Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

AtomicWoman · Oct 9, 2010

was it easy for your class to find jobs around philly?

No, absolutely not. Some of my classmates are still unemployed. The market in the Philly area is extremely tight right now.

kdrose01 · Oct 9, 2010

Thank you, Atomic Woman! I've been following your posts for awhile now. Congratulations on making it through!

AtomicWoman · Oct 10, 2010

Thanks! I think I aged a couple of years while completing that one-year program. LOL

jjsrn1 · Oct 10, 2010

I'm a current student in the FACT program and I echo what AtomicWoman said. Be prepared to get very little sleep, as this program will keep you EXTREMELY busy. But make sure to plan study breaks so you won't feel totally burned out. Also, expect not to have much of a social life if you want to be really successful in the program. Overall, FACT is very doable. The faculty is also great and supportive of their students. Congrats to all those who received acceptances and good luck to those still waiting. :)

kdrose01 · Oct 10, 2010

Thanks, MPHgirl! Good luck to you! Do you know anything about living in Barringer? I had planned on getting my own place off-campus, but I'm not sure I'll have time to apartment hunt next semester. But I also don't want to live in a building with a bunch of noisy kids if it's a bunch of first-time undergrads. When I used to walk by there years ago, it looked like grad or med students around that building.

Thanks!

MissT19 · Oct 11, 2010

I got accepted to the FACT program for 2011!! Im now thinking about the on campus housing options...

I was wondering if anyone has lived in Barringer or Orlowit Hall?

Are the rooms nice? Is it quite? Is there anything you did/didn't like about it?

Thanks for any info you can give :)

mtngal77 · Oct 13, 2010

Hello! I've been accepted! Anyone else? I have a thread under "Pre-Nursing Students" https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/thomas-jefferson-fact-509818.html#post4581704. I found out early September. 1st application round. I did not go in for an interview. Ms. Kelley was gracious to let a phone interview suffice due to living in Colorado and my school schedule. I'm super excited!

mtngal77 · Oct 13, 2010

Congrats on your acceptance! Me too! I just posted a reply to the original thread. I'm from Colorado and looking to connect with future classmates. I'm trying to figure out housing too... Please drop me a line! Would love to chat!

mtngal77 · Oct 13, 2010

I've been accepted too! Yeah! P.S-I couldn't find the Facebook page either?

CPinPhilly · Oct 13, 2010

MPHGirl and AtomicWoman - Could you guys give us an example of your typical day/week during the FACT program?

mrsmurtaugh · Oct 14, 2010

hi guys

what are the pre-reqs for the FACT program?

When does school start and when is the application deadline?

I've done ENG100(comp1) , ENG110(comp 2), PSY 140 (intro psycho), SOC110(intro socio), MAT 210 (statistics), PSY210 (dev psy), DPR100 (intro tech&info) and this semester i'm doing chem 1. ethics and A&P1.

I'll be doing A&P2, Chem 2 and microbioly next spring.

Do you think I've enough to apply?

thanks

kdrose01 · Oct 14, 2010

Mrs,

Check their website for their requirements - better to look than rely on us, since it could change (that happened to me at another school).

http://www.jefferson.edu/jchp/nursing/fact.cfm

If you have a degree in a non-science field and haven't completed any sciences yet, your chances for acceptance are slim - at least according to what I was told a year ago. Since I had a non-science degree, they wanted to see my grades from 3 completed science courses. Their deadline is rolling, but they encourage people to apply as soon as the application opens (Sept 1), since they begin interviews and acceptances almost immediately thereafter.

I think you'll have to apply for 2012. Good luck!