Lehman College Fall 2020 Admissions

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Hi!

This thread is for people who plan to apply to the Lehman nursing program of accelerated (Summer 2020) or generic (Fall 2020) Wish you all the best of luck! Let's keep us all motivated!

3 hours ago, Buckhill said:

I wish you all the best as you inch your way closer to entering Lehman's nursing program. I am currently a student and we all just finished our finals this past Friday. I remember last year at this time I had many of the same concerns/questions that you all have. Even though Covid certainly wasn't on the radar in the Spring of 2019 I can somewhat understand the stress levels that you're all experiencing. If you have any questions feel free to ask me. The one great quality about the nursing students in general is that they (for the most part) truly care about their classmates and will generously share and provide any pertinent material necessary to survive the program. So...my door is always open for assistance.

Is the drug dosage calculation test difficult? I’m no good in math and this makes me nervous . Also, what is the program’s policy on hairstyles? Are we allowed to wear our hair out or do we always have to wear a ponytail/bun? I know in clinical settings we have to have our hair tied up but what about on campus? And one last question, do you know anyone who scored below a 75 on a certain portion of the HESI and still got accepted?

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Good morning Bri143- the dosage calculation test isn't difficult at all and it's not timed. It's just that when you know that your admittance into the program all hinges on this one 20 question test...mistakes can easily be made. So...just take you time...go over the answers...know basic conversions (e.g. 1 fluid ounce = 30mL is a must know conversion). Math isn't my forte - but just know that the professor will infuse dosage calculation questions at you throughout your first year....especially Medsurg. Out of a 50/55 question exam you'll typically see 5 dosage calculation questions...and believe me..as the semester goes on the level of difficulty increases...but that is to be expected. Regarding hairstyle, I know many of my female classmates didn't do anything special with their hair during lecture...they just let it fall. In clinical however ( as you mentioned you have to tie the hair up).Regarding your question about the HESI score- honestly I have no idea. I do know that the nursing department is very generous in opening their doors to as many students as possible to give them the chance to pursue their nursing ambitions. Once you are in the program, they set the bar rather high so you really need to take the studying seriously and set up a routine of studying. My typical study schedule would be going to bed @9pm...gettin up @3:30am and study for 4-ish hours before class..return from school and study for another 4/5 hours...eat dinner and do it all over again. It was an insane schedule and of course everyone works differently. Most of my classmates elected to stay up late (till like 1:30 or 2am most nights studying but either way...you're going to put some time into studying.

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1 hour ago, Buckhill said:

Good morning Bri143- the dosage calculation test isn't difficult at all and it's not timed. It's just that when you know that your admittance into the program all hinges on this one 20 question test...mistakes can easily be made. So...just take you time...go over the answers...know basic conversions (e.g. 1 fluid ounce = 30mL is a must know conversion). Math isn't my forte - but just know that the professor will infuse dosage calculation questions at you throughout your first year....especially Medsurg. Out of a 50/55 question exam you'll typically see 5 dosage calculation questions...and believe me..as the semester goes on the level of difficulty increases...but that is to be expected. Regarding hairstyle, I know many of my female classmates didn't do anything special with their hair during lecture...they just let it fall. In clinical however ( as you mentioned you have to tie the hair up).Regarding your question about the HESI score- honestly I have no idea. I do know that the nursing department is very generous in opening their doors to as many students as possible to give them the chance to pursue their nursing ambitions. Once you are in the program, they set the bar rather high so you really need to take the studying seriously and set up a routine of studying. My typical study schedule would be going to bed @9pm...gettin up @3:30am and study for 4-ish hours before class..return from school and study for another 4/5 hours...eat dinner and do it all over again. It was an insane schedule and of course everyone works differently. Most of my classmates elected to stay up late (till like 1:30 or 2am most nights studying but either way...you're going to put some time into studying.

Hi, Buckhill

I am curious how many students fell out or quicks out of the program so far?

is the dosage test multiple choice or straight to the answers?

as far as I know, there are no clinical for current nursing students, have you heard anything from the nursing departments what is a plan for the lab or clinical in a pandemic? such as simulation for the clinical?

so is going to extend or add more semesters for the current students to cover for the clinical?

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I’m not sure how many students have backed out of the program. I do know that @ ten ppl didn’t make it past the first semester. The dosage test is a fill-in, not multiple choice. As far as the schedule for next semesters clinical I believe it’s still up in the air. Sorry..I wish I had more info to share with you.

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1 hour ago, Buckhill said:

I’m not sure how many students have backed out of the program. I do know that @ ten ppl didn’t make it past the first semester. The dosage test is a fill-in, not multiple choice. As far as the schedule for next semesters clinical I believe it’s still up in the air. Sorry..I wish I had more info to share with you.

Thanks so much, I really appreciate you

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I got some of my final grades today and I realized that my science GPA is dropping from 3.77 to 3.71. Do you think I‘m still in good standing? My HESI was 97% and my CT was 1000

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5 minutes ago, Julia Arnolds said:

I got some of my final grades today and I realized that my science GPA is dropping from 3.77 to 3.71. Do you think I‘m still in good standing? My HESI was 97% and my CT was 1000

Your stats are great! From reading previous threads I think you are a sure thing to get in. My science GPA also dropped to 3.667. I scored overall 95.33% on the HESI with an 880 critical thinking and I have faith in myself so I know you will get in ?

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7 minutes ago, FutureNurseHer said:

Your stats are great! From reading previous threads I think you are a sure thing to get in. My science GPA also dropped to 3.667. I scored overall 95.33% on the HESI with an 880 critical thinking and I have faith in myself so I know you will get in ?

Okay, thank you so much. ?Makes me feel confident again. I have faith in both of us now.?

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18 minutes ago, Julia Arnolds said:

Okay, thank you so much. ?Makes me feel confident again. I have faith in both of us now.?

Your GPA is competitive and your critical thinking score is unbeatable. In other threads they said that these are what they look at most. I’ve seen many ppl with similar if not the same grades as us get accepted. I know you are anxious to know as am I LOL I am counting down the days and hoping like hell we all make it.

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2 minutes ago, FutureNurseHer said:

Your GPA is competitive and your critical thinking score is unbeatable. In other threads they said that these are what they look at most. I’ve seen many ppl with similar if not the same grades as us get accepted. I know you are anxious to know as am I LOL I am counting down the days and hoping like hell we all make it.

Thank you! Yeah same, I’m itching for June to get here? even though I’m praying that our first semester won’t be online because at the moment all the nursing classes on CUNY First says online.

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1 minute ago, Julia A said:

Thank you! Yeah same, I’m itching for June to get here? even though I’m praying that our first semester won’t be online because at the moment all the nursing classes on CUNY First says online.

Yes I also checked and saw that they were all online. I too am hoping we won’t have to take them online. I wonder how last year’s class managed this semester.

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20 hours ago, FutureNurseHer said:

Yes I also checked and saw that they were all online. I too am hoping we won’t have to take them online. I wonder how last year’s class managed this semester.

Good luck all

I really hope we all get into the program.:)

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