FSW FALL 2018

ilk0710 · Apr 1, 2018

Unless they've changed it again, there won't be an interview, so after you clear your background and drug screens, you'll get a letter with the final decision. In the past, the interview was an online, approximately 5 minute video that you recorded with answers to specific questions that they asked. You can ask one of the advisors for the program to see if they'll try doing the interviews again. :)

Oh my May15 is around the corner then it is the 3-4wk waiting game. I took my TEAS yesterday and scored a 78%, but b/c it is the Fall that I'm applying to and Fall is normally competitive I am going to retake it soon. Quick question. Have any of you heard that once we get selected there will be an interview?

Nurse y03 · Apr 5, 2018

Hi everyone!

Im currently applying hoping to get into the fall traditional semester in lee my stats right now are

gpa 3.4 (still taking a&p 2) and I'm not sure how they consider composition being passed by AP testing so I'm not sure how to fill it out.

Planning on taking the teas in two weeks. Extremely nervous I'm really hoping I get in.

Good luck to everyone!

ilk0710 · Apr 5, 2018

Hey, I applied with several of the pre-reqs being as AP credit. What happens is they count the credit hours, but there's no grade, so your GPA solely depends on the remaining pre-reqs that have an official grade to them at the time of application. For the application itself, just put in "yes" for your composition course and leave the field for the grade blank. If it doesn't let you submit it that way, put in the grade that you had for the AP course itself. The admissions people will actually go back through the transcript and verify which courses you took and the grades you have for those courses. They will recalculate your GPA based on that information, and that will also adjust your overall points. Hope this helps.

Hi everyone!
Im currently applying hoping to get into the fall traditional semester in lee my stats right now are
gpa 3.4 (still taking a&p 2) and I'm not sure how they consider composition being passed by AP testing so I'm not sure how to fill it out.
Planning on taking the teas in two weeks. Extremely nervous I'm really hoping I get in.
Good luck to everyone!

Canegurl07 · Apr 7, 2018

Unless they've changed it again, there won't be an interview, so after you clear your background and drug screens, you'll get a letter with the final decision. In the past, the interview was an online, approximately 5 minute video that you recorded with answers to specific questions that they asked. You can ask one of the advisors for the program to see if they'll try doing the interviews again. :)

I will call and look into it thank you. How's your first semester going? Scale 1-10 was it do able lol

Canegurl07 · Apr 7, 2018

Hi everyone!
Im currently applying hoping to get into the fall traditional semester in lee my stats right now are
gpa 3.4 (still taking a&p 2) and I'm not sure how they consider composition being passed by AP testing so I'm not sure how to fill it out.
Planning on taking the teas in two weeks. Extremely nervous I'm really hoping I get in.
Good luck to everyone!

Hey keep us updated dear. I'm routing for you. You will pass the TEAS

Canegurl07 · Apr 7, 2018

I'm just sooo excited. Starting next month is the waiting game. I mean how long do you think before we will know. Website says 4wks after deadline. That means June 15 or so

ilk0710 · Apr 7, 2018

Three more weeks until the semester is done! Yay! We've all transferred to a nearby hospital to do clinical, so basically all the skills from lab and concepts from lecture are fair game to use on the clinical floor. The clinical paperwork is getting longer (but next semester we get to use DocuCare to chart so no more physical paperwork unless it's a care plan).

For this semester, on the scale of 1 - 10, it'd say overall it's an 8 or 9 as far as being doable. Pharmacology is what brings it down a little bit, because we barely know what to study and there's a lot to study for that class. Otherwise, practice in lab and clinical definitely helps with the skills tests, and the information from the H&W lectures does show up on the tests and again is reinforced in clinical. So, basically you learn it in lab or lecture first, and then you keep using it in lecture, lab, and clinical until it sticks. If you review the material and try to apply it every chance you get, the semester becomes easier as you go further. Also, if you've taken Human Development or Intro Psych you're set for the second part of the semester. If you've taken Nutrition before, you're set for the second part of the semester. That information is basically reviewed. If you've recently taken A&P, you're good to go for this semester, because the physiology of specific systems are included in this semester. If you've taken it a while back, before you begin your first semester, review that material so you have an easier time and don't have to memorize as much. If you want the specifics for that, let me know.

In short, the more prepared you are based on your prereqs, the more doable this semester becomes, because you'll focus more on pharmacology and parts of the courses where you're not as familiar with the information.

I also now have info about the second semester and what's covered then, just to help you guys see what you need to maybe review since you won't have much time between Level I and Level II (I have a summer between them since I started in the Spring and you'd have maybe 3 or so weeks). Level II is transitioning from a healthy person to one that has an illness like a common cold, bronchitis, things that don't last very long. You will use your pharmacology knowledge from Level I. You will learn for most of the semester how to give medications in every possible way (IV, different types of shots, different pills, that kind of thing). Depending on your clinical site, you may be able to give some oral medications, but no IV or push meds.

So, those are things you guys can look forward to as you get ready to start the program!

QUOTE=Canegurl07;9794283]I will call and look into it thank you. How's your first semester going? Scale 1-10 was it do able lol

ilk0710 · Apr 7, 2018

I'm excited for you guys! On average, it takes about 4 weeks to know whether you're in the program. It takes them about 2 weeks to decide if you're going to the next stage of the application process, so Step 2 where you do your background check and all that. It takes about a week or so to have your background check come back. Once they have that information from all people that made it through Step 2, it takes them about a week to make the final decision. So, that's about the entire 4 weeks. It'll also depend on how many people apply for Fall semester, which campuses are selected, and whether they're getting applications for both ANEW and traditional or more toward one particular version of the program. :)

I'm just sooo excited. Starting next month is the waiting game. I mean how long do you think before we will know. Website says 4wks after deadline. That means June 15 or so

Leah2020 · Apr 7, 2018

Floating a theory: reduced applicant numbers.

Due to the amount of math pre reqs I had to take and an 18 month temporary relocation to Miami, I have been a pre-nursing student for 4 years. On, off, and on again, I have followed FSW threads on this site. Never needed to participate until now, as I am FINALLY applying in May.

In my time I was always able to find either multiple threads and/or pages and pages of user interactions. Except for this application cycle. As far as I can see, this is the only one and it's not nearly as active as threads in the past.

Could it be an indication of reduced applicant numbers due to the A&P2 requirement for the first time, this application cycle? If so, what are the implications?

Hmmmmmmm..........

ilk0710 · Apr 8, 2018

It could be, but for the Spring 2018 class that same trend was present and all three campuses are full to capacity, except for one not having ANEW. I think we had maybe 20 people talking on the All Nurses thread. Also, from what the advisors have told my group, the A&P 2 requirement was put in place because 99% of the applicants already had that pre-req done at the time of the application for the last several application cycles.

To answer your question about the implications of a smaller applicant pool for your group, they may not have the program on all three campus, especially the ANEW. The way they've filled the program seats in the past was Lee traditional, Collier traditional, and then Charlotte traditional. When the ANEW program was added in, the people who did not get into the traditional program at each campus were placed in the ANEW one unless they specifically applied to ANEW. The other side of it would be a quicker review of all the applications, which means you may hear back from them a little quicker. In the past, they reviewed the applications as quickly as within 7 days of the deadline when they had very few applications. It could also be a little more competitive, so I'd say definitely look at the statistics given for my semester (Spring 2018), because that semester was one of the most competitive ones they've had, so it would give you a good idea of where you'd stack up.

As far as your situation about being a pre-nursing student for a while, I have classmates who have been one for like 6 or more years, so when you get in, be sure to review courses that you took a while back, because you will rely on that information throughout the program. They tell you each semester, before it starts, what courses definitely will be used during that semester. I'd say don't worry too much about the math, you'll use algebra for the drug calculations, but that's Level II and beyond. We don't really use math right now as it's all concepts to build a foundation for the later semesters.

Floating a theory: reduced applicant numbers.
Due to the amount of math pre reqs I had to take and an 18 month temporary relocation to Miami, I have been a pre-nursing student for 4 years. On, off, and on again, I have followed FSW threads on this site. Never needed to participate until now, as I am FINALLY applying in May.
In my time I was always able to find either multiple threads and/or pages and pages of user interactions. Except for this application cycle. As far as I can see, this is the only one and it's not nearly as active as threads in the past.
Could it be an indication of reduced applicant numbers due to the A&P2 requirement for the first time, this application cycle? If so, what are the implications?
Hmmmmmmm..........

Leah2020 · Apr 8, 2018

Yeah. Unfortunately most of it is pretty great, because I reattempted for A's. Which I did get. Except during my "journey", and unbeknownst to me, the multiple attempt policy changed. Still pissed about it. Getting over it.

ilk0710 · Apr 8, 2018

They've changed a lot about the pre-reqs and requirements in the recent past. I have friends who graduated as recently as December of last year, and the program is very different now from what they went through, since the last change occurred in Fall 2016. They do most likely factor in how long ago you took the courses and the TEAS is what matters the most. So, do your best there and see what happens. Your pre-req grades won't matter that much once you get into the program.

Yeah. Unfortunately most of it is pretty great, because I reattempted for A's. Which I did get. Except during my "journey", and unbeknownst to me, the multiple attempt policy changed. Still pissed about it. Getting over it.