I created this post in the hopes that all applicants applying for the nursing program at Miami dade submit their experience they have had so far and also submit any questions they might have. I'm currently applying for the accelerated option but would like to hear what others are doing in the part time and generic option. A little about me is that I have a BSN in health science (2014) and have taken all the prerequisites with the exception of A&P 2 (which I am retaking in summer b June 22).
Right now my biggest concern is the hesi a2 exam we have to take and making sure i ace it because my science gpa is not so hot right now. I have read prior posts and it seems like A&P is the most challenging section. Has anyone taken it as yet? Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Also I'm worried that after they evaluate my degree they might not take my science subjects and make me re do them ?? . Has any one's transcript been evaluated yet?
So I applied today for the finacial aid loan it will be ready hopefully in 8 weeks. I went to the interamerican campus they have a back room with people to help you every step of the way. They are are very hepful. I can wait for the lleters to come
Hello all, I am currently in the part time program at MDC, started January 2014 so almost done. I used this site to get a lot of information before starting the program and to alleviate my fears so I want to pay it forward, if any of you guys have any questions regarding the program just post it here or PM me.
I received my acceptance email on October 17, 2013 btw so the first round of emails should be coming in a couple weeks.
Can you tell us the level of difficulty of the program and if you have time to have a job and keep your danity? I heard partime was actually harder.Thanks
Can you tell us the level of difficulty of the program and if you have time to have a job and keep your danity? I heard partime was actually harder.Thanks
Well in my opinion the part time program is harder than the full time one because we all work full time compared to the full time folks that don't work and can just focus their entire time to studying and getting other stuff done like the community service you will need later on.
The difficulty is pretty subjective because I personally find the program to be pretty easy and straightforward. I skim the chapter (I used to read every chapter front to back in the beginning of the nursing program and that quickly stopped as it takes way too long and you aren't going to remember it all) and then use the powerpoints given to you by the teacher to study. I make a quizlet and just add in all the stuff I need to study and go from there. Most teachers give a outline of what sections you should be focusing on for their test. If you study the sections in the outline you should easily pass the test.
Now I say that but many people in my cohort view the program as difficult for sure. Some of them would be outside of the class before a test reviewing last minute and they are firing off answers left and right, but then they enter the test and get really bad anxiety and bomb it. To put it in persepective my class started with around 25 people and now there are about 13 of the original group left.
Oh also if you are able to do either the full time or the part time program, I'd recommend you do the full time one definitely (assuming you aren't working of course) because that extra year doesn't seem like much but I tell you it is. Which brings me to another reason why part time is harder... Take Med-surg1 for example, mine started in August and ended in April which totaled 8 months in the same class. That final was truly annoying because after 8 months you completely forgot the stuff you learned in the beginning of the class and have to study even harder. Imagine all the Fundamentals stuff you have to remember 2 years later when you are in medsurg2 ?
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