I've heard about the math tests which they give you..Could you explain what type of math they test you on? I heard they do this the first week of school? Is it dosage calulations that they test you on or is that just in Pharm?:)

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your so informative.. thanks! i wanted to do the same thing.

how many people do they accept? not sure. they told us the first week of school that between the 3 hospital scholarship programs, only a total of 30 would be accepted. not per campus, total for all three campuses, for all scholarships

do they pay for the full tuition? essentially. you get $6000.

are you promised a job? pretty much. you still have to apply to the hospitals and interview, etc etc. but because they gave you the money, they are going to try to find a spot somewhere to put you. if they end up not doing so, then your obligation will be terminated and you won't have to repay the money. so far, i have not heard anyone not getting a job who got a scholarship.

how long after grad do u have to take the test if they want u to work for them? i'm not sure about this since we haven't had our official meeting with the scholarship reps yet. i believe our lunch with them is the beginning of jan and they will give us more info then.

:) hope this helps

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hi:) i was reading this thread and you said that you're in the program.. which campus are you attending if you dont mind me asking? north. i'm applying to central which i've heard has a bad reputation. that's what i've heard, too :) also, i've heard about the math tests which they give you..could you explain what type of math they test you on? its honestly not bad at all. its 7th grade level math, mostly ratio and proportions. i think everyone freaks out about it until they go to class and see its not so tough.i heard they do this the first week of school? yes and no. at the beginning, you are in a nursing math class for 4 weeks. then you have a test. if you fail that test, you come back the 5th week and take it again. if you pass, that's it, the math class is done. if you fail, you can repeat the math class and you will have 2 more chances to pass. (if you fail the final test, you will have to retake math the next semester and retrack back into np2 that semester). after that, with all the rest of the courses, you will take a math test the first day of clinicals. this starts in np2 and continues on to the last course. if you fail that test, you can retake it the following week and all will be fine. if you fail the second test, then you have to retrack in the next class. is it dosage calulations that they test you on or is that just in pharm?:)dosage calcs. i didn't have any math really in pharm except for one very simple problem.

here is the website we use at north for math. its the same type of math problems. just go to this site and click on the link "nursing process workbook a." also there is a sheet they let you use for the tests throughout most of the program up until ortho/neuro or cardio that has formulas, conversions, and rounding rules, just click on the link that says "rounding rules."

http://webhome.broward.edu/~gbrickma/math.htm

***just read on another thread that the other campuses might not let you use that rounding rule sheet on all the exams. north does, though.

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