Montgomery College Nursing Fall 2012

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redmonds12

25 Posts

Oh wow!!! My wedding is May 19th, so I was REALLY hoping Id get a nice wedding present from MC. lol.

I'm glad to hear they don't send out receipts of the applications. I was a tad bit worried :)

drea588

92 Posts

congratulations on your upcoming wedding, redmonds12! you must be extremely nervous with the acceptance letter and marriage planning and date approaching!

sarahcooper, you too have something exciting coming close to the letter date as well! Happy (way-early) birthday!

I personally was hoping to know by my graduation date from MC, the 18th. Being unsure where I'm headed after that date is going to be difficult. I really like knowing what the next step is, and am always thinking of the future.

Lets just all keep hoping for good news and that it comes sooner rather than later, and oh my goodness, can you believe we have waited a month now already!! April is through, and were already in MAY! Good luck everyone!!

drea588

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anyone... anything? now that im done with the spring semester, im really anxious to hear something!

Hey guys! I just took my final today and completed my first semester in the MC nursing program. I was looking over your thread and as long as you have the pre-reqs and the minimum teas score you should be good! I've really enjoyed this semester but getting started was very hard. There's lots to do before you even step foot in the classroom and I spent about $500 on books and another couple hundred on the uniform, supplies, and doctors bills. The vast majority of teachers were amazing. And my clinical instructor was out of this world great. Also just because you get accepted doesn't mean your "safe." I felt like I was fighting to keep my spot for the first month between the new style of test taking and the pro-calc medication test you must get a 98% to stay in the program. BUT you can take it as many times as you need and it's very important stuff so you will pass it if you start making attempts early because there is a deadline and I know at least a few people got kicked out for not doing it in time. Anyways sorry for rambling but I wish someone would have given me a few tips. If you have any questions let me know I'm happy to answer them. And congrats on making it this far!

drea588

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You are awesome, SarahMarie1013! Thank you so much for that information. What is this math exam youre talking about!? Any other information about once you get accepted that would be helpful to know? The pre-calc, how many Qs, who is it through, etc. I had NO IDEA about that.

The math exam is known as Pro-calc and you will most likely hear about this on day one. It is a computerized medication test where you must be able to convert between grams to milligrams or lbs to kgs. The problems are not difficult but there are these tricky rounding rules that will cause you a headache. You will be told to buy a Calculate with Confidence book (I don't want to say which edition bc they may have a new one). You are supposed to read the chapters they tell you before day one. The exam is 30 questions and you can only get one wrong. But as long as you start taking stabs at it early you will be fine!

The other big adjustment for me was the exams. They are all multiple choice but many of the questions have four correct answers and you have to pick the best or the priority. It really took some adjustment for people. They also have lovely select all that apply questions where 2-3 answers are right and you must pick them all to get the question correct.

I do not mean to overwhelm you becuase I got an 88% in the main course and A's in the other ones, you can do it! Just read all the chapters before lecture and do all the course guides per chapter. They are like outlines that help you focus on what to study. They are in this big packet you will print over 100 pages!

The first 3 weeks I felt so overwhelmed by all the stuff we were expected to do and learn I honestly didn't know if I could do it. But you can and you will. I worked part-time too and many people had young children. You can do it! Let me know if you have any more questions :)

sarahcooper

34 Posts

Specializes in Postpartum/Newborn.

Thank God for you Sarah Marie, your inside information is very helpful!! We had a dosage/pharmacology exam every semester in my LPN program - you could only miss one question (98%) and you only got two attempts! People stressed like crazy about it!

I'm right there with everyone on the anxiety thing! We are new to Maryland and I'm really hoping to get into this program so that I can get my RN quickly and meet friends in my field! I work overnight so I haven't made very many friends at my work place.

Sarah Marie, what is the uniform for the program? Do you have to purchase certain styles/brands of scrubs? I read in the handbook that it was a white top and recently switched to navy blue bottoms, is that accurate? Are you allowed to wear a long sleeved shirt underneath your scrubs for clinicals? I ask because I have visible tattoos and the policy in my last program was that we had to wear a hideous scrub jacket over our uniform and shirts under scrubs were not allowed. It was bizarre.

sarahcooper

34 Posts

Specializes in Postpartum/Newborn.

Hey just a reminder for everyone! The financial aide deadline for MC is May 15th, so if you haven't done your FAFSA and MC paperwork get on it! I just had to rush to get it done and I still won't have it done by the deadline because FAFSA takes 7-10 days to get to the financial aide department!

Eramos809

25 Posts

Specializes in Pediatrics, OBGYN, and L&D,.

SarahMarie!!

Thank you so much for the information!! Any more information you would like to pass along would be greatly appreciated!!

My nerves are so bad, and until I know for sure they I will be a nervous wreck...I have been doing alot to help pass time, extra hours at work and alot of activities with my kids!!!!

About the uniforms, do they have to be bought at the school or can we purchase them anywhere?

About text books, is it preferred to purchase new books or is it safe to purchase used books?

What other things can we start to cross off our to do lists as we wait on our answers from the college?

I have been vaccinated for HepB, and have blood titers to show immunity against it as well as for varicella and MMR (I get it done yearly since I work in a hospital) I got the flu shot but I know I will have to get another one for the next season. I am already CPR certified and have yearly TB screening done, I have a physical every year with the hospital as well. But is there anything else I can do as I patiently wait?

Thanks so much and any information you post is useful and needed!!!

Elena

redmonds12

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Thanks so much for all of that extra info!!! It sounds very intense...but also exciting! Congrats on having such a successful first semester!!!

Do you know anyone at all who got in without all of the prereqs?? I only have 2 of the 4 done, but I got pretty high TEAS scores.

I am so nervous, and unfortunately there is nothing we can do but wait :(

drea588

92 Posts

came across the handbook for 2011-2012: [color=#1122cc]student handbook - montgomery college

elena and redmonds12, im really going crazy waiting, too. i call home each afternoon to see about the mail, ugh! elena, you would think working alot and having so much else to do would help keep your mind off it! i just got through my spring semester, graduation is this friday, and yet all im thinking about is receiving that letter! if it doesnt come by the end of the month, i really hope that taking nutrition and general chem summer i will keep me occupied. those will be the last of my prereqs for mc's and many of the local bsn and rn-bsn requirements besides nursing courses, so i really just want to get started in actual nursing courses already!

thanks sarah for the info! i got mine in early this year. i really hope yours is followed up quickly with int fa office on campus.

drea588

92 Posts

Sarahmarie- I am wondering about my very tiny, hardly noticable nose stud. Are they so strict that this will have to be removed? And what about the nail polish rule?

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