John Tyler CC Spring 2020 ASN

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Hey everyone! I didn't see a thread yet for the Spring 2020 start for the JTCC RN program so I decided to start this one.

I am applying for the hybrid program and wanted to see if anyone else out there had applied/is planning to apply for Spring.

Good luck!!

Stephanie Howe!
sorry I dropped the ball on the Facebook group, I got stuck at work the rest of the night and totally forgot! Thanks for doing that!

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@Stepherz118 no worries! I’ll look for your request to the fb group ☺️

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I just requested it’s Katie Marks

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Specializes in Med/Surg.
2 hours ago, Tbru92 said:

@1D3S @kem13 apparently it won’t let me private message y’all ?

What’s your name so I can be on the lookout?

it’s John Tyler nursing - Class of 2021 (I guess everyone that wants to join, tell me your name on here so I can approve)

Melissa Schrinel! I’ll look for the group and request!

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@Tbru92 I would like to join as well...Taylor Hague

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David Rike

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Fernando

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Congratulations guys! I was this site looking for something else and found this thread. I started in the fall. I just wanted to offer some encouragement, advice and insight.

I'd advise to get in the practice of managing your time well. There's a lot of work to do outside of regular lecture and lab that we didn't expect. You'll have Zoom sessions, pre-assessment for clinicals and for certain classes your exam times are scheduled for you and you'll have to be there for about 2 hours. We go to Testing Center together, take the exam, wait for everyone to finish and then go to a classroom. There, we get into groups and take the exam again as a group to earn extra points on the exam. It helps but it takes a lot of our time.

If you are/were an honor/dean's list student, get out of that mentality. Not that you'll do poorly, but the grading scale is different. I was so excited to see that I had a 90 in one of my classes then remembered that's a B, not an A lol. The lowest passing grade is 80. Right now, I have 100, 89, 88 and 87.9. That's with minimal effort so I know my grades could be better. I work full-time and have a 4 year old so it's challenging.

GET A CALENDAR/PLANNER!! There are so many different assignments due that it would be impossible to keep up without some sort of calendar. Stay on top of your reading and the assignments and you'll do well. The weekly quizzes can make or break your grade. There are only 5 questions so you can only miss one and still pass.

It's hard but I am actually having a great time. I would LOVE it if I didn't have work because even though the reading gets boring, I actually enjoy learning about the different topics we have.

Congratulations again and god luck!

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Thank you for your advice and encouragement! I am going to screenshot this so I can use it when classes do actually start!

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On 10/12/2019 at 5:42 AM, Stepherz118 said:

Thank you for your advice and encouragement! I am going to screenshot this so I can use it when classes do actually start!

Stay up on your reading. That's important. Know your medical terminology and abbreviations. It makes things much easier.

Feel free to ask any questions! Little tips would have made things so much easier for me lol.

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Apollo617 are there any ways to get used scrubs? Do you know of any guys scrub size XL that are graduating?

Thanks!

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1 hour ago, Drike5001 said:

Apollo617 are there any ways to get used scrubs? Do you know of any guys scrub size XL that are graduating?

Thanks!

Hey. You will need burgundy/maroon pants. You can get those anywhere, but the tops and scrub jacket have to be purchased at Flynn O'hara on Midlothian because they have to have the school patch. ORDER EARLY because they can get backed up and take weeks. The jacket is about $50 and I think the tops were $20.

For the pants, you can try Goodwill. Family Dollar, Dollar General, Rose's and Gabes on Hull St have really inexpensive scrubs. Walmart runs about $18 which is higher than what I pay at Bryan's in Regency ($14-16 and sometimes much cheaper if you don't need a special length). I can't go to the cheaper places because I need petites at 5'1. I specifically asked someone at my doctor's office about her burgundy pants and she got them from Gabe's. They were Grey's Anatomy and $7.

I don't know any upperclassmen to ask.

You'll need black or white shoes and your socks have to match the shoes.

Congratulations on your acceptance! Get ready! LOL!

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