FSCJ Fall 2014 hopefuls

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Hello everyone, I did not see a post for the fall 2014 semester, so I wanted to get it started. I applied to the 2014 summer semester and now I am waiting on my acceptance or denial letter. I am starting this forum just in case i do not get in for the summer. My total score right now is 169.96. I have 97 points for my classes and 72.96 points from the NAT. I am currently taking statistics and humanities, in hope of getting an A in both of them to boost my score up to 178.96. I made a C in A&P 1, my first humanities class and PSY1012. I also made a B in college algebra and that is what got my score down so low. I hope that the low cut off score trend continues to give me a good chance of getting in. The last 3 semesters were 175.96, 187 and 187. I am preparing to retake the NAT in late May to be in time for the June 1st deadline with plenty of time to study for the NAT. I look forward to meeting you all, and hear how things are going for you, so we can encourage and support one another.

Thank you but you're confusing me here, first you tell me that missing first day isn't too bad, later on you state that missing the first day/orientation is mandatory and if I don't attend I'm expelled. My trip is from Aug 10th and I return to the United States August 25th at 4 pm. I tried calling Cheryl James multiple times and left her voicemails but she hasn't returned my calls. Is there someone else I can talk to regarding this matter?

Thank you!

The first day of class and orientation are not the same thing. Orientation will take place before classes start, usually a week or so before. Missing orientation = bad. Missing first day of class = not ideal, but ok.

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Thank you but you're confusing me here, first you tell me that missing first day isn't too bad, later on you state that missing the first day/orientation is mandatory and if I don't attend I'm expelled. My trip is from Aug 10th and I return to the United States August 25th at 4 pm. I tried calling Cheryl James multiple times and left her voicemails but she hasn't returned my calls. Is there someone else I can talk to regarding this matter?

Thank you!

As for reaching Cheryl James, try emailing her - I've had more luck that way in the past. Unfortunately I can't post her email address here due to allnurses site rules

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Thank you but you're confusing me here, first you tell me that missing first day isn't too bad, later on you state that missing the first day/orientation is mandatory and if I don't attend I'm expelled. My trip is from Aug 10th and I return to the United States August 25th at 4 pm. I tried calling Cheryl James multiple times and left her voicemails but she hasn't returned my calls. Is there someone else I can talk to regarding this matter?

Thank you!

Hi Anstesia21, how are you? Lucy is right, it is easier to get in touch with Ms Cheryl through email. Her email is [email protected].

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I have no idea why the woman I spoke to said this to me, it was on the phone so I felt like she thought she could get away with saying whatever she felt like? It literally made me fall into a deep depression, started to make me miserable that it could happen, and most of all feel hopeless. The anxiety I feel waiting for THIS letter now is amplified 10X since she told me that. I simply feel like I am not good enough, though everyone tells me to be as patient as possible. I just want to move on with my life and become a nurse, it shouldn't feel like I am going into battle like a gladiator.

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I have no idea why the woman I spoke to said this to me, it was on the phone so I felt like she thought she could get away with saying whatever she felt like? It literally made me fall into a deep depression, started to make me miserable that it could happen, and most of all feel hopeless. The anxiety I feel waiting for THIS letter now is amplified 10X since she told me that. I simply feel like I am not good enough, though everyone tells me to be as patient as possible. I just want to move on with my life and become a nurse, it shouldn't feel like I am going into battle like a gladiator.

just try not to worry about it. We may not know anything for another three weeks. They say 8 weeks for a reason (because it might take up to that long).

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Are there any other nursing guidance counselors in North Campus I can talk to besides Mrs. James? Spoke with her on the phone a few times before and she never clearly answered the questions I had. Also is orientation only a day?

Thank you!

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Hey Beatrice! In all honesty, very worried about the situation I'm in :-/. I'm going to South America for 15 days (Aug 10-Aug25) to visit my sick grandmother and because of this I'll probably be missing the orientation and first day. **That's if I get into the program of course, however after informing myself about the cuttoffs my chances of getting in are high**

I'm horrified of being taken out of the nursing program, I worked my a** off to finally get the chance to apply for it. I called the airlines many times to cancel my flight/get a refund but they say it isn't possible. I either fly or lose all the money I paid for (the tickets were veryyy expensive). What can I do in this case? Any suggestions? Has any of you guys been or know of someone in a similar situation?

Thank you!

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Hey Beatrice! In all honesty, very worried about the situation I'm in :-/. I'm going to South America for 15 days (Aug 10-Aug25) to visit my sick grandmother and because of this I'll probably be missing the orientation and first day. **That's if I get into the program of course, however after informing myself about the cuttoffs my chances of getting in are high**

I'm horrified of being taken out of the nursing program, I worked my a** off to finally get the chance to apply for it. I called the airlines many times to cancel my flight/get a refund but they say it isn't possible. I either fly or lose all the money I paid for (the tickets were veryyy expensive). What can I do in this case? Any suggestions? Has any of you guys been or know of someone in a similar situation?

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Thank you!

can you change it for an earlier date that way you are coming back before the week of the 25th. I have no idea about orientation and I sadly dont think anyone will have exact date until the letters are sent out unless you can get a hold of someone from the nursing office which seems difficult to do for this time of year
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I've been reading these forums for the past year while applying. From what I've learned with fscj, they don't really care about your success. According to the nursing dept at north campus, no other campus is as up-to-date as they are and you're only supposed to be contacting them for questions, that is if you ever get a hold of Cheryl James, who is on constant autopilot of the nursing packet. After not getting accepted into the summer program for '14, I went to the meeting they held at the north campus for those with questions that didn't get it. It was very uninformative. All these questions we ask on here is all we did with each other, Cheryl never chimed in or told us anything new. I asked to speak to someone higher up and they were shocked. The way anyone in that office addresses you is outrageous. Being a waitress, I have to kiss butts and be so polite, totally understandable and expected. Government offices and schools- it's free range to say whatever you feel in whatever tone. I was in tears. I didn't get scheduled to see Mrs. Seabrooks, the nursing Director, until a week later. I told her how confused and discouraged that we all felt and she said were not here to talk about everyone else. I wasn't just trying to look out for myself, but for all of us who feel like we're getting nowhere with this department. I told her I didn't want to feel like I was wasting time with my GPA being where it is and my NAT score plateauing so she advised me to sign up for the LPN program and that she wasn't aware of the deadline. It was two days before our meeting... It's beyond discouraging and disappointing. It blows my mind that a school can genuinely care this little about organization, communication, or us fulfilling our degrees in a timely fashion at all. A lot of us are struggling financially in the mean time of waiting weeks and weeks to hear back, no phone calls returned and no classes left to take to get a head or stay fresh for the NAT. If my GPA wasn't anchored by an F in a class I didn't need from sophomore year, I would forget about fscj and go to UNF or JU. I called and left a message for the dean of success to call me. Something's gotta give. My score is 185.6. I've taken the NAT three times now. They mentioned in that meeting that they take the best NAT scores of your most recent two so hopefully that's the case since my NAT score is worse than last time in 2 sections of the 3.

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Could you retake the class you got an f in? Then apply to fscj or ju? Ive heard bad things about unf as well and ju is expensive. You might do better on the heisi

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I thought only the NAT was for nursing the HEISI for all other health occupations? I'd be paying out of pocket to retake that F in precal, a class that's not a pre-req or under a declared major since I've finished my AA and I'm not in the nursing program, so I have no major as of now. I had to pay for Micro and Nutrition out of pocket spring '13 because I finished my AA in fall '12. I apparently made too much last year waiting tables so I don't qualify for financial aid anymore.. But being out of school for a year and non stop working just to stay busy and afloat, I guess that happens? Though I have nothing to show for it now. I'm having to come to terms with student loans, but really trying to wait until I'm in the program before I do, not to pay for a class I don't need- but would open my options to getting in at other school that are way more expensive...or try to get my bachelors in Health Occupations or Management, raise my GPA, and then bridge over to BSN-RN, which I heard is easier, but longer. The LPN program for the spring is nights and weekends only, so that would put me out completely as a waitress, but the bridge over to the BSNRN is easier there as well. Pay bills without as much loans and keep my job on the weekends is what I hoped to do as long as I could in the nursing program. The struggle is real haha I just hoped I wasn't going to be deal with as much struggle before I got into the program. I'd rather hear "No" once I got into the program and tried my very best, not at the door.

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So here is what I have discovered for everyone who doesn't know. Everything is changing haha go figure. If you are applying for spring 2015 like i am here are some things you should know.

1) sociology is out and chemistry with a lab is in for the pre req.

2) the application deadline is October first so it goes from august 1st- October 1st.

3) for people applying for spring 2015 you can be enrolled in microbiology and still apply for the program.

4) You must have taken the hesi a2 exam instead of the NAT. The NAT is not the required test anymore and for anyone who hasn't taken the hesi make sure you study anatomy because that section is rediculous.

i think thats about it, they still havent figured everything out but they claim they will send out the catalog when they do! So I have no idea how the new point system will be. Okay (:

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