Farmingdale Spring 2020

GzLove10 · Nov 5, 2019

On 10/29/2019 at 1:49 PM, Catsweeney said:
Yes our deadline was also Oct. 15th. The first semester is the most time consuming. It is 5 days a week but there are 2 options. A morning and an afternoon(classes were from like 12ish-4ish) I was in the early morning option. My schedule was like Monday 8am-12:30, Tuesday 8am-2 (with a break in between), Wednesday 9am-12, Thursday clinical 7-3, and Friday 8am-12:45. I’m not gonna lie the first semester is ROUGH but once you get through that the schedule lightens up a ton. This semester I’m only in class Monday and Friday 9:30-12 and clinical 7-3 on Tuesdays. That’s it. And that’s how most of the semesters are.

As for the other classes to take that aren’t nursing classes, I would suggest doing them in the summer or after the first semester when the schedule isn’t so hectic. A couple of my friends are taking extra non-nursing classes that they need this semester because the time allows for it.

I also was between Farmingdale and Suffolk but ultimately chose Farmingdale because it’s a BSN program, but you have to do what works best for you and your schedule/life.

can you switch your classes around or is it just an A or b option & how do you register at the orientation on paper or can you do it online?

Catsweeney · Nov 5, 2019

So registration is done on paper. You can pick either A or B schedule and you can’t move your classes around based on that. Once you decide if you want cohort A or B you write on the paper your 1st 2nd and 3rd choice for clinical. By the end of that week everyone is registered for classes and you can check on oasis. But each section A and B has their own options. For example (this may not be your choices I’m just using it as an example); cohort A may only have the choice between plainview, stony brook, and st. Joes, and cohort B will only have the choice between Winthrop, manhasset, and south Nassau. So if you really wanted let’s say manhasset, you would have to choose cohort B. But if you really needed cohort A’s schedule, you would only be able to choose between plainview, stony brook and st. Joes.
There’s also a DEU program in which you write an essay at a later date (they explain this all at orientation) but you stay at that hospital the entire 3 years of school for clinical. I didn’t want to do the DEU because I currently work at a hospital and want to see multiple places but they will go over that too.
The first semester is the only one that is like this. After the first semester, you can pick whichever time and clinical you would like.
I hope this explains things clearly.

WuTangLan, BSN, RN · Nov 5, 2019

21 minutes ago, Catsweeney said:
So registration is done on paper. You can pick either A or B schedule and you can’t move your classes around based on that. Once you decide if you want cohort A or B you write on the paper your 1st 2nd and 3rd choice for clinical. By the end of that week everyone is registered for classes and you can check on oasis. But each section A and B has their own options. For example (this may not be your choices I’m just using it as an example); cohort A may only have the choice between plainview, stony brook, and st. Joes, and cohort B will only have the choice between Winthrop, manhasset, and south Nassau. So if you really wanted let’s say manhasset, you would have to choose cohort B. But if you really needed cohort A’s schedule, you would only be able to choose between plainview, stony brook and st. Joes.
There’s also a DEU program in which you write an essay at a later date (they explain this all at orientation) but you stay at that hospital the entire 3 years of school for clinical. I didn’t want to do the DEU because I currently work at a hospital and want to see multiple places but they will go over that too.
The first semester is the only one that is like this. After the first semester, you can pick whichever time and clinical you would like.
I hope this explains things clearly.

Is the DEU a 12 hour day? Thanks for answering our questions.

Catsweeney · Nov 5, 2019

No. It’s 8 hours like everywhere else. The DEU for my class is at St. Joes. So they will be there for pretty much every semester except peds and maternity (because they don’t have it there) so they will be going somewhere else. I believe every other semester they are there. But your classes DEU will be somewhere else I believe. They will tell you.

Singingnurse172 · Nov 7, 2019

Has anyone received the acceptance packet in the mail yet?

WuTangLan, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2019

1 hour ago, Singingnurse172 said:
Has anyone received the acceptance packet in the mail yet?

Yep, I just got mine, paid the deposit, and scheduled a physical!

GzLove10 · Nov 7, 2019

nothing yet but i called and paid my deposit Monday !!

ccs2000 · Nov 7, 2019

did not get my packet yet too. Hoping it will come tomorrow.

Katiewithab · Nov 8, 2019

I got mine today! I'm sure you'll get yours by tomorrow!

WuTangLan, BSN, RN · Nov 8, 2019

Do we have to submit our physicals to Farmingdale or CastleBranch? When I called the Health and Wellness center to ask a question they said they don't deal with our physicals everything goes into CastleBranch. I am confused because the form in my packet lists Health and Wellness center. ?

Katiewithab · Nov 9, 2019

How did you pay your 100$ deposit? It's showing I have no balance to pay, not sure if I'm I'm the right spot or not.

Singingnurse172 · Nov 9, 2019

@Katiewithab go to farmingdale's website- go to admissions and click- on the left you will see application portal, click that- sign in - it's usually an email and password and then it'll open to a check list and everything is there!