Miami Dade Community College Nursing Students...

Hi Im new in Fl, Im from NYC and I had previously applied to the Generic Prgm, but I have a BA in Health Administration, I was thinking of applying to the Accelerated Prgm. But, Im afraid that my Gpa might be a little low, I completed my Req at NYC which are Eng-B, Anat I C, Anat II B, Micro C, Currently my GPA is a 3.0 in my BA but in my requirements maybe a 2.5 do u think its possible to get in the accelerated program. I was thinking of attending Medvance to complete my LPN since it has been very difficult to get in the RN Pgrm, but Im still thinking about it! what do I need to do to apply for the Accelerated Prgm.

Lizzy

Congratulations! I know what it takes & I admire you!

Thank you so much, Who :)

We took our ATI exit exam and had a 100% passing rate, very cool.

Ltorres, this is a link to the stuff MDC requires, hope it works and I hope it helps you: https://sisvsr.mdc.edu/ps/sheet.aspx

Medical Center Campus-Nursing Website

Btw, don't let your GPA discourage you, I had a pretty low one (2.6) and still got in. It was so low that it actually went UP while in the program heh heh (It's a 3,2 or so right now)

Not everyone who applies and gets accepted decides to join the program so they will have some spots available. Give it a shot.

Hey, Hex!

I used to be in the accelerated program at the same time as you, but switched to the generic one. What is the minimum passing rate you need for the ATI exam in order to graduate? I'm (hopefully) graduating in May.

Hey, Hex!

I used to be in the accelerated program at the same time as you, but switched to the generic one. What is the minimum passing rate you need for the ATI exam in order to graduate? I'm (hopefully) graduating in May.

You need a mimimum score of 60%. ATI is a tough test but it's supposed to be a very good predictor of your sucess when taking the NCLEX.

Good luck!

Just hoping everything is going well for all the students that are in the Nursing prgm. I am still waiting to hear from miami dade, accelerated prgm. Any one can tell me how are the classes like i.e Fundamental the first nursing class is it really hard and how are the clinicals what do u really do there.

Lizzy

What is the salary range for RNs in miami, and LPNS?

Hello all,

I am new to this Nursing Forum, so please bare with me.

1st. Can someone please tell me how to post a new thread?

2nd. Any Miami Dade students out there? I currently attend MDC and will be applying for the Nursing Program for Aug. 07. I would love some incite from any student who was accepted or rejected for the Jan. 07 Program.

How many students did they accept, GPA's, schedules, etc...

Any thing you can tell me will be greatly appreciated as I am apprehensive about getting in.

hi i applied to miami dade med campus, buts been a drag. i have been rejected twice. now im trying to apply to the accelerated program. i already have a ba in health adm. i have completed all my requirements. nursing schools are so hard to get in. if there are any tricks please let me know. since this has been so complicated, im thinking of lpn school first, and than it should be easier to get in the rn prgm. but yea, my application is still in miami dade im waiting for the class of august 07.

i wish you luck, and keep me posted. about the thread go to forums above the page.

lizzy

miami, fl:specs:

Hello all,

I am new to this Nursing Forum, so please bare with me.

1st. Can someone please tell me how to post a new thread?

After you go back to the Florida Nurses forum, look on the left side of the page. There is a little blue button that says "new thread."

Oh Wow, sorry to hear that. I hope you make it for Aug. 07. What was your GPA each time you applied (if you don't mind me asking)? When they reject you do they say why? I'm probably sure they don't.

Thx! I got it.

They just say due to the large amounts of applications recieved. My GPA is 3.0

There are some people in both the generic and accelerated program in MDC with less than a 3.0. I know personally some students excelling (A's and B's) in nursing classes even though their B.A/B.S. grades were less than stellar. I advise you to apply for the accelerated -- it might be easier to get into MDC from there as the number of applicants to the accelerated are much less than to the generic program. I also recommend keeping up with your application by talking to administration in the nursing program about your situation. MDC will likely start a BSN program in '08, and it helps to know you're going to an affordable school and will be practically a shoe-in for their rn-bsn program.

Hang in there. People will give up their spots for the program, GPA cut-offs also vary with each semester. I had a 2.53 UG gpa at one of the hardest universities in the country --- the pre-reqs only brought it up to a 3.42. However, I am now going into the last semester at MDC making mostly A's and only 2 B's (gpa 3.8). It can be done. There's more to an applicant than the GPA. There are people in the program who've never encountered a tough college course ever, yet had 4.0 GPAs in their pre-reqs. Some of these students have failed out of the program, barely passed some the lecture courses, and are constantly amazed by the academic rigor of a nursing course. Don't worry about getting in, you will eventually. The toughest part is staying in the program.

Apply for the accelerated as well as the generic -- it opens more options for you. I did this and got accepted to the accelerated program. I later switched to generic full-time and haven't had problems since.

-Bobbie

Apr. '07